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RI Gen L § 39-14-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-16 - Posting of schedule of fares.

§ 39-14-16. Posting of schedule of fares.The owner of every taxicab or limited public motor vehicle shall post in a conspicuous place, in each of the taxicabs or limited public motor vehicles owned by him or her, a schedule of the fares to be collected from the passengers therein, and the schedule shall be so written and arranged that the passengers can readily determine the exact fare payable by them, and it shall be unlawful to collect any fare otherwise than as appearing on and determinable from the schedule.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 3; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-16.
RI Gen L § 39-14-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-17 - Display of name of owner - Operator as agent.

§ 39-14-17. Display of name of owner — Operator as agent.The full name of the owner of every taxicab or limited public motor vehicle shall be displayed on each side of the rear doors of the taxicab or limited public motor vehicle in letters at least two inches (2") high and whenever any taxicab or limited public motor vehicle shall be used or operated upon any public highway of this state with the consent of the owner, express or implied, or under any agreement with the owner, express or implied, the operator thereof, if other than the owner, shall, in case of accident, be deemed to be the agent of the owner.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 4; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-17.
RI Gen L § 39-14-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-18 - Proof of financial responsibility.

§ 39-14-18. Proof of financial responsibility.The owner of every taxicab or limited public motor vehicle shall, before operating or continuing to operate a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, furnish to the division of public utilities and carriers, a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state, showing that the owner has a policy insuring him or her against liability for injury to persons and damage to property that may be caused by the operation of the taxicab or limited public motor vehicle, such policy to provide for indemnity in the sum of not less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) combined, single limit, or two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per person, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per accident bodily injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) property damage split limit.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 5; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-18; P.L. 1968, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 18; P.L. 1981, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 116; P.L. 2006, ch. 579, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-19 - Owners exempt from other financial responsibility requirements.

§ 39-14-19. Owners exempt from other financial responsibility requirements.No owner of a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle, who shall have complied with the requirements of § 39-14-18, shall be required to furnish evidence of financial responsibility under any other provision of law with respect to the taxicab or limited public motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1552, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 100, § 12; P.L. 1956, ch. 3829, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-19.
RI Gen L § 39-14-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-20 - Licensing of operators.

§ 39-14-20. Licensing of operators.(a) No person shall operate a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle upon the public highways until the person shall have first obtained an operator's license as provided for in chapter 10 of title 31.(b) Further, no person shall operate a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle upon the highways until the person shall have first obtained a special license from the division of public utilities and carriers under such rules and regulations as the division of public utilities and carriers shall require.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 6; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-20; P.L. 2003, ch. 423, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-21 - Penalty for violations.

§ 39-14-21. Penalty for violations.Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of §§ 39-14-18 — 39-14-20(a) shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each violation.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 8; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-21; P.L. 2003, ch. 423, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-22 - Enforcement of provisions.

§ 39-14-22. Enforcement of provisions.The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall enforce the provisions of §§ 39-14-18, 39-14-19, 39-14-20(a), and 39-14-21.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 75; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 9; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-22; P.L. 2003, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 7.
RI Gen L § 39-14-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-23 - Persons exempt.

§ 39-14-23. Persons exempt.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any citizen of the town of New Shoreham owning or operating a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle in the town of New Shoreham.History of Section.P.L. 1929, ch. 1423, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1716; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 7; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-23; P.L. 1994, ch. 367 § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 318, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-24 - Severability.

§ 39-14-24. Severability.Each section of this chapter and each part of each section is hereby declared to be an independent section, and the holding of any section or sections or part or parts thereof to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional, for any cause, shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1552, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 100, § 13; P.L. 1956, ch. 3829, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 101, § 9; P.L. 1956, ch. 3830, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-14-24.
RI Gen L § 39-14-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-25 - Transfer of certificate.

§ 39-14-25. Transfer of certificate.No certificate shall be sold or transferred until the administrator, upon written application setting forth the purposes, terms, and conditions of the sale or transfer, shall, after a hearing, approve the application. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. A proposed transfer of a certificate shall be approved only if the administrator finds the transferee to be fit, willing, and able, financially and otherwise, to render the service described and authorized in the certificate; further, the administrator shall only reissue and transfer a certificate upon evidence that the transferor of the certificate has, during the six-month (6) period immediately prior to receipt of the transfer application, or during the six-month (6) period immediately preceding the filing of a petition for bankruptcy, whether voluntary or involuntary, or the institution of a petition for receivership, wherein the certificates are assets of the bankruptcy or receivership, been rendering the service authorized by the certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 131, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 34, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 7; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 120; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 26, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 485, § 4.
RI Gen L § 39-14-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14-26 - Revocation or amendment of certificate.

§ 39-14-26. Revocation or amendment of certificate.Any taxi or limited public motor vehicle certificate holder who, during any period of not less than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, has failed to render any part of the service authorized by his or her certificate, except for reasonable cause, including bankruptcy, receivership, or other trustee proceedings, shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service; and if, after a hearing, the administrator finds the certificate holder has failed to render service in accordance with the certificate, his or her rights thereto to the extent of his or her failure to render service shall be revoked. The administrator may, for sufficient cause shown after a public hearing, amend, suspend, or revoke any certificate issued under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 131, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 116; P.L. 2013, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 377, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-2 - Powers of division.

§ 39-14.1-2. Powers of division.Every person owning or operating a motor vehicle engaged as a public motor vehicle is declared a common carrier and subject to the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers. The division may prescribe any rules and regulations that it deems proper to ensure adequate, economical, safe, and efficient service. Charter carriers, as defined in this chapter, shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-3 - Certificate required for public motor vehicle operation - Application and fee.

§ 39-14.1-3. Certificate required for public motor vehicle operation — Application and fee.No person shall operate a public motor vehicle in any city or town in the state until the person shall have obtained a certificate from the division certifying that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to provide the services as a public motor vehicle in the transportation of passengers. The certificate shall be issued only after written application for it, accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and after a public hearing has been conducted on it. All revenues under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Certificates issued under this chapter shall be renewed before the close of business on December 31, of each calendar year. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be submitted with the renewal form. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-4 - Hearing on application.

§ 39-14.1-4. Hearing on application.Upon receipt of an application, the division shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place for the hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given by first-class mail to the applicant and shall be published in a newspaper with statewide distribution.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-5 - Safety and sanitary condition of vehicles - Inspection.

§ 39-14.1-5. Safety and sanitary condition of vehicles — Inspection.The division of motor vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the lighting, equipment, safety, and sanitary condition of all public motor vehicles and shall cause an inspection of it to be made before registering it, and from time to time thereafter, as it shall deem necessary for the convenience, protection, and safety of passengers and of the public. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles for each annual inspection.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-6 - Operations of public motor vehicles.

§ 39-14.1-6. Operations of public motor vehicles.No public motor vehicle shall be operated from any taxicab stand on any public highway; nor shall the operator of it transport any passenger for hire unless the transportation is requested by the passenger at an office of the owner of the vehicle, either personally or by telephone and/or other electronic means. When solicited by a prospective customer, the certificate holder or its representative shall quote what the actual charge for the requested transportation service will be prior to picking up the passenger(s).The division shall establish and set a minimum allowable charge for public motor vehicle services. The minimum allowable charge provisions of this section shall not apply to public motor vehicle service coordinated by, or paid for by, a state department, authority, or agency on behalf of clients of the state department, authority, or agency; provided, however, that the state department, authority, or agency requests the service no later than the day before the service is to be rendered. This exemption shall also apply in cases where the state has contracted with a private company to coordinate the scheduling and provision of such transportation services, provided the funding for such transportation services comes exclusively through a program funded by the federal government and/or the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 334, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 233, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-7 - Proof of financial responsibility.

§ 39-14.1-7. Proof of financial responsibility.The owner of any public motor vehicle, operating under this section, shall file with the division of public utilities and carriers a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state, showing that the owner has a policy insuring the public motor vehicle company against liability for injury to persons and damage to property that may be caused by the operation of the public motor vehicle, this policy to provide for the indemnity in the sum of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for personal injury and indemnity of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage to property.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-8 - Licensing of operators.

§ 39-14.1-8. Licensing of operators.No person shall operate a public motor vehicle upon the public highways until the person shall have first obtained an operator's license as provided for in chapter 10 of title 31. Further, no person shall operate a public motor vehicle upon the highways until the person shall have first obtained a special license from the division of public utilities and carriers under any rules and regulations that the division of public utilities and carriers shall require.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-9 - Penalty for violations.

§ 39-14.1-9. Penalty for violations.(a) Any person, firm, or corporation, subject to the provisions of this chapter and/or any rules and regulations promulgated under it, who shall knowingly or willfully cause to be done any act prohibited by this chapter, or who shall be guilty of any violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both for each offense.(b) The administrator may, in his or her discretion, in lieu of seeking criminal sanctions, and/or in lieu of revoking or suspending the carrier's operating authority as conferred under this chapter, impose upon its regulated common carriers an administrative civil penalty (fine). This fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per each violation of the sections contained in this chapter or the division's rules and regulations promulgated under it.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.1 - Public Motor Vehicles|Section 39-14.1-10 - Certification of business previously established.

§ 39-14.1-10. Certification of business previously established.The business of operating any public motor vehicle not subject to regulation shall now be subject to the provisions of this chapter. However, businesses that have been providing continuous transportation services akin to the public motor vehicle services defined and described in this chapter since January 1, 2002, shall have ninety (90) days from the passage of this legislation to file a relevant application with the division. These businesses may continue to operate without a certificate during the ninety-day (90) period mentioned above and through the period of time required by the division to issue a final decision on the application.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-2 - Not other carriers.

§ 39-14.2-2. Not other carriers.(a) TNCs or TNC drivers are not common carriers, as defined in this title; jitneys, as defined in § 39-13-1; taxicabs or limited public motor vehicles, as defined in § 39-14-1; or public motor vehicles, as defined in § 39-14.1-1.(b) A TNC driver shall not be required to register the vehicle the driver uses for prearranged rides as a commercial or for-hire vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-3 - Powers of division.

§ 39-14.2-3. Powers of division.(a) Every person operating a licensed transportation network company or operating as a licensed transportation network company operator is declared to be subject to the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers. The division may prescribe rules and regulations consistent with this chapter that are necessary to ensure adequate, safe, and compliant service under this chapter. The division is further authorized to conduct investigations into complaints; conduct investigations initiated on its own; and to hold hearings as it deems necessary to fulfill the proper administration of this chapter.(b) The division shall require transportation network companies to establish and implement a written policy capping dynamic pricing during disasters and relevant states of emergency and make this policy available on its website or application.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-4 - Audit procedures.

§ 39-14.2-4. Audit procedures.(a) For the sole purpose of verifying that a TNC is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and no more often than annually, the division shall have the right to visually inspect a sample of records that the TNC is required to maintain. The sample shall be chosen randomly by the division in a manner agreeable to both parties. The audit shall take place at a mutually agreed upon location in Rhode Island. Any record furnished to the division may exclude information that would tend to identify specific drivers or riders.(b) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a), in response to a specific complaint against any TNC driver, or upon reasonable suspicion that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the division is authorized to inspect records held by the TNC that are necessary to investigate and resolve the complaint. Any record furnished to the division may exclude information that would tend to identify specific drivers or riders, unless the identity of a driver or rider is relevant to the complaint.(c) Any records inspected by the division under this chapter shall be held confidential by the division and are not subject to disclosure to a third party by the division without prior written consent of the TNC, and are exempt from disclosure under the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, chapter 2 of title 38. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the applicability of any other exemptions under the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, chapter 2 of title 38.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 39-14.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-14.2 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 39-14.2-6 - Transportation network services administration reserve account - Recovery of administrative and enforcement expenses.

§ 39-14.2-6. Transportation network services administration reserve account — Recovery of administrative and enforcement expenses.There is hereby created a fund to be known as the transportation network services administration reserve account, a restricted-use account within the division of public utilities and carriers. The account, hereinafter referred to as the "fund," shall be used for the purpose of providing the financial means for the division to fulfill its regulatory oversight of this chapter; enforcing relevant sections of this chapter; and any other administrative expense deemed necessary by the administrator.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 346, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 367, § 1.