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GA Code § 40-1-129 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 2 - Certification of Motor Carriers|§ 40-1-129. Fines for Violating Certificate Requirement; Advertising Services Without Certificate Prohibited

  Whenever the department, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-1-56, finds that any person, firm, or corporation is operating as a household goods carrier for hire without a valid certificate issued by the department or is holding itself out as such a carrier without such a certificate in violation of this part, the department may impose a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each violation. The department may assess the person, firm, or corporation an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable expense of investigation incurred by the department. The department may also assess interest at the rate specified in Code Section 40-1-56 on any fine or assessment imposed, to commence on the day the fine or assessment becomes delinquent. All fines, assessments, and interest collected by the department shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the department under this subsection may seek judicial review as provided in Code Section 40-1-56.   Any person, firm, or corporation who knowingly and willfully issues, publishes, or affixes or causes or permits the issuance, publishing, or affixing of any oral or written advertisement, broadcast, or other holding out to the public, or any portion thereof, that the person, firm, or corporation is in operation as a household goods carrier for hire without having a valid certificate issued by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any fine or assessment imposed by the department pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not bar criminal prosecution pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.     (Code 1981, §40-1-129, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 40/HB 79.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprinting not required.    - Misdemeanor offenses arising under O.C.G.A. § 40-1-129 are offenses for which those charged are not to be fingerprinted. 2012 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 12-6.
GA Code § 40-1-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 2 - Certification of Motor Carriers|§ 40-1-130. Inclusion of Motor Carrier Authorization Number in Advertising

 In any advertisement for a motor carrier, whether by print, radio, television, other broadcast, or electronic media including but not limited to Internet advertising and any listing or sites on any website, the motor carrier shall include the motor carrier authorization number issued to it by the Department of Public Safety. The requirements of this Code section shall not apply to nonconsensual towing motor carriers providing services pursuant to Code Section 44-1-13. The department shall be required to issue a motor carrier authorization number to each registered motor carrier. Whenever the department, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-1-56, finds that any person is advertising in violation of this Code section, the department may impose a fine of not more than $500.00 for an initial violation and not more than $15,000.00 for a second or subsequent violation.    (Code 1981, §40-1-130, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-150 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-150. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Limousine Carrier Act."    (Code 1981, §40-1-150, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-151 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-151. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Certificate" or "limousine carrier certificate" means a certificate issued by the department for the operation of limousines or limousine services under this part and such certificates issued by the Public Service Commission on or before June 30, 2012.   "Chauffeur" means any person with a Georgia state driver's license who meets the qualifications as prescribed in this part and who is authorized by the commissioner of driver services to drive a motor vehicle of a limousine carrier as provided in paragraph (5) of this Code section.   "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.   "Limousine" means any motor vehicle that meets the manufacturer's specifications for a luxury limousine with a designed seating capacity for no more than ten passengers and with a minimum of five seats located behind the operator of the vehicle, and which does not have a door at the rear of the vehicle designed to allow passenger entry or exit; further, no vehicle shall be permitted to be operated both as a taxicab and a limousine.   "Limousine carrier" means any person owning or operating a prearranged service regularly rendered to the public by furnishing transportation as a motor carrier for hire, not over fixed routes, by means of one or more unmetered:   Limousines;   Extended limousines;   Sedans;   Extended sedans;   Sport utility vehicles;   Extended sport utility vehicles;   Other vehicles with a capacity for seating and transporting no more than 15 persons for hire including the driver; or   Any combination of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of this paragraph on the basis of telephone contract or written contract. A limousine carrier shall not use per capita rates or charges.     "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, private or public corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.   "Public highway" means every public street, road, highway, or thoroughfare of any kind in this state.   "Vehicle" or "motor vehicle" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used upon the highways in the transportation of passengers or property, or any combination thereof, determined by the commissioner.     (Code 1981, §40-1-151, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 40/HB 79; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 14/HB 323.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date".
GA Code § 40-1-152 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-152. Operation in Accordance With Provisions; Certificate for Limousine Carrier Required

  No limousine carrier shall operate any motor vehicle owned or operated by a limousine carrier for the transportation of passengers for compensation on any public highway in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this article.   No person may engage in the business of a limousine carrier over any public highway in this state without first having obtained from the department a certificate to do so.     (Code 1981, §40-1-152, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-153 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-153. Application Form for Limousine Carriers; Issuance to Qualified Applicants

  The department shall prescribe the form of the application for a limousine carrier certificate and shall prescribe such reasonable requirements as to notice, publication, proof of service, maintenance of adequate liability insurance coverage, and information as may, in its judgment, be necessary and may establish fees as part of such certificate process.   A limousine carrier certificate shall be issued to any qualified applicant, provided that such applicant is a limousine carrier business domiciled in this state, authorizing the operations covered by the application if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform properly the service and conform to the provisions of this part and the rules and regulations of the department and has not been convicted of any felony as such violation or violations are related to the operation of a motor vehicle.     (Code 1981, §40-1-153, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-154 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-154. Compliance With Code Section 40-1-8

 Limousine carriers shall comply with the applicable provisions of Code Section 40-1-8.    (Code 1981, §40-1-154, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2016, p. 767, § 1/SB 320.)    The 2016 amendment,  effective January 1, 2017, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "(a) It shall be the duty of the department to regulate limousine carriers with respect to the safety of equipment.   "(b) The department shall require safety and mechanical inspections at least on an annual basis for each vehicle owned or operated by a limousine carrier. The department shall provide, by rule or regulation, for the scope of such inspections, the qualifications of persons who may conduct such inspections, and the manner by which the results of such inspections shall be reported to the department.   "(c) In addition to the requirements of this Code section, limousine carriers shall comply with the applicable provisions of Code Section 40-1-8."
GA Code § 40-1-155 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-155. Transferring or Encumbering Certificates

 No limousine carrier certificate issued under this part may be leased, assigned, or otherwise transferred or encumbered unless authorized by the department.    (Code 1981, §40-1-155, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-156 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-156. Grounds for Cancellation, Revocation, or Suspension of Limousine Carrier Certificate

  The department may cancel, revoke, or suspend any limousine carrier certificate issued under this part on any of the following grounds:   The violation of any of the provisions of this part;   The violation of an order, decision, rule, regulation, or requirement established by the department;   Failure of a limousine carrier to pay a fee imposed on the carrier within the time required by law or by the department;   Failure of a limousine carrier to maintain required insurance in full force and effect; and   Failure of a limousine carrier to operate and perform reasonable services.     After the cancellation or revocation of a certificate or during the period of its suspension, it is unlawful for a limousine carrier to conduct any operations as such a carrier.     (Code 1981, §40-1-156, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-157 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-157. Validity of Certificates

 Limousine certificates shall be valid unless suspended, revoked, or canceled by the commissioner, or surrendered to the commissioner by the holder.    (Code 1981, §40-1-157, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 40/HB 79.)
GA Code § 40-1-158 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-158. For-Hire License Endorsement or Private Background Check Certification Required

 Pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner of driver services, each chauffeur employed by a limousine carrier shall secure from the Department of Driver Services a for-hire license endorsement or private background check certification pursuant to Code Section 40-5-39.    (Code 1981, §40-1-158, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1262, § 2/HB 225.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 213 (2015).
GA Code § 40-1-159 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-159. Application Fees

 The commissioner shall collect the following one-time fees upon initial application of a limousine carrier pursuant to this part:    A fee of $75.00 to accompany each application for a certificate, or amendment to an existing certificate, where the applicant owns or operates fewer than six limousines;   A fee of $150.00 to accompany each application for a certificate, or amendment to an existing certificate, where the applicant owns or operates six to 15 limousines;   A fee of $200.00 to accompany each application for a certificate, or amendment to an existing certificate, where the applicant owns or operates more than 15 limousines; and   A fee of $75.00 to accompany each application for transfer of a certificate.     (Code 1981, §40-1-159, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7A Am. Jur. 2d, Automobiles and Highway Traffic, §§ 59, 74, 80 et seq. 13 Am. Jur. 2d, Carriers, §§ 148, 149, 151.   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 307, 308.
GA Code § 40-1-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-160. Transportation of Persons Under Age 21 Drinking Alcohol

 Any limousine carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner that transports passengers shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 3-3-23 and Code Section 3-9-6, concerning consumption of alcoholic beverages. The commissioner shall provide to all such limousine carriers, at the time of registration a certificate, an informational packet emphasizing the prohibition on alcohol consumption by persons under the age of 21 while being transported by the limousine carrier.    (Code 1981, §40-1-160, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 41 (2017).
GA Code § 40-1-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-161. Revocation, Alteration, or Amendment of Limousine Certificate

 The commissioner may, at any time after notice and opportunity to be heard and for reasonable cause, revoke, alter, or amend any limousine certificate issued under this part, or under prior law, if it shall be made to appear that the holder of the certificate has willfully violated or refused to observe any of the lawful and reasonable orders, rules, or regulations prescribed by the commissioner or any of the provisions of this part or any other law of this state regulating or taxing motor vehicles, or both, or if in the opinion of the commissioner the holder of the certificate is not furnishing adequate service. An administrative hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures for contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," and the provisions of Code Section 40-1-56.    (Code 1981, §40-1-161, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 15/HB 323; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 40/SB 340.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2012, the subsection (a) designation was deleted as there was no subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date".
GA Code § 40-1-162 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-162. State Regulates Limousine Carriers; Preemption; Limousine Carrier Doing Business at a County or Municipal Airport

 The State of Georgia fully occupies and preempts the entire field of regulation over limousine carriers as regulated by this part; provided, however, that the governing authority of any county or municipal airport shall be authorized to permit any limousine carrier doing business at any such airport and may establish fees as part of such permitting process; provided, further, that such fees shall not exceed the airport's approximate cost of permitting and regulating limousine carriers; and provided, further, that such governing authorities of such airports shall accept a chauffeur's endorsement issued by the Department of Driver Services to the driver and evidence of a certificate issued to the limousine carrier by the Department of Public Safety as adequate evidence of sufficient criminal background investigations and shall not require any fee for any further criminal background investigation. The list of licensed limousine carriers on the website of the Department of Public Safety shall be sufficient evidence that a limousine carrier has a certificate issued by the Department of Public Safety.    (Code 1981, §40-1-162, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 41 (2017).
GA Code § 40-1-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-163. Rates and Charges

  Notwithstanding the powers granted to the department regarding tariffs of other motor carriers, the department is not authorized to set, adjust, or change rates or charges for transportation of passengers, property, or passengers and property by a vehicle of a type listed in Code Section 40-1-151 that is managed, operated, owned, leased, rented, or controlled by a limousine carrier.   Any tariff issued by the department that exists as of June 30, 2007, that regulates the rates or charges for transportation of passengers, property, or passengers and property by a vehicle of a type listed in Code Section 40-1-151 that is managed, operated, owned, leased, rented, or controlled by a limousine carrier shall be void.     (Code 1981, §40-1-163, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 16/HB 323.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date".
GA Code § 40-1-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-164. Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard by Carriers

 Before the department shall enter any order, regulation, or requirement directed against any limousine carrier, such carrier shall first be given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter.    (Code 1981, §40-1-164, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-165. Motor Carrier Authorization Number of Limousine Carriers Included in Advertisement

 In any advertisement for a limousine carrier, whether by print, radio, television, other broadcast, or electronic media including but not limited to Internet advertising and any listing or sites on any website, the limousine carrier shall include the motor carrier authorization number issued to it by the Department of Public Safety. The department shall be required to issue a motor carrier authorization number to each registered limousine carrier. Whenever the department, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 40-1-56, finds that any person is advertising in violation of this Code section, the department may impose a fine of not more than $500.00 for an initial violation and not more than $15,000.00 for a second or subsequent violation.    (Code 1981, §40-1-165, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
GA Code § 40-1-166 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-166. Commercial Indemnity and Liability Insurance

 Each limousine carrier shall obtain and maintain commercial indemnity and liability insurance with an insurance company licensed under Title 33 or through a surplus line broker licensed under Title 33, which policy shall provide for the protection of passengers and property carried and of the public against injury proximately caused by the negligence of the limousine carrier, its servants, and its agents. The minimum amount of such insurance shall be:    For capacity of 12 passengers or less, $300,000.00 for bodily injuries to or death of all persons in any one accident with a maximum of $100,000.00 for bodily injuries to or death of one person, and $50,000.00 for loss of damage in any one accident to property of others, excluding cargo; or   For capacity of more than 12 passengers, $500,000.00 for bodily injuries to or death of all persons in any one accident with a maximum of $100,000.00 for bodily injuries to or death of one person, and $50,000.00 for loss of damage in any one accident to property of others, excluding cargo.     (Code 1981, §40-1-166, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1262, § 2.1/HB 225.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 213 (2015).
GA Code § 40-1-167 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic|Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation|Article 3 - Motor Carriers|Part 3 - Georgia Limousine Carriers|§ 40-1-167. Required Information on License Plates of Limousines

 Each limousine carrier which registers any vehicle under this article shall, for each such certificated vehicle, affix to the center of the front bumper of each such certificated vehicle a standard size license plate bearing the following information:    Limousine carrier name;   City and state of principal domicile;   Company telephone number; and   Motor carrier identification number if the limousine carrier is a commercial motor carrier or motor carrier authorization number issued by the department if the limousine carrier is a lightweight commercial vehicle.  The cost for such license plate shall be the sole responsibility of the limousine carrier and must be placed on each certificated vehicle prior to such vehicle being placed in service.      (Code 1981, §40-1-167, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 17/HB 323.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date".