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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-10. - Continuation of certificate — Transfer — Rights conferred.

§ 39-11-10. Continuation of certificate — Transfer — Rights conferred.
All certificates issued by the administrator shall continue in force and effect until surrendered or revoked for cause. No certificate may be transferred except upon proper application and hearing, and upon a finding by the administrator that the transfer is consistent with the public interest. No certificate shall confer any proprietary, property, or exclusive rights in the use of any airspace, airport, or other air navigation facility.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-11. - Rates, fares, and charges.

§ 39-11-11. Rates, fares, and charges.
All common carriers subject to this chapter shall, before engaging in business, file with the administrator and keep open to public inspection at its offices and terminals schedules showing all rates, fares, and charges for transportation of passengers, or property, between different points on its route or routes, and also between points on its own route and on the routes of other common carriers, when a through route and joint rate have been established. No intrastate aircraft common carrier shall accept or receive any person or property for transportation until the requirements of this chapter have been complied with, and no carrier shall charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less or different remuneration therewith than the rates, fares, and charges that have been legally established and filed with the administrator; nor shall any carrier refund or remit in any manner or by any device any portion of the rates, fares, and charges so established. The administrator is vested with the power and authority to supervise, regulate, and fix, alter, and determine just, fair, reasonable, and sufficient rates, fares, charges, and classifications. No order of the administrator affecting rates, fares, and charges shall issue except after notice and hearing on the same, and any interested party may appear and take part in any proceedings.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-12. - Issuance of securities.

§ 39-11-12. Issuance of securities.
Any corporation or association, presently existing, and any that may hereafter be organized or authorized to do business under the laws of this state, or any lessee, or trustee, or any person or persons owning, conducting, managing, operating, or controlling any air carrier engaged in intrastate commerce, may issue stocks and bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, payable at periods of more than twelve (12) months after the date thereof, only when there shall have been secured from the administrator an order authorizing the issue. Any person, corporation, or association desiring authority to issue stocks or bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness shall make written application therefor to the administrator in such form as the administrator may require. The administrator shall thereafter make such inquiry or investigation as he or she may deem necessary, and the administrator may hold such hearings and examine such witnesses’ books, papers, documents, or contracts as he or she may deem of importance, for the purpose of enabling him or her to reach a determination. The administrator shall authorize the issuance of the stocks or bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, if he or she shall be shown that the funds to be so realized are necessary for the acquisition of property, the construction, completion, extension, or improvement of facilities, or for the improvement or maintenance of service, or for the discharge or lawful refunding of obligations, or for any other proper purpose.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-13. - Certification of established common carriers.

§ 39-11-13. Certification of established common carriers.
Any common carrier in operation on or before April 23, 1944, shall be entitled to a certificate of convenience and necessity as a matter of right, and without proof of public convenience and necessity, authorizing it to continue operations over the route or routes and between the points it had been serving in intrastate commerce on or prior to April 23, 1944.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-14. - Revocation, suspension, or modification of certificate.

§ 39-11-14. Revocation, suspension, or modification of certificate.
Upon application of any person, or upon his or her own motion, and upon at least ten (10) days’ notice to the parties affected thereby, and for good cause, and after an opportunity for a hearing on the application, the administrator may revoke, suspend, alter, amend, or modify any and all of his or her orders and findings, but no certificate shall be amended, altered, modified, revoked, suspended, or impaired except after like notice and opportunity to be heard and upon clear proof of good, just, and sufficient cause.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-14; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 112.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-15. - Authority for abandonment or suspension of service.

§ 39-11-15. Authority for abandonment or suspension of service.
No air carrier shall abandon any route or part thereof for which a certificate has been issued by the administrator unless, upon the application of the air carrier and after notice and a hearing by the administrator, he or she shall find abandonment to be in the public interest. Any interested person may appear and be heard in opposition or in support of any abandonment. The administrator may, by regulation or otherwise, authorize such temporary suspension of service as may be in the public interest.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-16. - Abandonment as ground for revocation.

§ 39-11-16. Abandonment as ground for revocation.
Failure to commence operations within the time prescribed in the certificate or order of the administrator, or discontinuance of operations for more than sixty (60) days, shall be deemed just cause for revocation, but shall not be regarded as the sole cause for such action.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-17. - Certification of charter carriers — Provisions applicable.

§ 39-11-17. Certification of charter carriers — Provisions applicable.
(a)
Any person seeking to engage in the operation, or to extend a present operation, as a charter carrier, shall first obtain a certificate of public convenience and advantage from the public utilities administrator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
The provisions of §§ 39-11-4 — 39-11-10, 39-11-14 — 39-11-16 and 39-11-23, shall apply to all applications and all charter carriers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-18. - Certification of established charter carriers.

§ 39-11-18. Certification of established charter carriers.
Any charter carrier in operation on or before April 23, 1944, shall be entitled to a certificate of public convenience and advantage as a matter of right and without proof of public convenience and advantage; provided, however, that any charter carrier temporarily prevented from carrying on any authorized operations because of the emergency created by World War II, shall be considered as having been in operation on April 23, 1944, for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-19. - Application by interstate carrier.

§ 39-11-19. Application by interstate carrier.
To aid in promoting and developing interstate transportation of persons and property by aircraft, any holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the federal Civil Aeronautics Board or any other appropriate federal governmental authority may apply to the administrator for a certificate for that portion of its interstate operation that is within the boundaries of this state, upon the forms and in the manner prescribed by the administrator for applications.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-20. - Certification of interstate carrier.

§ 39-11-20. Certification of interstate carrier.
Within a reasonable time after the filing of an application, the administrator shall issue a certificate to the applicant without a hearing thereon for that portion of the interstate operation that is within this state, upon such terms and conditions as he or she may deem proper and in the public interest, but the terms and conditions shall not conflict with those under which the federal certificate is issued. Any rights conferred upon the holder of any certificate issued under the provisions of §§ 39-11-19 — 39-11-21 as well as the terms and conditions applicable thereto, shall apply only to intrastate operations performed in conjunction with interstate operations under the federal certificate, and the certificate issued under this section shall not be construed to grant to the holder thereof the right to operate otherwise as an intrastate carrier.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-20; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 112.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-21. - Notice to interstate carriers of proceedings.

§ 39-11-21. Notice to interstate carriers of proceedings.
For the purpose of receiving due notice of all proceedings before the administrator relating to aeronautics, the administrator is hereby authorized and directed to notify all holders of certificates issued under §§ 39-11-19 and 39-11-20 in the same manner as he or she is directed to notify holders of certificates issued under other provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-22. - [Repealed.]

§ 39-11-22. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-22; Repealed by P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-23. - Penalty for violations.

§ 39-11-23. Penalty for violations.
(a)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or shall be so fined and imprisoned.
(b)
For the purposes of this chapter, each day during which any violation shall occur shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-23.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers › Section 39-11-27. - Severability.

§ 39-11-27. 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. 1944, ch. 1500, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-1. - Declaration of policy.

§ 39-12-1. Declaration of policy.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to regulate transportation of property by motor carriers upon its publicly used highways in such manner as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of transportation, and to foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among carriers engaged therein in the public interest; and in connection therewith to:
(1)
Promote adequate, economical, and efficient service by motor carriers and reasonable charges therefor without unjust discriminations, undue preferences, or advantages or unfair or destructive competitive practices;
(2)
Improve the relations between, and coordinate transportation by and the regulations of motor carriers and other carriers;
(3)
Develop and preserve a highway transportation system properly adapted to the needs of the commerce of the state; and
(4)
Promote safety upon its publicly used highways in the interest of its citizens.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 1, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-1; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-3. - Exemption from regulations.

§ 39-12-3. Exemption from regulations.
There shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter:
(1)
Motor vehicles while engaged exclusively in the delivery of United States mail;
(2)
Motor vehicles owned and operated by the government of the United States;
(3)
Motor vehicles owned and operated by a cooperative group and used exclusively for the transportation of the property of the cooperative group or its members;
(4)
Motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of agricultural commodities or horticultural commodities or products from a farm, or farm supplies to a farm;
(5)
Motor vehicles engaged in the plowing or removal of snow from the publicly used highways within this state;
(6)
Motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of garbage, ashes, and debris removed from private dwellings, commercial, and industrial establishments;
(7)
Motor vehicles engaged exclusively in transporting newspapers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 5, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 5, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 5, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-34; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-3; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-6. - Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers — Application.

§ 39-12-6. Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers — Application.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the business of transporting property for compensation in intrastate commerce over the publicly used highways as a common carrier, unless there shall be in force with respect to the carrier a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the administrator authorizing the operations. Every person proposing to operate as a common carrier shall file with the administrator, in the form to be provided by him or her, an application for a certificate, accompanied by a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Each application for a certificate shall be made in writing; shall be verified by oath or written declaration that it is made under penalties of perjury; and shall contain such information as the administrator may require. The administrator shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place of hearing on every application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication or by written notice mailed by the administrator at least ten (10) days before the date fixed thereof to all common carriers, including railroad companies, if any, serving any part of the route or territory proposed to be served by the applicant; to each person filing with the administrator a written request for the notice; and to any other person who may, in the opinion of the administrator, be interested in or affected by the issuance of the certificate. The copy of the notice, including a list of the applications to be heard, shall be publicly posted in the office of the administrator. Any person having an interest in the matter shall have the right, in accordance with rules prescribed therefor by the administrator, to make representations and to introduce evidence in favor of or in opposition to the issuance of the certificate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, §§ 1, 2, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, §§ 1, 2, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-3 — 39-12-5, 39-12-24; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 32; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 26, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 485, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-7. - Issuance of certificate to common carrier.

§ 39-12-7. Issuance of certificate to common carrier.
A certificate shall be issued by the administrator, after a hearing, to any qualified applicant therefor, authorizing the whole or any part of the operations covered by the application, if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, orders, rules, and regulations of the administrator thereunder; otherwise the application shall be denied. Any certificate issued under this chapter shall specify the service to be rendered. 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. No certificate shall be issued to a common carrier by motor vehicle or, when issued, shall remain in force authorizing the transportation of property over the publicly used highways of this state, unless the rates and charges upon which the property is transported by the carrier shall have been published in the tariff and filed with the administrator in accordance with this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-6, 39-12-7, 39-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 18; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-8. - Declaration of public interest in contract carriers.

§ 39-12-8. Declaration of public interest in contract carriers.
It is hereby declared that the business of contract carrier, as defined in this chapter, is affected with the public interest, and that the safety and welfare of the public upon the public highways within this state, the preservation and maintenance of the highways, and the proper regulation of common carriers using highways require the regulation of contract carriers to the extent provided in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-15; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-9. - Permit requirement for contract carriers — Application.

§ 39-12-9. Permit requirement for contract carriers — Application.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the business of transporting property as a contract carrier by motor vehicle, in intrastate commerce, over the publicly used highways of this state, unless there is in force, with respect to the carrier, a permit issued by the administrator authorizing the person to engage in the business. Every person proposing to operate as a contract carrier shall file with the administrator, in the form to be provided by him or her, an application for a permit, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Each application for the permit shall be made in writing; be verified under oath or written declaration that it is made under penalties of perjury; and shall contain such information as the administrator may require. The administrator shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place of the hearing on every application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication or by written notice, mailed by the administrator at least ten (10) days before the date fixed therefor, to all common and contract carriers, including railroad companies, if any, serving any part of the route or territory proposed to be served by the applicant; to each person filing with the administrator a written request for the notice; and to any other person who may, in the opinion of the administrator, be interested in or affected by the issuance of the permit. A copy of the notice, including a list of the applications to be heard, shall be publicly posted in the office of the administrator. Any person having an interest in the matter shall have the right, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed therefor by the administrator, to make representations and to introduce evidence in favor of or in opposition to the issuance of the permit.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, §§ 2, 3, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, §§ 2, 3, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-16, 39-12-17, 39-12-24; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 32; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-10. - Issuance of permit to contract carrier.

§ 39-12-10. Issuance of permit to contract carrier.
A permit shall be issued to any qualified applicant therefor authorizing, in whole or in part, the operations covered by the application, if it shall appear, after a hearing, that the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform the services of a contract carrier by motor vehicle; and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules, and regulations of the administrator made thereunder; and that the proposed operation, to the extent authorized by the permit, will be consistent with the public interest; otherwise, the application shall be denied. Permits 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. The administrator shall specify in the permit the business of the contract carrier covered thereby and the scope thereof; and he or she shall attach to it at the time of issuance, and from time to time thereafter, such reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations consistent with the character of the holder as a contract carrier, as the public interest may require, but may in no way limit the number of contracts that the contract carrier may hold under the permit. The contract carrier shall have the right to substitute or add to his or her or its equipment and facilities as the development of the business may require.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-18; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-10; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-11. - Publication of tariffs of common carriers.

§ 39-12-11. Publication of tariffs of common carriers.
Every common carrier by motor vehicle shall print, file with the administrator, and keep open for public inspection, tariffs showing all the rates and charges for transportation, and all services in connection therewith, of property, in intrastate commerce, between points on its own routes and points on the routes of any other carrier, or on the routes of any common carrier by railroad, express, or water, when a through route and joint rate shall have been established. A filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) must accompany all filings made pursuant to this section. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. The rates and charges shall be stated in lawful money of the United States. The tariffs required by this section shall be published, filed, and posted in such form and manner, and shall contain such information as the administrator, by regulation, shall prescribe. The administrator may reject any tariff filed with him or her that is not consistent with this section and with the regulations. Any tariff so rejected by the administrator shall be void and its use shall be unlawful.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-7; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-12. - Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers — Rate discrimination — Rebates.

§ 39-12-12. Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers — Rate discrimination — Rebates.
It shall be the duty of every common carrier of property by motor vehicle to establish, observe, and enforce just, reasonable, and reasonably compensatory rates, charges, and classification, and reasonable regulations and practices relating thereto, which shall become effective on a date fixed by the carrier, which shall be at least thirty (30) days after the filing of the tariff containing the rates, charges, and classification, unless suspended by the administrator, prior to the effective date of the tariff or classification, upon complaint of any person, organization, or body politic or by the administrator on his or her own motion. No change shall be made in any rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, or practice affecting the rate, charge, or classification, or the value of the service thereunder specified in any tariff of a common carrier by motor vehicle, except after thirty (30) days’ notice of the proposed change filed and posted in accordance with § 39-12-11. The notice shall plainly state the changes proposed to be made and the time when the change will take effect. The administrator, in his or her discretion and for good cause shown, may allow the publication of rates or charges or a change in classification therein, upon notice less than that specified in this section, or may modify the requirements of this section with respect to the posting and filing of tariffs and classifications, either in particular instances or by general order applicable to special or peculiar circumstances or conditions. The administrator, after a hearing, may establish, from time to time, such reasonable rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary pertaining to the form of tariffs, classifications, or supplements thereto; the time and manner of filing thereof; the suspension of rates before the rates become effective; and bearing upon the validity of any filed or existing rate. No common carrier of property by motor vehicle shall charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less compensation for transportation or any service in connection therewith between points enumerated in the tariff than the rates and charges specified in the filed tariffs in effect at the time; and no carrier shall refund or remit in any manner or by any device, directly or indirectly, or through any other person, any portion of the rates or charges so specified, or extend to any person any privileges or facilities for transportation in intrastate commerce, except such as are specified in its tariffs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-8 — 39-12-11; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-12; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-14. - Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates — Burden of proof.

§ 39-12-14. Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates — Burden of proof.
In the exercise of power to prescribe just and reasonable rates and charges for the transportation of property by common carriers by motor vehicle, and classifications, regulations, and practices relating thereto, and to disallow rates filed by any carriers, the administrator shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the inherent advantages of transportation by the carriers; to the effect of rates upon the movement of traffic by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed; to the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient transportation service of the carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of the service; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable the carriers under honest, economical, and efficient management to provide such service. In any proceeding to determine the justness and reasonableness of any rates or charges of any common carrier, there shall not be taken into consideration or allowed, as evidence or elements of value of the property of the carrier, either good will, earning power, or the certificate under which the carrier is operating. At any hearing involving a change in rates, charges, or classification, or in a rule, regulation, or practice, the burden of proof shall be upon the carrier to show that the proposed rule, changed rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice is just and reasonable.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-13; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-15. - Filing of contracts by contract carriers — Form of contract.

§ 39-12-15. Filing of contracts by contract carriers — Form of contract.
Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall file with the administrator a copy of every contract for the transportation of property by motor vehicle in effect in connection with its operations, which shall be in writing and shall be executed by all parties thereto. The period of time during which the contracts shall be in force; the charges for transportation and accessorial services, if any; and the duties and obligations of all parties thereto, shall be specifically stated in the contracts, and the copies shall be kept in the files of the administrator but not opened to public inspection.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, ch. 99, art. 4, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-19; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-15; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-17. - Determination as to basis of contract rate.

§ 39-12-17. Determination as to basis of contract rate.
Any party in interest, whether as a contract carrier, common carrier, shipper, or otherwise, may, at any time, by petition or complaint, have determined whether a rate or charge prescribed for the contract carrier by the administrator, after a hearing, is based upon or includes services that the contract carrier is not required to perform under his or her contract for services. No rates or charges for contract carriers shall be prescribed by the administrator except after a hearing, notice of which has been given to the contract carriers and common carriers affected thereby, and to the shippers or to the public served by the contract carriers and common carriers. Upon a petition of not less than ten (10) persons operating as common or contract carriers in any natural subdivision, the administrator, after a hearing, and after notice to members of the natural subdivision in writing, or by publication, as the administrator may determine, shall prescribe the rates and charges, which shall not be less than the cost of performing the service, to be thereafter charged by all carriers operating within the natural subdivision for the particular type of service described in the petition, but the rates and charges shall not apply to members of the subdivision performing services other than those described in the petition.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, §§ 6, 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-22, 39-12-23; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-17; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-18. - Revocation of common carrier certificate.

§ 39-12-18. Revocation of common carrier certificate.
Any irregular- or regular-route common carrier who or that, during any period of not less than sixty (60) consecutive days, fails or has failed to render any part of the service authorized by the common carrier’s certificate, except that for the reason that highways over which the common carrier must operate are impassable because of floods, conditions of the highways, or other reasonable causes, shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service authorized by the certificate; and if, after a hearing, the administrator finds that the carrier has so failed to render service in accordance with the common carrier’s certificate and not for any reason set forth in the foregoing exceptions, the common carrier’s rights thereto to the extent of the common carrier’s failure to render service shall be forfeited; and the administrator shall revoke or reissue the common carrier’s certificate subject to the resulting limitations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-19. - Revocation of contract carrier permit.

§ 39-12-19. Revocation of contract carrier permit.
Any contract carrier by motor vehicle who, during any period of not less than one year, fails or has failed to render any part of the service authorized by the contract carrier’s permit, except for the reason that the highways over which the contract carrier must operate are impassable because of floods, conditions of the highways, or for other reasonable causes, shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service authorized by the contract carrier’s permit; and if, after a hearing, the administrator finds that the carrier has so failed to render service in accordance with the contract carrier’s permit, and not for any reason set forth in the foregoing exceptions, the contract carrier’s rights thereto, to the extent of the contract carrier’s failure to render service, shall be forfeited; and the administrator shall reissue the contract carrier’s permit subject to the resulting limitations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-20. - Transfer of certificates or permits — Joint control of common carriers.

§ 39-12-20. Transfer of certificates or permits — Joint control of common carriers.
Any common-carrier certificate or any contract-carrier permit may be assigned and transferred, in whole or in part, by the holder thereof, his or her assignee, receiver, trustee, or by the holder’s personal representative, or by the surviving partner or partners of the deceased partner to which the rights and privileges under the certificate or permit shall pass at the death of the holder, upon his or her application to the administrator. The transfer and assignment must receive the consent and approval of the administrator, after public notice, in the manner provided in §§ 39-12-6 and 39-12-9, and a public hearing, at which the proposed transferee shall have established to the satisfaction of the administrator his or her willingness, fitness, and ability to perform or furnish transportation for compensation under the certificate or permit. No certificate or permit may be transferred in part, unless the rights are clearly severable; and no certificate or permit shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in connection with the bona fide sale to the transferee of the business of the transferor. 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. It shall be unlawful for any person to accomplish or effectuate or to participate in accomplishing or effectuating the control or management in a common interest of any two (2) or more common carriers, however such a result is attained, whether directly or indirectly, by use of common directors, officers, or stockholders, or in any manner whatsoever. As used in this section, the words “control and management” shall be construed to include the power to exercise control and management. The holder of either a common-carrier certificate or a contract-carrier permit shall not acquire the operating rights held by another person through a transfer proceeding unless, both operating rights are merged simultaneously and not until the application to transfer is approved by the administrator.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-26; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-20; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 209, § 3; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 26, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 485, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-21. - Dual operations.

§ 39-12-21. Dual operations.
Persons holding a certificate as a common carrier may also perform as a contract carrier under the authority of certificate.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-27; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-21; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 409, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-21.1. - Filing of contracts.

§ 39-12-21.1. Filing of contracts.
Contracts entered into by a certified carrier shall be filed with the division of public utilities and carriers as part of the carrier’s tariffs and shall be subject to the division’s approval after public notification and public hearing by the division of public utilities and carriers as provided in this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 409, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-22. - Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers.

§ 39-12-22. Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers.
Every motor carrier engaged in transporting property over the highways of this state for compensation, in interstate commerce, shall file an application with the administrator for a permit of registration. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Upon a showing by the carrier that it has been authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to conduct an operation into, from, within, or through this state, and that the carrier is in compliance with all other requirements of this chapter, the administrator shall issue a permit of registration to the carrier as soon as possible, and the carrier shall not so operate in interstate commerce unless and until the permit of registration shall have been issued. The motor carrier shall be required to file with the administrator only that portion of its interstate authority permitting operations within the borders of this state, and the motor carrier shall not be required to file with the administrator emergency or temporary operating authority having a duration of thirty (30) consecutive days or less, if the carrier has registered its interstate authority and registered and identified its vehicles under the provisions of this chapter. The administrator shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations governing the registration of interstate authority. Every intrastate motor carrier holding either a common-carrier certificate or a contract-carrier permit from the administrator is hereby granted the right to operate motor vehicles in interstate commerce in the transportation of property for compensation, as authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission, without obtaining an interstate permit of registration from the administrator.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 6, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 6, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1945, ch. 1543, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 6, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-28 — 39-12-30; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-22; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 32; P.L. 1967, ch. 209, § 4; P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 13; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 35, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-23. - Transfer of interstate carrier permit.

§ 39-12-23. Transfer of interstate carrier permit.
Any permit of registration may be assigned and transferred by the holder thereof, his or her assignee, receiver, trustee, or by the holder’s personal representative, or by the surviving partner or partners of the deceased partner to which the right under the permit shall pass at the death of the holder upon application to the administrator. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). The transferor shall establish before the administrator that the operating authority to engage in interstate commerce in transportation for compensation is to be or has been transferred with the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The administrator may establish such reasonable rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary pertaining to the transfer and assignment of permits of registration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 209, § 5; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-24. - [Repealed.]

§ 39-12-24. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 6, § 4; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-31; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-24; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property › Section 39-12-25. - Operation by fiduciary.

§ 39-12-25. Operation by fiduciary.
In the event of the decease, incompetency, insolvency, bankruptcy, or corporate reorganization under the bankruptcy law of the United States, of a holder of a certificate or permit that authorizes motor carrier operations in intrastate commerce under this chapter, the administrator, upon application or notification of his or her executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee, trustee, or receiver, shall conditionally operate the certificate or permit as a fiduciary, pending the filing of an application to transfer the certificate or permit and pending the decision of the administrator as to the fitness, willingness, and ability of the transferee to conduct the operation or business authorized by the certificate or permit. In the event of the decease, incompetency, insolvency, or bankruptcy of a member of a partnership holding the certificate or permit, the administrator upon receipt of notification of the remaining partner or partners, or of the executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee, trustee, or receiver of the deceased, incompetent, insolvent, or bankrupt partner, may make a like conditional transfer to the remaining partner or partners. Upon application of the executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee, trustee, receiver, surviving, or remaining partner, the administrator may transfer the certificate or permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter from the original holder to any person named in the application and approved by the administrator.
History of Section.
P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.