Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-261 - Tariffs and time schedules, definitions used in

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Definitions of general terms and terms specific to driver
				  and equipment safety are contained in WAC
				  480-30-036 and
				  480-30-216, respectively. Unless
				  the language or context indicates that a different meaning is intended, the
				  following definitions apply:
"Charge"
means a fare or rate assessed by an
				  auto transportation company for providing a service other than the
				  transportation of a passenger(s). For example: The charge for carrying extra
				  baggage on board the bus.
"Checked baggage"
means passenger baggage that
				  is accepted for transportation but is not carried in the passenger compartment
				  of the vehicle.
"Fare"
means an amount in the company's tariff
				  assessed for services provided by an auto transportation company. The term
				  "rate" has the same meaning.
"Joint fare"
means a fare or rate assessed by an
				  auto transportation company for the transportation of a passenger(s) that
				  applies from a point located on one auto transportation company's route to a
				  point located on another auto transportation company's route, made by agreement
				  or arrangement between the companies. A joint fare agreement is also known as a
				  through-ticketing agreement.
"Local fare"
means a fare or rate charged by an
				  auto transportation company for the transportation of a passenger(s) between
				  stations within a single company's authority.
"Long and short haul clause"
means a clause that
				  prohibits an auto transportation company from charging more for a shorter than
				  for a longer haul over the same route.
"Rate"
means an amount in a company's tariff
				  assessed for services provided by an auto transportation company. The term
				  "fare" has the same meaning.
"Sales commission"
means a fee paid to an agent
				  for selling tickets on behalf of an auto transportation company.
"Seasonal fares and seasonal time schedules"
means tariffs or time schedules naming different fares, routes, or arrival
				  and/or departure times for different periods of the year. For example: A
				  company may offer more scheduled routes during certain periods than it does in
				  others; or, a company may assess different fares in heavily traveled months
				  than it does during off-peak months.
"Through fare"
means a single fare or rate
				  applying from point of origin to point of destination that combines two or more
				  fares or rates in one auto transportation company's tariff or fares or rates
				  from two or more auto transportation companies.
"Ticket price"
means a fare or rate assessed by
				  an auto transportation company for the transportation of a
				  passenger(s).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.04.160,
				  81.04.250,
				  81.68.030, and
				  81.68.040. WSR 13-18-003 (Docket
				  TC-121328, General Order R-572), § 480-30-261, filed 8/21/13, effective
				  9/21/13. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.04.160,
				  81.12.050,
				  81.68.030, and
				  81.70.270. WSR 06-13-006 (General
				  Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-261, filed 6/8/06,
				  effective 7/9/06. WSR 13-18-003, § 480-30-261, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013