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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-091 - Certificates, application fees

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(1) The
				purpose of an application filing fee is to partially cover handling and
				processing expenses.
(2) The
				commission establishes the following fees for application filings:
Auto transportation company certificate
								application
$200
Application for certificate to provide regular
								route or fixed termini service. Forms include: Application for new certificate,
								to reinstate a previously canceled certificate, to transfer all or a portion of
								a certificate to a new owner or business structure, to lease all or a portion
								of a certificate. Note: Auto transportation company certificates include
								statewide charter and excursion carrier service. No additional application is
								required.
Auto transportation company certificate
								extension application
$150
Application for extension of certificate authority
								to add new or additional regular route or fixed termini service to an existing
								auto transportation certificate.
Auto transportation company temporary
								certificate application
$150
Application for new temporary authority or
								temporary authority to operate pending a commission decision on a parallel
								filed certificate application.
Charter and excursion carrier certificate
								application
$200
Application for single certificate to provide both
								charter and excursion carrier service statewide. Forms include: Application for
								new certificate, to reinstate a previously canceled certificate, to transfer an
								existing certificate to a new owner or business structure.
Certificate name change
								application
$35
Application to change a company's corporate name,
								change a trade name, add a new trade name, or change the surname of an
								individual owner or partner.
Auto transportation company certificate
								mortgage application
$35
Application for permission to mortgage or otherwise
								encumber an auto transportation company certificate.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-091, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-096 - Certificates, application filings, general

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(1) A person must submit its certificate
				application on forms provided by the commission.
(2) Applications must include all requested
				information, attachments, signed statements, and filing fees.
(a) The commission may reject or defer
				consideration of an application until the applicant provides all required
				information;
(b) The commission may
				reject or defer consideration of an application until the applicant pays any
				outstanding fees, fines, or penalties; or
(c) The commission may reject or dismiss an
				application if it includes false, misleading, or incomplete
				information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-101 - Certificates, federal grant of authority, auto transportation company

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(1) This rule
				governs applications for auto transportation company certificates for authority
				to provide intrastate regular route service under a federal grant of authority
				under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 13902.
(2) A company operating under a federal grant
				of authority must comply with state filing requirements no later than thirty
				days after the date the company first begins providing transportation entirely
				within the state.
(3) The
				commission will grant an auto transportation company application for
				certificate consistent with the federal grant of authority and limited to
				intrastate operations that are conducted together with regularly scheduled
				interstate operations on the same route.
(a)
				An application for a certificate filed under the provisions of this rule must
				be submitted on forms provided by the commission and accompanied by the
				required auto transportation company certificate application filing fee in WAC
				480-30-091.
(b) A copy of the federal order granting
				authority and any other documents or correspondence relevant to the federal
				grant of authority must accompany the application.
(c) The application may be published on the
				commission's application docket for informational purposes only, but is not
				subject to protest by any party.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-106 - Certificates, acquisition of control

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(1)
Notice required.
Any person acquiring control of a passenger
				transportation company through acquisition of the stock of that company must
				notify the commission in writing within thirty days of the
				acquisition.
(2)
Content of
				notice.
Notice may be accomplished by filing a letter with the
				commission. The letter must include at least the following information:
(a) The name, registered trade names, and
				certificate number of the acquired company.
(b) The date of acquisition.
(c) The names of the majority stockholders
				and the percent of stock each holds.
(d) The name, address, telephone number, fax
				number, and e-mail address of a contact person within the company to whom
				questions may be directed.
(e) The
				location (mailing address and physical address) where books and records of the
				acquired company will be retained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-111 - Certificates, starting service

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(1) Filing
				an application under WAC
				480-30-096 does not authorize the
				applicant to start operations of the type requested or in the territory
				described in the application. The commission must grant the application and
				issue a certificate before a company may start the requested service.
(2) This rule does not apply to applications
				for auto transportation company certificates under a preemptive federal grant
				of authority to provide intrastate service over an interstate route.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-111, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-116 - Certificates, application docket, and objections, auto transportation company

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(1)
Application docket.
(1) The commission publishes a notice of
				pending certificate applications in the application docket. The commission
				mails the application docket to each existing auto transportation company
				certificate holder, to each person with a pending auto transportation company
				certificate application and to any other interested person who has asked to
				receive copies of the application docket. It includes notice of auto
				transportation company certificate applications for:
(a) New certificate authority.
(b) Extension of existing certificate
				authority.
(c) Transfer or lease of
				all or a portion of certificate authority.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-121 - Certificates, applications, charter and excursion carrier

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(1) A person applying for a certificate to
				provide charter and excursion carrier services must be fit, willing, and able
				to provide service and to comply with state law and the safety and insurance
				requirements of this chapter.
(2)
				The commission will issue to any qualified applicant a certificate to provide
				charter and excursion carrier services in Washington upon receipt of:
(a) A complete application filing as required
				by WAC 480-30-096;
(b) Proof of insurance as required by WAC
				480-30-191; and
(c) Proof of a passing Commercial Vehicle
				Safety Alliance (CVSA) safety inspection of each motor vehicle to be operated
				by the applicant under its certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-126 - Certificates, applications, auto transportation company

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(1) A person applying for a certificate to
				provide auto transportation company services must have the knowledge,
				experience, and resources to conduct the service it proposes in its
				application. The applicant must be fit, willing and able to comply with state
				law and the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The commission must determine that the
				public convenience and necessity, as defined in WAC
				480-30-140(1),
				requires the proposed service when considering an application for a new
				certificate or extension of an existing certificate. An applicant must support
				its application with statements by independent members of the public who need
				the service or are knowledgeable about the need for service in the territory in
				which the applicant seeks authority, or a statement by a representative of a
				city, county or regional transportation planning organization who is
				knowledgeable about the need for service in the territory in which the
				applicant seeks authority.
(3) Auto
				transportation company certificate applications are subject to the application
				docket notice and objection provisions of WAC
				480-30-116.
(4) The commission may set for hearing any
				auto transportation company certificate application.
(5) If no existing company files an objection
				under RCW
				81.68.040, the commission may grant an
				original application or an extension of authority, if:
(a) The applicant demonstrates a need for
				service not provided by an existing auto transportation company holding a
				certificate by filing statements by independent members of the public who need
				the service or are knowledgeable about the need for service in the territory in
				which the applicant seeks authority, or a statement by a representative of a
				city, county or regional transportation planning organization who is
				knowledgeable about the need for service in the territory in which the
				applicant seeks authority;
(b) The
				applicant demonstrates the financial ability to provide the proposed service.
				"Financial ability" means that the applicant has sufficient financing or assets
				to begin operations and continue them for a reasonable period while developing
				business. This determination does not require a comprehensive analysis of cost
				and revenue estimates of the full scope of proposed operations and balancing
				start-up and long-run operating costs over an extended period; and
(c) The applicant demonstrates that it is
				willing and able to comply with commission laws and rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-131 - Certificates, overlapping applications, auto transportation company

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(1) The commission
				may consolidate applications for certificated auto transportation authority for
				joint consideration if:
(a) The authority
				requested in the applications overlaps in whole or in part; and
(b) The subsequent application was filed
				within thirty days of the date the initial application appears on the
				application docket.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-136 - Procedure for applications subject to objection, information required of applicant and objecting company

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(1) The
				commission will consider applications for which an objection has been received
				through brief adjudicative proceedings under WAC
				480-07-610, unless the presiding
				officer determines, based on the facts and circumstances presented, that a
				hearing or different process is required.
(2) After one or more companies file an
				objection to an application, the commission will issue a notice of brief
				adjudication to the objecting company and the applicant, and request the filing
				of additional information to determine the nature of the objection proceeding.
				This information may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Statements from independent witnesses
				provided by an objecting company to demonstrate that the objecting company is
				providing the same service as the proposed service, to the satisfaction of the
				commission.
(b) Statements from
				independent witnesses provided by an objecting company to demonstrate that the
				traveling public will be harmed by the granting of the application.
(c) Additional supplementary information,
				evidence or testimony provided by the applicant to demonstrate that public
				convenience and necessity requires the proposed service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-140 - Standards for determining "public convenience and necessity," "same service," and "service to the satisfaction of the commission."

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(1) Public
				convenience and necessity.
(a) In the context
				of auto transportation services, "public convenience and necessity" means that
				every member of the public should be reasonably afforded the opportunity to
				receive auto transportation service from a person or company certificated by
				the commission.
(b) In reviewing
				applications under this chapter, the commission may, among other things,
				consider differences in operation, price, market features, and other essential
				characteristics of a proposed auto transportation service, tailoring its review
				to the individual circumstances of the application in evaluating whether the
				public convenience and necessity requires the commission to grant the request
				for the proposed service and whether an existing company is providing the same
				service to the satisfaction of the commission. The commission will also
				consider whether increased competition will benefit the traveling public,
				including its possible impact on sustainability of service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-141 - Transferring or encumbering all or part of a passenger transportation company's certificate or authority

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(1) The
				commission must approve any sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or mortgage of
				an auto transportation, charter carrier, or excursion carrier company's
				certificate, or any portion of the operating authority described in a company's
				passenger transportation company certificate.
(2) To obtain commission approval for sale,
				assignment, lease, transfer, or mortgage, the parties to the transaction must
				jointly file an application with the commission seeking such
				approval.
(3) This rule does not
				apply to a change in ownership resulting from an acquisition of control of a
				corporation through stock sale or purchase. Refer to WAC
				480-30-106.
(4) This rule does not apply to contracts
				between a passenger transportation company and another person or company for a
				driver or vehicle, or both, to provide service on behalf of the passenger
				transportation company.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-141, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-146 - Certificates, name change

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(1) A company
				must file a name change application under the provisions of WAC
				480-30-096 to:
(a) Change its corporate name;
(b) Change its trade name;
(c) Add a trade name to a certificate;
				or
(d) Change the surname of an
				individual owner or partner to reflect a change resulting from marriage or
				other legal action.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-151 - Certificates, refiling application prohibited, auto transportation company

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A person whose application for auto transportation company
				  authority has been denied after hearing, dismissed for failure to appear at a
				  hearing, or who has been found to be in default, may not refile the application
				  for a period of six months from the date of the final order dismissing or
				  denying the application.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-151, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-156 - Certificates, temporary, auto transportation company

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(1)
Temporary certificates
				prohibited.
(1) The
				commission is prohibited from granting a temporary certificate to operate in
				territory that is:
(a) Contained in an
				existing certificate, unless the existing certificate holder is not providing
				service to the satisfaction of the commission or does not object to the
				temporary certificate.
(b)
				Contained in a pending certificate application unless the temporary certificate
				application filing is made by the applicant or the applicant does not object to
				the temporary certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-161 - Certificates, notice of purchase or condemnation, auto transportation

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(1) An auto
				transportation company must notify the commission in writing within thirty days
				of a public transit agency purchasing or condemning all or a portion of the
				company's certificated authority.
(2) Notice must include a cover letter
				identifying the company, the affected authority, and a copy of the document
				such as an ordinance, resolution, franchise, contract, or court order that
				results in the purchase or condemnation of the certificated
				authority.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-161, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-166 - Agreements between auto transportation companies to provide service

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(1) An auto
				transportation company may enter into an agreement to allow another
				certificated auto transportation company to operate in the first company's
				territory or over its route(s) when the first company holds exclusive authority
				in the territory or over the route(s) to be served.
(2) The commission must approve the agreement
				before any service is provided. To apply for commission approval, the companies
				must jointly file a copy of the written agreement at least fifteen days before
				the proposed effective date of the agreement. Companies may request the
				fifteen-day approval period be waived in the case of an emergency.
(3) The agreement filed with the commission
				must clearly state:
(a) The first company
				will charge customers for service provided by the second company at rates
				contained in the first company's filed tariff.
(b) The first company will pay the second
				company for providing service in compliance with terms stated in the
				agreement.
(c) The beginning and
				ending dates of the agreement.
(d)
				A provision for early termination of the agreement that includes at least five
				days' notice to the commission and to each party.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-171 - Certificates, suspending and canceling

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(1)
Cause for suspension.
The commission may suspend a certificate for
				cause. Cause includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Failure to maintain evidence of required
				liability insurance coverage for all areas of a passenger transportation
				company's operations;
(b) Failure
				to file an annual report or pay required regulatory fees;
(c) Failure to comply with the rates and
				rules contained in an auto transportation company's filed tariff;
(d) Failure to comply with an auto
				transportation company's filed time schedule;
(e) Failure or refusal to comply with
				operating standards that protect the public health, safety, or
				welfare;
(f) Allowing others to
				operate under a provider's certificated authority without having first obtained
				commission approval, unless approval is not required under WAC
				480-30-141 or
				480-30-166;
(g) Operating in a manner that violates the
				rights of customers and/or constitutes an unfair or deceptive business
				practice; or
(h) Repeated failure
				or refusal to comply with laws and rules pertaining to operations of passenger
				transportation companies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-181 - Certificates, reinstatement

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(1) The
				commission may reinstate a certificate canceled for cause under the provisions
				of WAC 480-30-171 if the company:
(a) Corrects all conditions leading to the
				cancellation; and
(b) Files an
				application to reinstate authority with the proper application fee within
				thirty days of the cancellation order service date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 3 - CERTIFICATES › Section 480-30-186 - Certificates, service interruptions or discontinued operations, auto transportation company

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(1)
Interruptions in service.
(a) An
				auto transportation company must file a written report with the commission and
				must post appropriate public notice of any interruption in regular service that
				is likely to continue for more than twenty-four hours.
(i) The written report must contain a full
				description of the cause for the interruption.
(ii) The written report and notice to the
				public must state the anticipated duration of the interruption.
(iii) Notice to the commission may be made
				via regular mail, by fax, or by e-mail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 4 - INSURANCE › Section 480-30-191 - Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance

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(1)
Insurance coverage.
A
				company must have bodily injury and property damage liability insurance
				covering each motor vehicle used to provide passenger transportation services
				under the authority of the company's certificate in Washington.
(a) The insurance policy must be written by
				an insurance company authorized to write insurance in the state of Washington
				or by an unauthorized insurer providing surplus lines coverage subject to the
				provisions of
				RCW
				48.15.040.
(b) The insurance policy must include the
				Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Endorsement
				(Form F).
(c) If a company operates
				without the required insurance coverage, the commission may take immediate
				compliance action as described in WAC
				480-30-171.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 4 - INSURANCE › Section 480-30-196 - Insurance cancellation

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If a company's insurance filing is canceled, and a new filing
				  that provides continuous coverage is not filed before the cancellation
				  effective date, the commission may:
(1) Dismiss a company's certificate
				application or withhold issuance of a certificate;
(2) Suspend or cancel a company's certificate
				under the provisions of WAC
				480-30-171.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-196, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 4 - INSURANCE › Section 480-30-201 - Self-insurance

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(1) A company
				conducting interstate passenger transportation services that has qualified as a
				self-insurer under 49 U.S.C. § 13906 may be exempt from the bodily injury
				and property damage liability insurance filing provisions under these rules,
				provided the company files with the commission:
(a) A certified copy of the order issued by
				the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration showing that the company has
				qualified as a self-insurer;
(b) A
				certified statement that the company is operating under that self-insuring
				authority; and
(c) A certified
				statement that the self-insuring authority granted by the Federal Motor Carrier
				Safety Administration is in full force and effect.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-206 - Vehicle licensing

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-206, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-211 - Commercial vehicle defined

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-211, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-213 - Vehicles and drivers

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-213, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-216 - Operation of motor vehicles, general

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(1)
Discrimination prohibited.
All companies providing passenger
				transportation service under the provisions of this chapter must provide that
				service consistent with federal and Washington state nondiscrimination laws and
				rules.
(2)
Inspection of
				baggage and other materials passengers wish to be carried in or on a motor
				vehicle.
Auto transportation companies are responsible for the safety
				and comfort of all passengers transported. To ensure the safety and comfort of
				passengers and employees it may be necessary for companies to inspect baggage
				and other materials to be transported in or on motor vehicles.
(a) Companies must include in their filed
				tariffs, in information provided to passengers, and on their tickets,
				information that advises passengers that all baggage and other materials to be
				carried in or on a motor vehicle is subject to inspection by the
				company.
(b) The information
				required by (a) of this subsection must include a list of examples of materials
				that will not be accepted for transportation. Examples may include, but are not
				limited to, the following items:
(i) Articles
				whose transportation as baggage are prohibited by law or regulation;
(ii) Fragile or perishable
				articles;
(iii) Articles whose
				dimensions exceed the size limitations in the company's filed tariff;
(iv) Packages, bags, or parcels that are
				leaking;
(v) Firearms;
(vi) Articles that have foul and obnoxious
				odors; or
(vii) Items that cause
				annoyance, discomfort, or harm to persons or property.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-226 - Intrastate medical waivers

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(1)
Department of licensing intrastate medical waiver.
A passenger
				transportation company may use a driver that is not physically qualified to
				drive a commercial motor vehicle under Title 49 C.F.R. Part 391.41 , if the
				driver:
(a) Only operates motor vehicles
				intrastate, wholly within the state of Washington; and
(b) Has obtained from the Washington state
				department of licensing an intrastate medical waiver to drive a commercial
				motor vehicle.
For the purposes of a department of licensing medical waiver,
				  a commercial motor vehicle means a motor vehicle:
(i) With a gross vehicle weight rating of
				26,001 pounds or more;
(ii)
				Transporting 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
(iii) With a manufacturer's seating capacity
				of 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-231 - Vehicle and driver identification

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(1) Unless
				otherwise prohibited by law, a passenger transportation company must ensure
				that all motor vehicles used to provide passenger transportation services are
				clearly and easily identifiable as being operated under the authority of the
				company.
(a) Each motor vehicle must display
				the certificate holder's name (or registered trade name) and certificate number
				on each side of the vehicle. A company with both intrastate and interstate
				operations may display its U.S. Department of Transportation identification
				number in addition to, or in place of, its commission-issued certificate
				number.
(b) Each motor vehicle
				operated in regular route service with scheduled stops must display a suitable
				destination sign.
(c) Each motor
				vehicle operated in transportation of passengers must display on the vehicle a
				company identification or unit number.
(d) All identifications must be:
(i) Legible, during daylight hours, from 50
				feet while the motor vehicle is not moving.
(ii) In a color that contrasts with the
				background color of the motor vehicle.
(e) All company owned vehicles must have
				permanent identification.
(f)
				Permanent.
Exception:
Companies may use temporary markings on
				vehicles when operated under a lease agreement with a term of 30 calendar days
				or less.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 5 - EQUIPMENT AND DRIVERS › Section 480-30-236 - Leasing vehicles

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(1) A passenger
				transportation company operating a leased vehicle must have a physical or
				digital copy of the lease agreement with the owner of the vehicle.
(2) It is the company's responsibility to
				ensure that:
(a) A physical or digital copy of
				the lease is carried in each leased vehicle, unless the vehicle's registration
				names the certificate holder as registered owner or lessee.
(b) A physical or digital copy of the lease
				is kept in the company's files during the effective period of the lease and for
				one year after the lease expires.
(c) The leased vehicle is properly insured as
				specified in WAC
				480-30-191.
(d) The driver of the leased vehicle is on
				the carrier's payroll during the leased period.
(e) The leased vehicle is operated in
				compliance with laws and rules as specified in WAC
				480-30-216 and
				480-30-221.
(f) The driver of the leased vehicle is
				subject to the company's alcohol and controlled substance policies.
(g) The company and the owner of the leased
				vehicle specify on the lease form who is responsible for all expenses relating
				to the leased motor vehicles.
(h)
				The company complies with the terms of the lease.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 6 - COMPLIANCE › Section 480-30-241 - Commission compliance policy

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(1) The
				commission is authorized to administer and enforce laws and rules relating to
				passenger transportation companies. The commission may delegate authority to
				the commission staff to inspect equipment, drivers, records, files, accounts,
				books, and documents. The commission may also delegate to its staff authority
				to place vehicles and drivers out-of-service and to arrest without warrant, or
				issue citations to any person found violating this chapter in the presence of
				its staff as provided under
				RCW
				81.04.460.
(2) The commission encourages voluntary
				compliance with statutes, rules, and commission orders.
(3) The commission will enforce statutes,
				rules, and commission orders through:
(a) A
				program emphasizing education and technical assistance.
(b) A compliance program including:
(i) Investigation and resolution of
				complaints;
(ii) Safety compliance
				reviews of drivers and equipment;
(iii) Economic compliance audits including,
				but not limited to, rates and billing practices of auto transportation
				companies;
(iv) Coordinated
				roadside enforcement; and
(v)
				Cooperative agreements with other agencies to enable effective enforcement and
				appropriate use of resources.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 6 - COMPLIANCE › Section 480-30-244 - Liquor permit required

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(1) A charter party
				carrier or excursion service carrier operating a party bus must be in
				compliance with the requirements of
				RCW
				81.70.380.
(2) A charter party carrier or excursion
				service carrier operating a party bus must be in compliance with Title 66
				RCW.
(3) A copy of the liquor
				permit obtained by any party under Title 66 RCW must be maintained with the
				contract of carriage for at least six months from the ending date of the
				trip.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 6 - COMPLIANCE › Section 480-30-246 - Sanctions for operating without a valid certificate

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Operating without a certificate -
				Auto transportation companies.
(a) If
				a representative of the commission or other law enforcement agency observes a
				company operating as a passenger transportation company without a certificate
				from the commission, that company is subject to a gross misdemeanor citation,
				for which the company must appear in court.
(b) If the commission receives information
				that a company is operating as a passenger transportation company without a
				certificate, and a commission representative or other law enforcement agency
				has not observed those operations, the commission may:
(i) Issue a citation through the court;
				or
(ii) Contact the company and
				provide education and technical assistance concerning applicable regulations.
				This includes giving the company a copy of the applicable laws, rules, and
				certificate application forms.
(c) If the company continues to operate
				without a certificate after commission education and technical assistance is
				offered, the commission may begin an administrative proceeding to classify the
				company as a regulated company under
				RCW
				81.04.510. If, as a result of that
				proceeding, the commission formally classifies the company as an auto
				transportation company or a charter and excursion carrier operating without the
				required certificate, the commission will issue a cease and desist order under
				RCW
				81.04.510.
(d) If a company operates in violation of a
				commission order, the commission may impose penalties and/or take legal action
				in court.
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 480-30-251 - Charter and excursion carriers not subject to provisions of Part 7

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The rules in Part 7 of this chapter relating to tariffs, time
				  schedules, rates, and rate filings apply only to auto transportation companies.
				  Charter and excursion carriers are not subject to the provisions of this
				  part.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-251, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
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 480-30-256 - Tariffs and time schedules, federal preemption

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(1) The commission interprets the provisions
				of 49 U.S.C. § 14501 as preempting the requirements of state laws and
				regulations relating to intrastate fares for the transportation of passengers
				by an interstate motor carrier of passengers operating over a regular route
				authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Because
				of this federal preemption, the commission will no longer require the filing of
				rate tariffs or time schedules for the transportation of passengers in
				Washington intrastate commerce by interstate motor carriers of passengers, if
				that transportation is provided over a regular route authorized by the
				FMCSA.
(2) Auto transportation
				companies operating in Washington intrastate commerce on routes not authorized
				by the FMCSA are subject to the tariff and time schedule rules contained in
				this chapter.
(3) Auto
				transportation companies operating over routes authorized by the FMCSA and over
				routes not authorized by the FMCSA must file tariffs and time schedules for
				those routes not authorized by the FMCSA.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-256, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
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 480-30-266 - Tariffs and time schedules, general

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Tariffs and time schedules no longer subject to chapter 480-149
				WAC.
As of the effective date of these rules, those auto transportation
				companies that are required to file Washington intrastate tariffs and time
				schedules are no longer subject to tariff and time schedule provisions of the
				commission's Tariff Circular No. 6 (chapter 480-149 WAC). Auto transportation
				companies are instead subject to, and must comply with, the tariff and time
				schedule requirements of this chapter.
(2)
Additional regulatory
				requirements.
Auto transportation companies are also subject to
				additional rules regarding tariff and time schedule filings contained in
				chapter 480-07 WAC, including, but not limited to:
(a) WAC
				480-07-160 Confidential
				information; and
(b) WAC
				480-07-145 Filing documents in
				adjudicative proceedings.
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 480-30-271 - Tariffs and time schedules, must file before starting service

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Tariffs.
No auto transportation company subject to tariff filing
				requirements of Part 7 of this chapter will provide service until it files a
				tariff with the commission and the commission approves that tariff or allows it
				to become effective by operation of law.
(2)
Time schedules.
No auto
				transportation company subject to time schedule filing requirements of Part 7
				of this chapter will provide service until it files a time schedule with the
				commission and the commission approves that time schedule or allows it to
				become effective by operation of law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-271, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
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 480-30-276 - Tariffs and time schedules, companies must comply with the provisions of filed tariffs and time schedules

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Tariffs.
(1) Except as
				authorized by the commission pursuant to WAC
				480-30-420, no auto
				transportation company may assess rates that are higher, lower, or different
				from those contained in the company's filed tariff. Further, no auto
				transportation company may accept a payment for service provided that is
				higher, lower, or different from the rates contained in the company's filed
				tariff.
(2)
Time
				schedules.
An auto transportation company must provide service along all
				routes, and to all points, listed on the company's filed time schedule.
				Further, an auto transportation company must make a good faith effort to
				operate in compliance with the times of arrival and/or departure shown on the
				company's filed time schedule.
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), § 480-30-276, 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), § 480-30-276, filed 6/8/06,
				  effective 7/9/06. WSR 13-18-003, § 480-30-276, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
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 480-30-281 - Tariffs and time schedules, content

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Tariffs.
The tariff filed with the commission by an auto
				transportation company must show all rates it will impose on its customers,
				together with rules that govern how those rates will be assessed. The tariff
				must contain, but is not limited to the following sections:
(a) A title page meeting the requirements of
				WAC 480-30-341;
(b) A rules section meeting the requirements
				of WAC 480-30-356;
(c) A fares section meeting the requirements
				of WAC 480-30-281; and
(d) A map meeting the requirements of WAC
				480-30-351 and
				480-30-051.
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 480-30-286 - Tariffs and time schedules, posting

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An auto transportation company must maintain a copy of its
				  filed tariff and its filed time schedule in the company's offices, each
				  passenger facility, and the company's internet web site, if the company
				  maintains an internet web site, and must make these documents available to
				  customers for inspection on request.
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), § 480-30-286, 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), § 480-30-286, filed 6/8/06,
				  effective 7/9/06. WSR 13-18-003, § 480-30-286, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013