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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-904 - Delegation of authority to decide certain matters

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(1)
Delegation by order.
Except
				as expressly provided in these rules, the commission will establish by order
				the matters it delegates to the executive secretary or other authorized
				commission personnel for decision.
(2)
Effect.
A decision made on
				delegated authority shall take effect immediately on entry of an order or
				letter or on a later date specified in the order or letter, without prior
				notice. The executive secretary may set any particular matter for commission
				decision through the open public meeting process, adjudicative or brief
				adjudicative proceeding, or other established commission process. Upon request,
				the commission will review the matter under subsection (4) of this
				section.
(3)
Notice.
The commission will notify the affected company and post on the commission's
				web site for at least fourteen days a listing of all matters the executive
				secretary or other authorized personnel decided on delegated authority, showing
				the docket number, date of entry of decision, company name, and deadline for
				filing a request for commission review.
(4)
Commission review.
Except as
				provided in WAC
				480-07-905,
				any person directly affected by a delegated determination may request
				commission review of that determination. The person must file that request no
				later than the fourteenth day after the date the commission serves the order
				and posts it on the commission's web site. The commission will consider the
				request using the same process applicable to commission review of initial
				orders set forth in WAC
				480-07-825.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 08-18-012 (Docket
					 A-072162, General Order R-550), § 480-07-904, filed 8/22/08, effective
					 9/22/08; 06-17-126 (Docket A-060357, General Order No. R-538), §
					 480-07-904, filed 8/21/06, effective
					 9/21/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-905 - Delegation of authority to enter ex parte orders

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(1) Except as expressly provided elsewhere in
				these rules, the commission will authorize by order the executive secretary or
				other authorized personnel to enter
ex parte
orders or letters
				in the name of the commission in nonadjudicative matters. The commission will
				maintain on its web site a list of all nonadjudicative matters the commission
				has delegated to the executive secretary or other authorized personnel and the
				personnel to whom the commission delegated that authority.
(2) The commission will notify the affected
				company and post on its web site notice of all orders or letters entered on
				delegated authority. Persons affected by the order or letter who wish to
				respond must follow the procedure in WAC
				480-07-904(2)
				and (3), except that carriers seeking
				commission review of orders or letters suspending or canceling a permit (e.g.,
				for failure to maintain evidence of required insurance coverage), must request
				a hearing or brief adjudicative proceeding pursuant to WAC
				480-07-610.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 08-18-012 (Docket
					 A-072162, General Order R-550), § 480-07-905, filed 8/22/08, effective
					 9/22/08; 06-17-126 (Docket A-060357, General Order No. R-538), §
					 480-07-905, filed 8/21/06, effective
					 9/21/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-910 - Informal complaints

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(1)
How
				to make an informal complaint.
Any person may make an informal complaint
				to the commission about any business or entity the commission regulates or
				about the commission's operations. A person may make an informal complaint by
				telephone, correspondence, or email or by using the complaint form available on
				the commission's web site.
(2)
Contents.
An informal complaint must identify the business,
				entity, or operations to which the complaint pertains. An informal complaint
				should:
(a) Present all facts that are needed
				for the commission to understand the nature of, and reason(s) for, the
				complaint;
(b) Describe the acts or
				omissions that led to the complaint, with all relevant dates; and
(c) Cite all relevant statutes or rules, if
				the person who files the complaint knows them.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-915 - Penalty assessments

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(1)
Delegation.
The commission delegates to the director of the
				administrative law division, or another administrative law judge the director
				designates, the authority to assess penalties pursuant to
				RCW
				80.04.405,
				81.04.405,
				81.04.530,
				19.122.150,
				or any other statutes that authorize the commission to assess penalties outside
				of an adjudicative proceeding for violations of any commission order or any
				statute, rule, or regulation within the commission's jurisdiction except as
				provided in WAC 480-07-917.
(2)
Notice.
At the direction of the director of the administrative law
				division, the commission will serve a notice on the person assessed a penalty
				describing the violation with reasonable particularity, specifying the amount
				of the penalty, and advising the person that the penalty is due and
				payable.
(3)
Response.
Within fifteen days of receiving the notice, the person subject to the penalty
				assessment must take one of the following actions:
(a)
Pay the assessed
				penalty
. The penalized person may admit the violation and pay the full
				amount of the penalty by the due date.
(b)
Contest the violation
.
				The penalized person may submit written materials to contest the penalty
				assessment and may request that the commission make a determination based on
				those materials or may request the opportunity to present facts described in
				those materials through evidence at a hearing.
(c)
Request mitigation
. The
				penalized person may admit the violation but submit written materials in
				support of a request to reduce the amount of the penalty. The penalized person
				may request mitigation based solely on the written materials or may request the
				opportunity to present the facts described in those materials through evidence
				at a hearing.
(d)
Accept
				conditions
. If the commission offers to suspend any or all of the
				penalty based on specified conditions (e.g., to commit no additional violations
				within a specified period of time), the person may admit the violation, accept
				the conditions, and pay any unsuspended portion of the penalty by the due date,
				subject to complying with the conditions by the date specified in the notice of
				penalty assessment. Failure to comply with those conditions will result in the
				suspended portion of the original penalty immediately becoming due and
				payable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-917 - Penalties for failure to file annual report and pay regulatory fees

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(1)
Monetary
				penalties.
Any public service company that fails to file a complete
				annual report with the commission and pay any required regulatory fees by May
				1st of each year, or by a subsequent deadline the commission has previously
				established in response to a company's timely request to extend the May 1st
				filing date, must pay the following monetary penalties to the commission:
(a) Two hundred fifty dollars if the filing
				is one to thirty days late;
(b)
				Five hundred dollars if the filing is thirty-one to sixty days late;
				or
(c) One thousand dollars if the
				filing is sixty-one to ninety days late.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-920 - Interpretive and policy statements

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(1)
General.
Upon the petition of any person, or upon its own
				initiative, the commission may make and issue interpretive and policy
				statements to advise the public of the commission's current opinions,
				approaches, and likely courses of action. Interpretive and policy statements
				are advisory only and are not binding on the commission or any
				person.
(2)
Roster of
				interested persons.
The commission will maintain a roster of interested
				persons who have requested in writing to be notified of all interpretive and
				policy statements the commission issues. The commission will periodically
				update the roster. The commission will provide an electronic copy to each
				person on the roster when the commission issues an interpretive and policy
				statement.
(3)
Submission of
				statement to the office of the code reviser.
Whenever it issues an
				interpretive and policy statement, the commission will submit to the office of
				the code reviser for publication in the
Washington State
				Register
a statement describing the subject matter of the interpretive
				and policy statement and describing how interested persons may obtain a copy of
				that statement.
(4)
Conversion to rules.
The commission may convert any interpretive
				and policy statement into rules through a formal rule making. Any interested
				person may petition the commission to initiate such a rule making. Upon receipt
				of such a petition, the commission will:
(a)
				Notify the joint administrative rules review committee of the petition;
				and
(b) Within sixty days either
				deny the petition in writing, stating the reasons for the denial, or initiate
				rule-making proceedings.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-930 - Declaratory orders under RCW 34.05.240

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(1)
Petition.
Any interested
				person may petition the commission for a declaratory order with respect to the
				applicability to specified circumstances of a rule, order, or statute
				enforceable by the commission, as provided by
				RCW
				34.05.240.
(a)
Format
. Petitions for
				declaratory orders under
				RCW
				34.05.240 must conform in style and substance
				to the requirements for other forms of adjudicative pleading as specified in
				Part III, subpart A of this chapter.
(b)
Relationship with
				adjudications
. The commission will dismiss a petition for declaratory
				order when issues in the petition are at issue in a pending adjudication. The
				commission will reject a single pleading that purports to present the
				commission with the option to enter either a declaratory order or an
				adjudicative order. The filing party must specify a single process under which
				it requests that the commission proceed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-940 - Conversion of proceedings

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The commission may convert a proceeding to a different type
				  of proceeding on the commission's own initiative or upon application by any
				  party or person directly affected. Any such conversion or commission refusal to
				  convert a proceeding will comply with the requirements in
				  RCW
				  34.05.070 and be consistent with the public
				  interest.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-07-940, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-07 - Procedural rules › Part IV - OTHER COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS › Section 480-07-950 - Joint hearings with other administrative bodies

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(1)
Federal.
The rules of
				practice and procedure of the federal agency govern in any proceeding in which
				the commission participates jointly with a federal agency.
(2)
State.
The rules of the
				state in which the hearing is held govern in any proceeding in which the
				commission participates jointly with the administrative body of another state
				or states, unless otherwise agreed by the participating agencies.
(3)
Who may appear.
Any person
				entitled to appear in a representative capacity before any of the agencies
				involved in a joint hearing may appear in the joint hearing.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-07-950, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-11 - SEPA procedures › Section 480-11-010 - Authority

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This chapter is created under
				RCW
				43.21C.120 and chapter 197-11
				WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160 and
				  81.04.160. 98-02-011 (Order R-446,
				  Docket No. A-970591), § 480-11-010, filed 12/29/97, effective 1/29/98.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  43.21C RCW. 84-21-030
				  (Order R-222, Cause No. TE-1817), § 480-11-010, filed 10/10/84. Formerly
				  chapter 480-10 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-11 - SEPA procedures › Section 480-11-020 - Incorporation of chapter 197-11 WAC

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The commission adopts provisions of chapter 197-11 WAC (SEPA
				guidelines adopted by the department of ecology) to be applicable to the
				Washington utilities and transportation commission. A copy of the rules adopted
				by reference in this section is available for inspection at the Washington
				utilities and transportation commission branch of the Washington state library,
				at the commission's headquarters office in Olympia.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160 and
				  81.04.160. 98-02-011 (Order R-446,
				  Docket No. A-970591), § 480-11-020, filed 12/29/97, effective 1/29/98.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  43.21C RCW. 84-21-030
				  (Order R-222, Cause No. TE-1817), § 480-11-020, filed
				  10/10/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-11 - SEPA procedures › Section 480-11-030 - Designation of responsible official

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The responsible official for the commission for matters
				affected by SEPA is the director of regulatory services.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160 and
				  81.04.160. 98-02-011 (Order R-446,
				  Docket No. A-970591), § 480-11-030, filed 12/29/97, effective 1/29/98.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  43.21C RCW. 84-21-030
				  (Order R-222, Cause No. TE-1817), § 480-11-030, filed
				  10/10/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-12 - Motor carriers › Section 480-12-100 - Forwarders and brokers

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(1) For the
			 purpose of these rules a "forwarder" shall be defined as a person engaged in
			 the business of soliciting, collecting or assembling shipments for the purpose
			 of combining the same into a shipment of such size as to be entitled to a
			 quantity rate and who forwards such shipment in his own name and at his own
			 risk by a common carrier at such quantity rate.
(2) A "broker" is a person engaged in the
			 business of providing, contracting for or undertaking to arrange for,
			 transportation of property by two or more common carriers.
(a) A broker's compensation shall be in the
			 form of a fixed fee or percentage of the total tariff charges which shall be
			 fixed and established by the commission based upon evidence submitted by the
			 affected party or parties, which in every instance must be collected from the
			 shipper by the broker and no charge for any service shall be collected from the
			 carrier. Every common carrier broker shall collect his fee, or percent of the
			 total revenue charges, as a separate item and in accordance with the provisions
			 of WAC 480-12-340 credit, extension of, by common carriers. Unless specifically
			 authorized by the commission no common carrier broker authorized to collect
			 charges from shippers for common carrier brokerage service shall collect from
			 said shipper the common carrier tariff charges arising from the highway
			 transportation of the property: Provided, That these provisions will not apply
			 to any person holding a broker permit issued by the commission prior to April
			 16, 1971. Such brokers may continue to operate under the terms and conditions
			 specified in their broker permit and under the commission rules which were in
			 effect at the time their broker permit was issued.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-12 - Motor carriers › Section 480-12-375 - Bond required - Broker - Forwarder

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(1) Each intrastate broker or forwarder and
			 each interstate broker or forwarder shall file with the commission, and keep in
			 effect, a surety bond, or deposit satisfactory security in the amount of ten
			 thousand dollars conditioned upon such broker or forwarder making compensation
			 to shippers, consignees and carriers for all moneys belonging to them and
			 coming into the broker's or forwarder's possession in connection with such
			 transportation service.
(2) It is
			 unlawful for an interstate broker or forwarder to conduct business as such in
			 this state without first securing appropriate authority from the Interstate
			 Commerce Commission, if such authority is required, and registering with the
			 Washington utilities and transportation commission. The commission shall grant
			 such registration without hearing upon filing a uniform application for
			 registration of operating authority issued by the ICC and payment of a one-time
			 registration fee of twenty-five dollars.
(3) Failure to file such bond or deposit such
			 security is sufficient cause for refusal of the commission to grant the
			 application for a permit or registration. Failure to maintain the bond or the
			 deposit of security is sufficient cause for cancellation of a permit or
			 registration.
(4) For the purposes
			 of this section, "intrastate broker or forwarder" means a person who provides
			 brokering or forwarding services for the transportation of property in
			 intrastate commerce. "Interstate broker or forwarder" means a person who
			 provides brokering or forwarding services for the transportation of property in
			 interstate commerce when such person, its employees, or agents are physically
			 present in the state.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  81.04.160 and
				  80.01.040. 99-01-077 (rep.) (Order
				  R-454, Docket No. TV-971477) and 99-08-026 (Order R-454, Docket No. TV-971477),
				  § 480-12-375, filed 12/15/98 and 3/30/99, effective 1/15/99 and 4/30/99.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 146. 92-09-014 (Order
				  R-372, Docket No. TV-911218), § 480-12-375, filed 4/2/92, effective
				  5/3/92; Order R-5, § 480-12-375, filed 6/6/69, effective
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-010 - Purpose and application

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These rules require intrastate common carriers of property by
				motor vehicle to obtain and maintain intrastate common carrier operating
				permits, to file reports and pay regulatory fees, and to file and maintain
				evidence of required insurance coverage. The rules also require interstate
				carriers to secure appropriate authority from the United States Department of
				Transportation (USDOT) and to register with the commission and pay fees as
				required by the Uniform Carrier Registration (UCR) program or any successor
				program.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-010, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-010, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-020 - Rules, general application of rules

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(1) No rule contained in this chapter can be
			 changed, altered or revised except by general order of the commission pursuant
			 to the Washington State Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) The rules in this chapter are for general
			 application only, and are subject to such changes and modifications as the
			 commission may deem advisable from time to time, and also to such exceptions as
			 may be considered just and reasonable in individual cases.
(3) A person requesting an exemption from any
			 of these rules must direct his or her request to the commission at its Olympia
			 headquarters office. The person must identify the rule from which exemption is
			 sought and give a full explanation of the reason(s) the exemption is
			 desired.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-020, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-020, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-040 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall
				apply:
(1) The term "common carrier"
			 means any person who undertakes to transport property, including general
			 commodities, materials transported by armored car service, and/or hazardous
			 materials, for the general public by motor vehicle for compensation, including
			 under individual contracts or agreements, and including motor vehicle
			 operations of other carriers by rail or water and of express or forwarding
			 companies. The term does not include household goods carriers, as defined by
			 WAC 480-15-020, solid waste
			 collection companies, as defined by WAC
			 480-70-041, or "exempt
			 carriers."
(2) The term "exempt
			 carrier" means any person operating a vehicle exempted from certain regulatory
			 provisions under
			 RCW
			 81.80.040.
(3) The term "carrier of hazardous materials"
			 means any person who transports radioactive materials, hazardous waste,
			 hazardous materials and hazardous substances as defined in
			 Title
			 49 Code of Federal Regulations.
			 Information about 49 C.F.R. regarding the version currently in effect and where
			 to obtain it is set out in WAC
			 480-14-999.
(4) The term "carrier of general commodities"
			 means any person transporting the property of others for compensation, except
			 persons performing the service of transporting household goods as defined in
			 WAC 480-15-020.
(5) The term "armored car service" means
			 carriers transporting property of very high value (gold, silver, currency,
			 valuable securities, jewels and other property of very high value) using
			 specially constructed armored trucks and providing policy protection to
			 safeguard freight while it is being transported and delivered. It also means
			 carriers which operate ordinary equipment in the carriage of high value
			 commodities when guards are necessary to accompany the shipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-040, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No.
				  A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-14-040, filed 9/28/01, effective
				  10/29/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-040, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-050 - Procedures and documents

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(1)
Procedures.
The commission's procedural rules are contained in
			 chapter 480-07 WAC and apply to common carriers regulated under this chapter.
			 If a rule in this chapter conflicts with a rule in chapter 480-07 WAC, the rule
			 in this chapter applies.
(2)
Documents.
All petitions, complaints, applications for common
			 carrier permits or extensions, or any other matter required to be served upon
			 or filed with the Washington utilities and transportation commission must be
			 served or filed upon the commission at its headquarters office as shown in WAC
			 480-04-035, upon the secretary of
			 the commission. Any petition, complaint, application, or other matter required
			 to be served upon or filed with the commission will not be considered served or
			 filed until it is received at the headquarters office.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-050, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
				  Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-14-050, filed 11/24/03, effective
				  1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-050, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-090 - Permits

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Permit holders must carry a copy of operating authority issued
				by the Washington utilities and transportation commission on each power unit
				operated in intrastate operations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-090, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-090, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-100 - Operations must be under permit name

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Every common carrier must conduct its operations under its
				corporate, trade or assumed name as described in its permit. No common carrier
				may perform any carrier service, or hold itself out to perform such service, by
				advertisement or otherwise in any name other than its corporate, trade or
				assumed name as described in its permit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-100, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-100, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-110 - Improper use of permit or registration receipt

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No person or firm may use a permit or registration receipt
				except the carrier to whom it was issued.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-110, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-110, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-120 - Change of address

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A carrier must immediately report to the commission in writing
				any change in the address of its principal place of business.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-120, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-120, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-140 - Fees

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Fees for applications are as follows:
Type of Application
Fee
Change of name or business structure . . . . . . . .
							 . . . . $50
Permanent common carrier operating authority
Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $275
General commodities . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $275
Armored car service . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $275
Extension of common carrier permit authority
Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
General commodities . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
Armored car service . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
Reinstatement of authority (within 10 months of
							 cancellation)
Hazardous materials . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
General commodities . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
Armored car service . . . . . . . . . . . .
							 $100
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-140, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-140, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-150 - Periodic reports and regulatory fees

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(1) The commission may require, on an annual
			 basis, a special report from each common carrier that operated within the state
			 during the prior calendar year. The report must be filed on or before the first
			 day of May, to cover the operations of the prior calendar year. The report must
			 include a statement on oath showing the common carrier's gross operating
			 revenue from intrastate operations during the prior calendar year.
(2) Each common carrier must pay a regulatory
			 fee at the time it files a report. The regulatory fee is 0.0025 times the
			 stated gross operating revenue, unless that rate is reduced or waived by
			 commission order.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-150, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-150, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-160 - Contested fees

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(1) A person may
			 contest any fee imposed by these rules.
(a)
			 The person must first pay the fee.
(b) Within six months of the date the fee is
			 due, the payor may petition the commission for a refund of the fee
			 paid.
(c) The petition must be in
			 writing and must include:
(i) The name of the
			 payor/petitioner.
(ii) The date and
			 the amount paid.
(iii) A copy of
			 any receipt, if available.
(iv) The
			 nature of the fee paid.
(v) The
			 amount of the fee that is contested.
(vi) The statute under which the fee is
			 imposed, if known.
(vii) Any
			 reasons why the commission may not impose the fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-180 - Applications for intrastate authority

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No person may conduct operations as a common carrier in
				Washington intrastate commerce without having first obtained a permit from the
				commission to do so.
(1) Common
			 carriers must apply to the commission to acquire permanent common carrier
			 authority, to extend existing permanent common carrier authority, or to change
			 a carrier name or business structure. Common carriers must apply on forms
			 furnished by the commission and must include all the information, documents and
			 exhibits called for in the form or the form's instructions. The commission may
			 refuse to accept any application until all required information is
			 supplied.
(2) The commission will
			 not accept an application unless it is accompanied by the required fee as shown
			 in WAC 480-14-140.
(3) The commission's acceptance of an
			 application for filing does not indicate the commission's approval, nor is the
			 commission precluded from finding that the information presented in the
			 application is insufficient.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-180, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-180, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-190 - Common carrier permits

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(1) The
			 commission will issue a common carrier permit to any applicant that files an
			 application satisfying the requirements of WAC
			 480-14-180 and that files
			 insurance in accordance with the requirements of WAC
			 480-14-250.
(2) The commission may dismiss an incomplete
			 application. The applicant may request a review of dismissal through a brief
			 adjudicative proceeding, pursuant to WAC
			 480-07-610.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-190, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
				  Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-14-190, filed 11/24/03, effective
				  1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-190, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-200 - Armored car service

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Common carriers defined as providing "armored car service"
				under WAC
				480-14-040(8),
				when transporting cash or coin with a value exceeding one hundred thousand
				dollars, are subject to the following provisions:
(1) The vehicle must be accompanied by at
			 least two armed security guards qualified under chapter 18.170 RCW and chapter
			 308-18 WAC.
(2) When the vehicle is
			 located in an unsecured area, one guard must remain within the area.
(3) Those portions of the vehicle surrounding
			 the cargo and personnel must have a UL 752 Testing Certification to Level 1
			 Medium Powered Small Arms (MPSA); except that any vehicle owned by an armored
			 car service and operated as an armored car prior to December 23, 1995, is
			 exempt from this regulation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-200, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-200, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-210 - Change of carrier name and business structure

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(1) An application to change carrier name or
			 business structure is required when:
(a) The
			 carrier changes its registered name, with no change in ownership or business
			 structure.
(b) The carrier changes
			 its business structure:
(i) From an
			 individual to a corporation or limited liability corporation (LLC), when the
			 individual is the majority stockholder.
(ii) From an individual to a partnership,
			 when the individual is the majority partner.
(iii) From a corporation or LLC to a
			 proprietorship of the majority shareholder.
(iv) From a partnership to a proprietorship
			 of the majority partner.
(c) The carrier changes its name because of a
			 change in business structure from a partnership to a corporation or LLC when
			 the partners are the majority stockholders in the same proportionate
			 ownership.
(d) The carrier changes
			 its name resulting from a change in business structure from a corporation or
			 LLC to another corporation or LLC where both corporations are wholly owned by
			 the same stockholders in the same proportions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-220 - Application for reinstatement of a canceled permit

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(1) A common carrier may apply to reinstate a
			 canceled permit within ten months of the cancellation date provided the
			 carrier:
(a) Corrects the cause of
			 cancellation.
(b) Satisfies any
			 outstanding fees or filings.
(c)
			 Submits the appropriate application and fee as required in WAC
			 480-14-140.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-230 - Suspension and cancellation of a permit

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A common carrier may not operate any of its equipment while
				its permit is suspended or canceled.
(1)
Involuntary suspension.
(a) The commission may suspend or cancel a
			 carrier's permit if the carrier fails to maintain evidence that it has
			 insurance in effect for its operations as required by WAC
			 480-14-250.
(b) The commission will make a good faith
			 effort to notify a carrier that its evidence of insurance is likely to become
			 invalid. The commission may suspend or cancel any carrier who fails to maintain
			 evidence of current insurance as required by WAC
			 480-14-250, whether or not it is
			 able to provide advance notice.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-240 - Inactive status of permits during military service

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(1) When the holder of a common carrier
			 permit is called into or enters the military service of the United States and
			 must cease its common carrier operations, the carrier may apply to the
			 commission, at no charge, for inactive status. The written, informal
			 application must include:
(a) The applicant's
			 name and permit number.
(b) The
			 branch of military service the applicant is to enter.
(c) The date upon which the applicant
			 requests the inactive status to begin.
(d) A statement that the applicant will not
			 permit its equipment to be operated under inactive status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-290 - Interstate operations

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No person may perform interstate transportation service for
				compensation upon the public roads of this state without first having secured
				appropriate authority from the United States Department of Transportation
				(USDOT) or its successor agency.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-290, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-290, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-300 - Interstate carrier fees

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A carrier operating under interstate authority issued by the
				United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) or its successor agency must
				register with the commission and pay fees as required by the Uniform Carrier
				Registration (UCR) program or any successor program as required by the laws and
				rules of USDOT.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-300, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  34.05.350. 95-24-001 (Order R-435,
				  Docket No. TV-941290), § 480-14-300, filed 11/22/95, effective
				  12/23/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-14 - Motor carriers, excluding household goods carriers and common carrier brokers › Section 480-14-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all or
				portions of regulations and standards identified below. They are available for
				inspection at the commission library. The publication, effective dates,
				references within this chapter, and availability of the resource is within
				Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), including all appendices and
				amendments is published by the United States Government Printing Office.
(1) The commission adopts the version in
			 effect on December 31, 2022, for
			 49 C.F.R. Parts
			 171,
			 172 and
			 173.
(2) This publication is referenced in WAC
			 480-14-250 (Insurance
			 requirements).
(3) Copies of Title
			 49 C.F.R. are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore,
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/
, and
			 from various third-party vendors.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.353. 13-05-023 (Docket
				  A-121496, General Order R-569), § 480-14-999, filed 2/11/13, effective
				  3/14/13; 12-05-063 (Docket A-111722, General Order R-564), § 480-14-999,
				  filed 2/15/12, effective 3/17/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  81.04.160. 09-22-057 (Order R-555,
				  Docket TV-090400), § 480-14-999, filed 10/30/09, effective 11/30/09.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.353. 09-01-171 (Docket
				  A-081419, General Order R-554), § 480-14-999, filed 12/23/08, effective
				  1/23/09; 06-17-087 (Docket A-060475, General Order No. R-537), §
				  480-14-999, filed 8/14/06, effective 9/14/06; 05-21-022 (Docket No. A-050271,
				  General Order No. R-521), § 480-14-999, filed 10/10/05, effective
				  11/10/05; 04-01-152 (General Order No. R-511, Docket No. A-030852), §
				  480-14-999, filed 12/22/03, effective 1/22/04; 02-18-033 (Docket No. A-020379,
				  General Order No. R-501), § 480-14-999, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No.
				  A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-14-999, filed 9/28/01, effective
				  10/29/01.