West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-22 - Implementation Of The Single State Registration System For Interstate Motor Carriers Operating In WV › Section 150-22-7 - Registration Receipts

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
7.1.
				Receipt procedures.
Procedures for issuing and maintaining registration receipts
				  shall be as follows:
7.1.1. The
				Commission shall collect the fee (not to exceed $10.00 per motor vehicle) that
				each participating State collected or charged per motor vehicle as of November
				15, 1991. These fees shall be for filing and maintaining proof of insurance. No
				other fee shall be collected or assessed either directly or indirectly. If a
				participating state charged more than $10.00 as of that date, the Commis-sion
				will charge the motor carrier $10.00 for that state of travel.
7.1.2. The applicant shall use the prescribed
				form attached to these procedures to indicate the amount of fees due for each
				vehicle and each state of travel.
7.1.3. The form and content of the
				registration receipt shall be as specified herein. This form may include only
				those items that identify the carrier and the states of travel for which fees
				have been paid as specified in these procedures. No registra-tion state may add
				any additional items to this form except to add the registration state name and
				address that issued the receipt. This printed form shall be as uniform as
				possible to eliminate enforcement problems.
7.1.4. No earlier than the first day of
				August and through the thirtieth day of November of each year, the registrant
				shall file an application for registration, pay fees and request the
				registration receipt for the next registration period from the Commission. The
				registration receipt shall not be valid until January 1 of the following year
				as indicated on the face of the receipt and when carried in the registrant's
				motor vehicle. Payment of fees must be made with guaranteed funds, e.g.,
				certified check, cashier's check, or money order.
7.1.5. When an applicant files a proper
				application with the Commission on or before the 30th of November for the next
				annual registration period, the Commission shall issue a registration receipt
				within thirty (30) days. Any registration that contains any misrepresentation,
				misstatement, or omission of required information shall be deemed to be
				incomplete until all items have been clarified and/or corrected in accordance
				with these procedures. The Commission is not obligated to process an incomplete
				application within any time frame.
7.1.6. The Commission shall issue an original
				registration receipt to the registrant upon receipt of a properly completed
				registra-tion application and payment of fees. This original receipt must be
				retained by the motor carrier at its principal place of business for a period
				of three years. The motor carrier shall make the necessary copies for the
				number of vehicles for which fees have been paid.
7.1.7. If an error is made by the motor
				carrier in completing the order form and the amount of the check does not agree
				with the calculated fee amount, the Commission will handle the improper check
				amount dependent upon the Commission's accounting procedures.
7.1.8. The registration receipt shall not be
				altered by the motor carrier in any way. Reduction of the size of the receipt
				after the receipt has been issued by the registration state will be considered
				alteration. Altering of the receipt shall subject the motor carrier's
				registration to revocation as indicated in section 9.00 et seq. Any enforcement
				officer is authorized to confiscate the altered copy on sight. The confiscated
				receipt will then be returned to the Commission after any court action is
				completed by the state in which it was confiscated.
7.1.9. The registration receipt shall qualify
				the registrant to operate under its ICC certificate or permit in all
				jurisdictions indicated on the registration receipt without any further
				registra-tion requirements or identification requirements in any state other
				than the registration state.
7.1.10. The motor carrier shall submit the
				appropriate amount of fees for each motor vehicle based on the number of motor
				vehicles by states of travel. Motor vehicles shall be authorized to travel only
				in those participating states in which the motor carrier has paid the
				appropriate fees.
7.1.11. Upon
				receipt of a renewal registration application, the Commission shall verify that
				valid proof of insurance is on file and that the appropriate fees have been
				paid before the registration receipt is issued.
7.1.12. A registrant in good standing (good
				standing means that active proper insurance, designation of agent for service
				of process, and copies of ICC authority are on file with the Commis-sion and
				the motor carrier has not changed its name and/or address) may add equipment
				and/or states of travel by payment of fees and the filing of a supplemental
				application form (RS-2) to the Commission.
When a supplemental registration form is received for
				  additional states of travel or for equipment added, a supplemental registration
				  receipt will be issued showing only those additional states or equipment as
				  requested. Copies of all supplemental registra-tion receipts must be carried in
				  the cab of the motor vehicle with any other copies as needed.
7.1.13. A fully acceptable supplemental
				registration application shall be processed and the registration receipt issued
				by the 30th day following the date of filing the application.
7.1.14. A motor carrier may transfer its
				registration receipts or copies of the receipt from vehicles taken out-of-
				service to their replacement vehicles. The motor carrier may not operate more
				motor vehicles in a participating state than the number with respect to which
				fees have been paid.
7.1.15. A
				motor carrier conducting a driveaway operation will be required to carry a copy
				of the registration receipt in the cab of vehicle in the same manner and
				meeting all requirements within these procedures as other ICC regulated motor
				carriers. The registration receipt may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle
				in the same manner as the transfer of the registration receipt for a vehicle
				placed out-of-service as indicated in item (14) above.
7.1.16. The Commission shall not replace lost
				or stolen receipts except when the carrier fails to receive the registration
				receipt(s) mailed by the Commission for delivery of those receipts. An
				application for replacement without charge must be accompanied by an affidavit
				detailing the facts supporting it. Within ten (10) days following the receipt
				of such an application, the Commission must issue replacements.
7.1.17. If a motor carrier needs to add
				states of travel to its operating fleet in one or more of the participating
				states, the motor carrier may request transmission of a copy of a registration
				receipt before the receipt is mailed to the registrant. Upon payment of the
				appropriate fees, a copy of the receipt shall be sent via facsimile. The
				Commission shall mail the original receipt to the motor carrier.
7.1.18. All registration receipts shall
				expire on the 31st day of December of the registration year for which they were
				issued.
7.1.19. The driver of a
				motor vehicle must present a copy of a receipt for inspection by any authorized
				government personnel on demand.
7.1.20. The Commission shall not require
				decals, stamps, cab cards, or any other means of registering or identifying
				specific vehicles operated by a motor carrier under this program. However,
				nothing in this program will preclude the state from requiring indicia for
				other authority required to be registered in the state.