Opinion ID: 1258425
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Heading: Certificate Requirements

Text: Except as provided in NMSA 1978, Section 65-2-84 (Repl.Pamp. 1981), the Commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the applicant to provide transportation as a common carrier under the Motor Carrier Act if it finds: (1) that the person is fit, willing and able to provide the transportation to be authorized by the certificate and to comply with the Motor Carrier Act and regulations of the commission; and (2) on the basis of evidence presented by persons supporting the issuance of the certificate, that the service proposed will serve a useful public purpose, responsive to a public demand or need. NMSA 1978, § 65-2-84(D) (Repl.Pamp. 1981). See also Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. New Mexico State Corp. Comm'n, 101 N.M. 470, 473, 684 P.2d 1135, 1138 (1984). Notwithstanding an applicant's prima facie showing pursuant to Section 65-2-84(D), the Commission must deny an application if it finds, based on intervenor and protestant evidence, that a grant would be inconsistent with public convenience and necessity. Id. at 473-74, 684 P.2d at 1138-39; see also §§ 65-2-84(E), (F).