- (A) An applicant applying for a certificate or applying to amend a certificate to operate as a motor vehicle common carrier must submit a written application to the commission on a form provided by the commission. The commission must post information regarding an application to apply for a certificate or amend a certificate for fifteen days immediately following receipt of the application. Any person who may be affected by the issuance or amendment of the requested certificate or amendment may file a written objection with the commission within fourteen days after the commission posts the notice regarding the application.
(B)
- (1) If no objection to an application is filed pursuant to subsection (A), the commission may meet to determine if the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform the proposed service, upon a showing based upon criteria established by the commission. If the commission issues a directive approving the application, the Office of Regulatory Staff may then issue the certificate. The directive of the commission shall serve as the commission's order thirty days after issuance.
- (2) If an objection is filed with the commission, the commission must hold a hearing to determine if the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform the proposed service. The commission must publish a notice of hearing for an application for a certificate on the commission's website for not less than thirty days before the date of the hearing.
- (C) If an application is denied, another application may not be made until at least six months have elapsed since the date of the denial.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1411; 1952 Code Section 58-1411; 1942 Code Section 8509; 1932 Code Section 8509; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1933 (38) 429; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006; 2022 Act No. 214 (S.1045), Section 6, eff May 23, 2022.
Editor's Note
2022 Act No. 214, Section 25, provides as follows:
"SECTION 25. The Public Service Commission must make information readily available so that the general public can easily access information regarding the requirements in Articles 3 and 9 in Chapter 23, Title 58. This includes, but is not limited to, the commission posting on its website information regarding the following: list of certified companies, maximum rates, insurance, and complaint resolution."
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 214, Section 6, rewrote the section.