69-12-328. Certificate for charter service. (1) The commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity that authorizes a motor carrier to provide charter service if the motor carrier provides written documentation or business records to the commission that demonstrate that during the 1-year period prior to January 1, 2011, the motor carrier:
     (a) provided charter service;
     (b) transported passengers with a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers; and
     (c) obtained a USDOT number from the U.S. department of transportation as provided in 49 CFR 390.19.
     (2) The written documentation or business records must be submitted to the commission within 6 months following April 18, 2011.
     (3) The commission shall issue all certificates of public convenience and necessity under subsection (1) by July 1, 2012.
     (4) After July 1, 2012, a motor carrier subject to regulation by the commission may not transport passengers in charter service without a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 218, L. 2011.