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RS 45:169.1 Motor Carrier Regulation Fund. A.1) All funds recovered by the transportation division of the Public Service Commission, by the collection of interstate and intrastate application, registration, and permit fees, and fines collected from penalties, shall be placed into the state treasury and shall be credi…

RS 45:169 Fees; disposition; refunds; credits; prescription. A. Every motor carrier as defined in R.S. 45:162(10) regularly operating, or which shall regularly operate in the state, is hereby required to pay to the Louisiana Public Service Commission a special fee of ten dollars for each motor vehicle or combi…

RS 45:168 Consideration to shipper prohibited; rebates; deviation from rate prescribed by commission; penaltiesA. No motor carrier, owner of a certificate or permit, his agent or employee, directly or indirectly, shall offer, permit, or give to any person, directly or indirectly, any commission or other consid…

RS 45:167 Name and address of operator and certificate or permit number to be displayed. There shall be displayed upon every vehicle operated under the authority of R.S. 45:161 through 45:172 the name and address of the operator and his certificate or permit number in such a manner as to be plainly…

RS 45:166 Amendment, suspension, revocation or transfer of certificate or permit. A. Any certificate or permit may, in the discretion of the commission, be amended, suspended or revoked in whole or in part after notice and hearing for failure to comply with any provision of R.S. 45:161 through 45:172, or w…

RS 45:165 Holding of both certificate and permit prohibited. No person shall at the same time hold, or operate under, both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit.

RS 45:164 Common carrier’s certificate; contract carrier’s permit. A. Except as provided by Subsection C of this Section, no motor carrier shall operate as a common carrier without first having obtained from the commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which shall be issued only after a written…

RS 45:163.1 Registration and supervision of interstate carriers. A. 1) a) For the purposes of this Section, motor carriers shall include: common carriers, contract carriers, and private carriers. b) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, before any motor carrier engaged in interstate commerce shall operate, it sh…

RS 45:163 Powers of commission; rates; insurance policies or bonds. A. The commission has the power and authority necessary to supervise, govern, regulate, and control motor carriers, other than a contract carrier by bus, which transport household goods, passengers, or waste and to fix reasonable and just rates, fare…

RS 45:162 Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section except where a different meaning is expressly stated or clearly indicated by the context.1) “Car pool” means a mode of transportation provided in any motor vehicle…