Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 155.00 - Operation Of Motor Vehicles For The Carriage Of Passengers For Hire Under A Certificate Of Public Convenience And Necessity, Charter License, Special Service Or School Service Permit
Section 155.01 - Definitions

The terms as used in 220 CMR 155.00 shall have the following meanings, unless another meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context:

Bus or Motor Bus shall mean any motor vehicle operated upon a public way in any city or town for the carriage of passengers for hire, in such a manner as to afford a means of transportation, similar to that afforded by a railway company, by indiscriminately receiving and discharging passengers along the route on which the vehicle is operated or-may be running, or for transporting passengers for hire as a business between fixed and regular termini, or for transporting passengers for hire under a charter license, special service or school service permit issued by the Department.

Bus Line shall mean any route, or system of routes over which a motorbus or motor buses are regularly operated and which are under the ownership or control of an individual, company or corporation which is licensed to operate over the same.

Certificate of Registration shall mean the certificate issued by the Registrar, registering the motor vehicle.

Commercial Driver's License (CDL) shall mean a license issued by a State in accordance with the standards contained in 49 CFR Part 383, to an individual which authorizes the individual to operate a class of a commercial motor vehicle.

Commercial Passenger Motor Vehicle shall mean any self-propelled vehicle used on public ways for the carriage of passengers for hire.

Department shall mean the Department of Public Utilities.

Driver shall mean the person who acts as the driver of a motor bus under a certificate issued by the Department.

Driver's Certificate shall mean the certificate issued by the Department to drive motor buses.

Motor Bus Permit shall mean the permit issued by the Department to operate a motor bus.

Operator's License shall mean the license issued by the Registrar to operate motor vehicles.

Owner shall mean the individual, partnership, company or corporation which is authorized to operate under authority of the Department.

Out-of-service Criteria shall mean the most current "Out of Service Criteria" as prescribed in the North American Uniform Out-of-service Criteria published by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).

Registrar shall mean the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the Commonwealth.