Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
1.
Beginning Operations Under a Certificate of PC&N.
a. Registration, Insurance, and Tariffs
Required. An Order of the commission, approving an application for a
Certificate of PC&N, or the issuance of a Certificate of PC&N does not
within itself authorize a carrier to begin operations. Operations are unlawful
until the carrier has complied with the law by:
1. Registering its motor vehicles with the
ORS;
2. Providing proof of
insurance, self-insurance as verified by the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
or a surety bond with the ORS in the required amounts covering its rolling
equipment for the protection of the public;
3. Filing tariffs and schedules of rates,
fares, and charges to be made for the transportation service authorized with
the commission and the ORS; and
4.
Undergoing the required inspection of vehicles and facilities. (Household Goods
and Hazardous Waste for Disposal.)
b. Must Begin Operations Within 90 Days.
Unless a motor carrier complies with the foregoing requirements and begins
operating as authorized within a period of ninety (90) days after the
commission's order approving the application becomes final, and unless the time
is extended in writing by the commission upon written request, the operating
rights therein granted will cease.
c. Upon issuance of a Certificate, the ORS
shall provide written notice to the commission stating that the carrier has
complied with all provisions of the commission's order.
2. Beginning Operations Under a Certificate
of FWA. An order of the commission approving an application for a Certificate
of FWA or the issuance of a Certificate of FWA does not within itself authorize
a carrier to begin operations. Operations are unlawful until the carrier has
complied with the law by:
a. Providing
evidence of an acceptable safety rating.
b. Providing proof of insurance or a surety
bond with the ORS in the required amounts covering its rolling equipment for
the protection of the public.
c.
Undergoing the required inspection of vehicles and facilities.
3. Beginning Operations under a
Charter Bus Certificate.
An order of the commission approving an application for a
Charter Bus Certificate or the issuance of a Charter Bus Certificate does not
within itself authorize a carrier to begin operations. Operations are unlawful
until the carrier has complied with the law by:
a. Providing evidence of an acceptable safety
rating.
b. Providing proof of
insurance or a surety bond with the ORS in the required amounts covering its
rolling equipment for the protection of the public.
4. Vehicle Appearance, Serviceability, and
Operation - No person shall operate a taxi cab or limousine unless such taxi
cab or limousine meets the following requirements and all owners shall maintain
a taxi cab or limousine in accordance with the following requirements:
a. All taxi cab and limousine windows must be
free of cracks and all in working order for the passenger to raise or lower as
they wish.
b. All taxi cab and
limousine drivers shall keep their vehicles free from disfiguring damage to the
interior of the vehicle, including significant rust, seat tears or holes and
falling or torn headliners.
c. All
taxi cab and limousine doors, lights, and safety equipment shall be maintained
in good operating condition. All seatbelts shall be visible and available for
use by passengers in both the front and rear seats for each and every
fare.
d. All taxi cabs and
limousines shall be equipped with doors which fasten in a manner so that they
may be readily opened from the inside by a passenger.
e. All taxi cab and limousine owners and
drivers shall keep the interior and exterior of his or her taxi cab or
limousine in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.
f. All taxi cab and limousine owners and
drivers shall ensure that all vehicle systems are in safe working order prior
to the commencement of work each day.
g. No taxi cab or limousine driver or owner
shall fasten or lock the doors of a taxi cab or limousine so that it is
impossible for a passenger to open them from the inside.
h. Each taxi cab or limousine owner or driver
shall search the interior of the taxi cab or limousine at least once each day
for articles left in the cab. The driver shall immediately take such property
to the principal office of the certificate holder for safekeeping and proper
disposition.
i. No taxi cab driver
shall operate a taxi cab for more than twelve hours in any twenty-four hour
period.
