West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 150 - Public Service Commission
Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Series 150-22 - Implementation Of The Single State Registration System For Interstate Motor Carriers Operating In WV
Section 150-22-7 - Registration Receipts

7.1.1. The Commission shall collect the fee (not to exceed $10.00 per motor vehicle) that each participating State collected or charged per motor vehicle as of November 15, 1991. These fees shall be for filing and maintaining proof of insurance. No other fee shall be collected or assessed either directly or indirectly. If a participating state charged more than $10.00 as of that date, the Commis-sion will charge the motor carrier $10.00 for that state of travel.

7.1.2. The applicant shall use the prescribed form attached to these procedures to indicate the amount of fees due for each vehicle and each state of travel.

7.1.3. The form and content of the registration receipt shall be as specified herein. This form may include only those items that identify the carrier and the states of travel for which fees have been paid as specified in these procedures. No registra-tion state may add any additional items to this form except to add the registration state name and address that issued the receipt. This printed form shall be as uniform as possible to eliminate enforcement problems.

7.1.4. No earlier than the first day of August and through the thirtieth day of November of each year, the registrant shall file an application for registration, pay fees and request the registration receipt for the next registration period from the Commission. The registration receipt shall not be valid until January 1 of the following year as indicated on the face of the receipt and when carried in the registrant's motor vehicle. Payment of fees must be made with guaranteed funds, e.g., certified check, cashier's check, or money order.

7.1.5. When an applicant files a proper application with the Commission on or before the 30th of November for the next annual registration period, the Commission shall issue a registration receipt within thirty (30) days. Any registration that contains any misrepresentation, misstatement, or omission of required information shall be deemed to be incomplete until all items have been clarified and/or corrected in accordance with these procedures. The Commission is not obligated to process an incomplete application within any time frame.

7.1.6. The Commission shall issue an original registration receipt to the registrant upon receipt of a properly completed registra-tion application and payment of fees. This original receipt must be retained by the motor carrier at its principal place of business for a period of three years. The motor carrier shall make the necessary copies for the number of vehicles for which fees have been paid.

7.1.7. If an error is made by the motor carrier in completing the order form and the amount of the check does not agree with the calculated fee amount, the Commission will handle the improper check amount dependent upon the Commission's accounting procedures.

7.1.8. The registration receipt shall not be altered by the motor carrier in any way. Reduction of the size of the receipt after the receipt has been issued by the registration state will be considered alteration. Altering of the receipt shall subject the motor carrier's registration to revocation as indicated in section 9.00 et seq. Any enforcement officer is authorized to confiscate the altered copy on sight. The confiscated receipt will then be returned to the Commission after any court action is completed by the state in which it was confiscated.

7.1.9. The registration receipt shall qualify the registrant to operate under its ICC certificate or permit in all jurisdictions indicated on the registration receipt without any further registra-tion requirements or identification requirements in any state other than the registration state.

7.1.10. The motor carrier shall submit the appropriate amount of fees for each motor vehicle based on the number of motor vehicles by states of travel. Motor vehicles shall be authorized to travel only in those participating states in which the motor carrier has paid the appropriate fees.

7.1.11. Upon receipt of a renewal registration application, the Commission shall verify that valid proof of insurance is on file and that the appropriate fees have been paid before the registration receipt is issued.

7.1.12. A registrant in good standing (good standing means that active proper insurance, designation of agent for service of process, and copies of ICC authority are on file with the Commis-sion and the motor carrier has not changed its name and/or address) may add equipment and/or states of travel by payment of fees and the filing of a supplemental application form (RS-2) to the Commission.

When a supplemental registration form is received for additional states of travel or for equipment added, a supplemental registration receipt will be issued showing only those additional states or equipment as requested. Copies of all supplemental registra-tion receipts must be carried in the cab of the motor vehicle with any other copies as needed.

7.1.13. A fully acceptable supplemental registration application shall be processed and the registration receipt issued by the 30th day following the date of filing the application.

7.1.14. A motor carrier may transfer its registration receipts or copies of the receipt from vehicles taken out-of- service to their replacement vehicles. The motor carrier may not operate more motor vehicles in a participating state than the number with respect to which fees have been paid.

7.1.15. A motor carrier conducting a driveaway operation will be required to carry a copy of the registration receipt in the cab of vehicle in the same manner and meeting all requirements within these procedures as other ICC regulated motor carriers. The registration receipt may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle in the same manner as the transfer of the registration receipt for a vehicle placed out-of-service as indicated in item (14) above.

7.1.16. The Commission shall not replace lost or stolen receipts except when the carrier fails to receive the registration receipt(s) mailed by the Commission for delivery of those receipts. An application for replacement without charge must be accompanied by an affidavit detailing the facts supporting it. Within ten (10) days following the receipt of such an application, the Commission must issue replacements.

7.1.17. If a motor carrier needs to add states of travel to its operating fleet in one or more of the participating states, the motor carrier may request transmission of a copy of a registration receipt before the receipt is mailed to the registrant. Upon payment of the appropriate fees, a copy of the receipt shall be sent via facsimile. The Commission shall mail the original receipt to the motor carrier.

7.1.18. All registration receipts shall expire on the 31st day of December of the registration year for which they were issued.

7.1.19. The driver of a motor vehicle must present a copy of a receipt for inspection by any authorized government personnel on demand.

7.1.20. The Commission shall not require decals, stamps, cab cards, or any other means of registering or identifying specific vehicles operated by a motor carrier under this program. However, nothing in this program will preclude the state from requiring indicia for other authority required to be registered in the state.