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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers » Chapter 7 - Motor Carriers » Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Permits; Interstate Permits

§ 77-7-41. Certificates of public convenience and necessity required

No common carrier by motor vehicle not exempted in this chapter shall engage in intrastate operation on any highway within the state unless there is in force with respect to such carrier, a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission authorizing such operation. Any certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by […]

§ 77-7-43. Application for certificate

Applications for a certificate shall be made in writing, shall be verified under oath, shall be in the form and shall contain the information as the commission may require.

§ 77-7-45. Hearing on application for certificate; disposition

Upon the filing of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity the commission shall notify the applicant and other parties known to have a substantial interest in the application of the time and place for a public hearing, not less than twenty (20) days prior thereto, and shall hear and determine the […]

§ 77-7-47. Temporary certificates

If the commission should decide that an emergency exists at any time, said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a temporary certificate of convenience and necessity or temporary contract carrier permit to fit applicants, and the State Tax Commission is hereby authorized to collect inspection fees and issue temporary identification credentials to any […]

§ 77-7-49. Permits required

No contract carrier by motor vehicle, not exempted in this chapter, shall engage in intrastate operation on any highway within the state unless there is in force with respect to such carrier a permit issued by the commission, authorizing such operation. All permits issued under this chapter shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.

§ 77-7-51. Application for permit; disposition

Applications for permits shall be made to the commission in writing, shall be verified under oath, shall be in the form and contain the information as the commission may by regulation require. A permit shall be issued to any qualified applicant therefor authorizing in whole or in part, the operations covered by the application, if […]

§ 77-7-55. Fees for certificates and permits

Upon the filing of an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity, the applicant shall deposit with the commission as a fee, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and for the transfer, sale, assignment or lease of such certificate, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and for the issuance of a duplicate certificate, the […]

§ 77-7-59. Amendment, suspension and revocation of certificates and permits

Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified therein, and shall remain in effect until terminated as herein provided. Any such certificate or permit may, upon application of the holder thereof, in the discretion of the commission, be amended or revoked, in whole or in part. Any such certificate or permit may, upon […]

§ 77-7-61. Sale or transfer of certificates and permits

It shall be lawful, under the conditions specified below, for motor carriers to sell, assign, lease or transfer certificates or permits issued to them under the provisions of this chapter. Whenever a purchase, lease, assignment or transfer is proposed under this section, the carrier or carriers or the person seeking authority therefor shall present an […]