§271-1 Declaration of policy. The legislature of this State recognizes and declares that the transportation of persons and of property, for commercial purposes, over the public highways of this State constitutes a business affected with the public interest. It is intended by this chapter to provide for fair and impartial regulation of such transportation in […]
§271-10 Reports and decisions of commission. (a) Whenever the public utilities commission inquires into the operations, operating rights, or rates, or directs inquiry and investigation into motor carrier activities regulated under this chapter, and holds public hearing thereon, it shall make a report in writing, on paper or electronically, in respect thereto, which shall state […]
§271-11 Copies of schedules, tariffs, contracts, etc., kept as public records; evidence. The copies of schedules and classifications and tariffs of rates, fares, and charges, and all contracts, agreements and arrangements between motor carriers filed with the public utilities commission as herein provided, and the statistics, tables, and figures contained in the annual or other […]
§271-12 Applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in section 271-16, no person shall engage in the business of a common carrier by motor vehicle on any public highway in this State, unless there is in force with respect to such carrier a certificate of […]
§271-13 Permits for contract carriers by motor vehicle. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in section 271-16, no person shall engage in the business of a contract carrier by motor vehicle over any public highway in this State unless there is in force, with respect to the carrier, a permit issued by […]
§271-14 No proprietary right in highway. No certificate or permit issued under this chapter confers any proprietary or property right in the use of the public highways. [L 1961, c 121, pt of §2; Supp, §106C-12; HRS §271-14]
§271-15 Dual operation. Unless, for good cause shown, the public utilities commission finds or has found that both a certificate and a permit may be so held consistently with the public interest and with the declaration of policy declared in this chapter: (1) No person, or any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control […]
§271-16 Temporary authority. To enable the provision of service for which there is an immediate and urgent need to a point or points or within a territory having no carrier service capable of meeting the need, the public utilities commission may, in its discretion and without hearings or other proceedings, grant temporary authority for service […]
§271-17 Security for protection of public. No certificate or permit shall be issued to a motor carrier or remain in force unless such carrier complies with such reasonable rules and regulations as the public utilities commission shall prescribe governing the filing and approval of surety bonds, policies of insurance, qualifications as a self-insurer, or other […]
§271-18 Transfer of certificates of public convenience and necessity, contract carrier permits, and carrier property. (a) For the purpose of the administration and application of subsections (a) and (b), the terms “carrier” includes any motor carrier subject to this chapter, or any carrier subject to the act of any other state or any act of […]
§271-19 Suspension, change, and revocation of certificates and permits. (a) Certificates and permits shall be effective from the date specified therein, and shall remain in effect until suspended or terminated as herein provided. Any certificate or permit, upon application of the holder thereof, in the discretion of the public utilities commission, may be amended or […]
§271-2 Administration; governing provisions of other acts. This chapter shall be administered by the public utilities commission of the State and the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 269, not inconsistent with this chapter, shall govern its administration; provided that sections 269-4, 269-9, 269-11, 269-16 to 269-28 and 269-30 shall not, in any respect, […]
§271-20 Rates, fares and charges of common carriers by motor vehicle. (a) It shall be the duty of every common carrier of passengers by motor carrier to provide safe and adequate service, equipment, and facilities for the transportation of passengers and to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges, and just […]
§271-21 Tariffs of common carriers by motor vehicle. (a) Every common carrier by motor vehicle shall file with the public utilities commission, and print, and keep open to public inspection, tariffs showing all the rates, fares, and charges for transportation, and all services in connection therewith, of passengers or property. The rates, fares, and charges […]
§271-22 Schedules of contract carriers by motor vehicle. (a) It shall be the duty of every contract carrier by motor vehicle to file and observe reasonable minimum rates and charges for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property in connection therewith, and to file and observe reasonable regulations […]
§271-23 Bills of lading, shipping documents. The public utilities commission may prescribe for motor carriers the form and content of all bills of lading, freight bills, receipts, or other shipping documents governing the movement of traffic by motor carriers regulated under this chapter, and may prescribe the length of time the same shall be preserved. […]
§271-24 Recovery of overcharges or undercharges. (a) All actions by common carriers by motor vehicle for the recovery of their charges, or any part thereof, shall be begun within three years from the time the cause of action accrues, and not after. (b) For recovery of overcharges, actions shall be begun within three years from […]
§271-25 Accounts, records, and reports. (a) The public utilities commission may require annual, periodical, or special reports from all motor carriers, prescribe the manner and form in which the reports shall be made, and require from the carriers specific and full, true, and correct answers to all questions upon which the commission may deem information […]
§271-26 Records to be maintained in State. Each motor carrier maintaining an office or place of business within this State shall keep therein all books, accounts, papers, and records required by the public utilities commission to be kept within this State. No books, accounts, papers, or records shall be at any time removed from the […]
§271-26.5 Change of address; responsibility; service of orders. A motor carrier shall have, maintain and operate from a definite place of business in the State and shall display therein the certificate or permit issued by the public utilities commission. The certificate or permit holder shall report any change of address or telephone number to the […]
