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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XXXIV - Public Utilities » Title 376 - Motor Carriers of Passengers

Section 376:1 – Declaration of Policy.

    376:1 Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to provide for proper regulation of the transportation of passengers by motor vehicle upon the highways of this state, subject to the provisions of this chapter so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of such […]

Section 376:10 – Amendment, Suspension and Revocation of Certificates and Permits.

    376:10 Amendment, Suspension and Revocation of Certificates and Permits. – I. Certificates and permits issued by the department under RSA 376 become effective on the date specified in the certificate or permit. II. Certificates and permits remain in effect until suspended or revoked by the department. III. Conditions for amendment, suspension or revocation of […]

Section 376:11 – Discontinuance of Operations.

    376:11 Discontinuance of Operations. – Except as provided in RSA 376:10, the holder of a certificate authorizing regular route operations shall not discontinue operations carried on thereunder without the consent of the department. Source. 1941, 224:11. RL 304:11. RSA 376:11. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).

Section 376:12 – Transfer of Certificates and Permits.

    376:12 Transfer of Certificates and Permits. – No certificate or permit, nor any rights thereunder, shall be transferred without the approval of the department. Source. 1941, 224:12. RL 304:12. RSA 376:12. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(7).

Section 376:13 – Security for the Protection of Passengers.

    376:13 Security for the Protection of Passengers. – No certificate or permit issued to a motor carrier under the provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect unless such carrier shall file with the department, and keep in force, a certificate of insurance, an insurance policy or indemnity bond in such form and in […]

Section 376:14 – Rates, Fares and Charges.

    376:14 Rates, Fares and Charges. – I. Every common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall print schedules of rates, fares and charges of the carrier for the transportation of passengers and baggage or for any other service and file these schedules with the department. Such schedules shall be open to public inspection. II. […]

Section 376:15 – Discrimination Prohibited.

    376:15 Discrimination Prohibited. – It shall be unlawful for any common carrier by motor vehicle engaged in transportation between points in this state to make, give, or cause any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect whatsoever, or to subject any particular person or locality to […]

Section 376:16 – Complaints; Hearings.

    376:16 Complaints; Hearings. – I. The department may investigate, upon complaint or on its own initiative, or hold a hearing, after notice, to determine the appropriateness for any common carrier or carrier by motor vehicle transporting persons between points in this state of: (a) Any filed or proposed rate, fare or charge; or (b) […]

Section 376:17 – Adherence to Tariffs.

    376:17 Adherence to Tariffs. – No common carrier by motor vehicle shall charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or lesser or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith between the points enumerated in such tariff than the rates, fares, and charges specified in the tariffs in effect […]

Section 376:18 – Schedules of Minimum Charges; Contracts.

    376:18 Schedules of Minimum Charges; Contracts. – I. Every contract carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall: (a) Print schedules of minimum charges and, if required by the department, copies of contracts of the carrier for the transportation of passengers between points in this state; (b) File contracts, if required, with the department; (c) […]

Section 376:19 – Hearings; Orders.

    376:19 Hearings; Orders. – If the department, after a hearing upon complaint or on its own initiative, determines that a charge by any contract carrier by motor vehicle or any carrier regulation or practice affecting a charge contravenes the policy in RSA 376:1 or gives an unreasonable advantage to any carrier in competition with […]

Section 376:2 – Definition of Terms.

    376:2 Definition of Terms. – The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: I. The term "department" means the department of safety. II. The term "person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, railroad corporation, including any […]

Section 376:20 – Accounts, Records and Reports.

    376:20 Accounts, Records and Reports. – I. The department may require: (a) Annual reports from all carriers by motor vehicle. The department may require that the reports be made under oath; (b) Specific answers to any questions deemed necessary by the department; and (c) Copies of any agreements between a carrier by motor vehicle […]

Section 376:21 – General Duties and Powers of the Commissioner; Rulemaking.

    376:21 General Duties and Powers of the Commissioner; Rulemaking. – I. The commissioner shall regulate common and contract carriers by motor vehicle. II. The commissioner shall administer and enforce RSA 376 and shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of RSA 376. III. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to […]

Section 376:22 – Investigations and Orders.

    376:22 Investigations and Orders. – Upon complaint in writing by any person, organization, or body politic, or upon its own initiative, the department may investigate whether any motor carrier has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, or with any requirement established pursuant thereto. If the department, after notice and hearing, finds […]

Section 376:23 – Examination of Vehicles; Inspectors; Penalty.

    376:23 Examination of Vehicles; Inspectors; Penalty. – I. Any person who operates a motor vehicle for a motor carrier shall, when requested, stop his motor vehicle and permit any authorized inspector of the department to examine the vehicle. The inspector may examine the vehicle as necessary to determine its compliance with the provisions of […]

Section 376:24 – Vehicles to be Registered.

    376:24 Vehicles to be Registered. – Each motor carrier holding a certificate or a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall annually apply to the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, on blanks to be furnished by it, for the registration of each vehicle, operated under the provisions of such certificate or […]

Section 376:25 – Fees.

    376:25 Fees. – There shall be paid to the division of motor vehicles, the following fees: I. [Repealed.] II. For each application for common or contract carriers of passengers for which a certificate or permit is issued pursuant to RSA 376:5 or 8, $50; III. For the annual registration of each vehicle used in […]

Section 376:26 – Temporary Certificates and Permits.

    376:26 Temporary Certificates and Permits. – I. When there is an immediate and urgent need for service in an area and no carrier service is able to meet the need, the department may, without hearing, grant temporary authority for the needed service to a common carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle. II. Temporary […]

Section 376:27 – Penalty.

    376:27 Penalty. – I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter, or any term or condition of any certificate, permit or license shall: (a) For a first offense, be guilty of a violation and shall be […]