§ 39-13-1. Definitions. (a) “Coordinated paratransit services” means paratransit services coordinated by the department of transportation, to be provided under a brokerage or other contractual model to provide, promote, and coordinate new or existing paratransit operations to enable all state, municipal, and private agencies access to appropriate paratransit services. (b) “Jitney” means and includes any […]
§ 39-13-10. Display of certificate. The owner or operator of every jitney shall display in a conspicuous place in the jitney the certificate issued pursuant to this chapter or a certified copy thereof. History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2221, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 254, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 125, § 6; G.L. 1956, […]
§ 39-13-11. Registration and licensing of vehicles and operators — CPR training requirement. (a) Upon the granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity as provided in this chapter, the division of motor vehicles shall have jurisdiction over the registration of any jitney and over the licensing of its operator and its lighting, safety, […]
§ 39-13-12. License plates. Every jitney shall carry markers to be furnished by the division of motor vehicles, which markers shall indicate that the vehicle is licensed for jitney service. History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2221, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 254, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 125, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. […]
§ 39-13-12.1. Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers. Every motor carrier engaged in transporting passengers over the highways of this state for compensation in interstate commerce, shall file an application with the administrator for a permit of registration. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Upon a showing by […]
§ 39-13-12.2. Registration and identification of vehicles. Every interstate motor carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers for compensation over the highways of this state, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall apply to the administrator for the issuance of a vehicle identification device for the registration and identification of vehicles. The application shall […]
§ 39-13-13. [Repealed.]
§ 39-13-14. Administrative powers. The division is authorized to make such rules and regulations, to hold such hearings, and to issue such certificates as the provisions of §§ 39-13-1 — 39-13-6 and §§ 39-13-10 — 39-13-16 may require. History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2221, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 254, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. […]
§ 39-13-15. Penalty for violations. Any person or the officers of any association or corporation, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation adopted or established by the division under the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned […]
§ 39-13-16. Severability. Each section of this chapter and every part of each section are hereby declared to be independent sections; and the holding of any section or sections, or part or parts thereof, to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause, shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part thereof. […]
§ 39-13-17. Exemptions. Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of public passenger transportation in the state of Rhode Island shall be and remain exempt from gasoline and diesel engine fuel taxes for such fuel as is consumed by its public passenger buses used exclusively in its public passenger transportation system, as distinguished […]
§ 39-13-2. Jitneys subject to regulation. Every person, association, or corporation owning or operating a jitney is hereby declared a common carrier and subject as such to the jurisdiction of the division of public utilities and carriers, and while so operating, to such reasonable rules and regulations as the division may prescribe with respect to […]
§ 39-13-2.1. Jitneys not subject to regulation. (a) Any person, association, or corporation operating a jitney, bus, or other motor vehicle as a transportation operator as defined in this chapter for the purpose of providing paratransit or coordinated paratransit services for the benefit of the citizenry of the state shall be exempted from regulation under […]
§ 39-13-3. Certificate requirement for jitney operation. No person, association, or corporation shall operate a jitney until the owner thereof shall have obtained a certificate from the division specifying the route over which the jitney may operate; the number of passengers it may carry at any one time; the service to be furnished; and that […]
§ 39-13-4. Application for certificate — Fee — Domicile of applicant. A certificate shall be issued only after written application for a certificate, accompanied by a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), has been made by the owner of the jitney; provided, however, that this fee shall not apply to any city or […]
§ 39-13-5. Hearing on application for certificate. Upon receipt of an application, the division shall fix a time and place of a hearing thereon and shall give notice of the pendency of the application and of the time and place of the hearing thereon to the applicant, to the mayor of each city and the […]
§ 39-13-6. Jitney operation by railroad or street railway company. (a) Any street railway company incorporated under the laws of this state and operating a street railway within this state or any railroad company incorporated under the laws of this state and operating a railroad in this state may acquire, own, and operate jitneys, subject […]
§ 39-13-7, 39-13-8. [Repealed.]
§ 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility. The owner of every jitney shall, before operating or continuing to operate a jitney on the public highways of this state, furnish to the division of public utilities and carriers a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business in this state, showing that the […]
