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...on of motor vehicles for contractors on public road work. "For-hire motor carrier" includes the carrier's agents, officers, and representatives, as well as employees responsible for hiring, supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching drivers and employees concerned with the installation, inspection, and maintenance of motor-vehicle equipment and accessories. Divisions (B)(1) to (9) of this section shall not be...

...dance with rules adopted under section 4921.05 of the Revised Code, a complete and accurate application that shall include a certification that (a) the person understands and is in compliance with the applicable service, operation, and safety laws of this state and (b) the person meets the requirements of section 4921.09 of the Revised Code; (2) Agrees to maintain accurate and current business and insurance i...

...onvenience and necessity under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include a requirement that applications be made in writing on the blanks furnished by the commission and contain any information and certifications deemed necessary by the commission to carry out this chapter.

...ence and necessity issued under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code may be suspended. At a minimum, the rules shall require suspension of a certificate if the for-hire motor carrier does any of the following: (1) Fails to file a complete and accurate application for the certificate under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Fails to maintain accurate and current business and insurance information with the...

...ire motor carrier pursuant to sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code until it has filed with the commission a freight cargo insurance certificate, policy, or bond that the commission has determined to be adequate to protect the interests of the shipping public. (C) The Commission shall adopt rules to achieve the purposes of this section that are not incompatible with the requirements of the United Sta...

...carrier registration plan, codified as 49 U.S.C. 14504a, and the rules, procedures, and fee schedules adopted thereunder, in accordance with division (G) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code.

... which taxes may be paid under section 4921.19 of the Revised Code. (B) The rules may address any other information that the commission determines is necessary to carry out this section. (C) A for-hire motor carrier shall not be issued any tax receipt under division (C) of section 4921.19 of the Revised Code until all of the following have been satisfied: (1) A complete and accurate annual update form has been...

...convenience and necessity under section 4921.03 of the Revised Code, pay to the public utilities commission, for and on behalf of the treasurer of state, the following taxes: (1) For each motor vehicle used for transporting persons, thirty dollars; (2) For each commercial tractor, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, used for transporting property, thirty dollars; (3) For each other motor vehicle tra...

...carrier registration plan under section 4921.11 of the Revised Code, that exceed the federal certification of revenue for each year of the plan; (2) The forfeitures collected by the commission under section 4923.99 of the Revised Code for violations of rules adopted under division (A)(2) of section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the public utilities transportation ...

... towing of motor vehicles under section 4513.60, 4513.601, or 4513.61 of the Revised Code that a county or township may adopt pursuant to a resolution; (2) Establish safety standards for the type of equipment necessary to safely remove and tow vehicles based on the type of vehicle being removed or towed; (3) Establish standards for the removal of a vehicle from a private tow-away zone by a for-hire motor carrier en...

...3.34 of the Revised Code; (B) Is not a public utility as defined in section 4911.01 of the Revised Code.

...he effective date of this section, the public utilities commission, in accordance with sections 4921.30 to 4921.38 of the Revised Code, shall establish by order a certification system for for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce. (B) Beginning on the effective date of the order of the commission as initially issued under division (A) of this section, no ...

...he Revised Code. (2) The applicant's unemployment compensation coverage is current pursuant to Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code. (3) The applicant's financial responsibility is in accordance with rules adopted by the commission under section 4921.09 of the Revised Code. (B) The commission shall not approve any application that does not contain the proper certifications required by this section. The commissio...

...e its current certificate available for public inspection during normal business hours; (B) Present each of its customers with information, written in plain and clear language and pursuant to a form prescribed by the public utilities commission, outlining a consumer's rights; (C) Include its certificate number on all advertising, written estimates, and contracts, pursuant to rules adopted by the commission.

...30 to 4921.36 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding any of the following: (A) Providing for binding estimates by for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce; (B) Providing for guaranteed-not-to-exceed estimates by those carriers; (C) Requiring those carriers to include their certificate number in all advertising, wr...

...s" have the same meanings as in section 4921.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "For-hire motor carrier" means a person engaged in the business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for compensation, except when engaged in any of the following in intrastate commerce: (1) The transportation of persons in taxicabs in the usual taxicab service; (2) The transportation of pupils in school busses operating to...

...on of motor vehicles for contractors on public road work. (B) The public utilities commission may grant a motor carrier operating in intrastate commerce a temporary exemption from some or all of the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it, when either of the following applies: (1) The governor of this state has declared an emergency. (2) The chairperson of the commission or the chairperson's desi...

..., as those terms are defined in section 4923.041 of the Revised Code. (B) The rules adopted under division (A) of this section shall not be incompatible with the requirements of the United States department of transportation. (C) To achieve the purposes of this chapter and to assist the commission in the performance of any of its powers or duties, the commission, either through the public utilities commissioners or...

...modal transportation of containers over public highways in interstate commerce, including trailers and chassis. (B) As used in this section: "Intermodal equipment interchange agreement" means the uniform intermodal interchange and facilities access agreement or any other written document executed by an intermodal equipment provider or its agent and a motor carrier or its agent, the primary purpose of which is to es...

...subject to rules adopted under section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. (B) In order to assist the commission in performing its duties under this section, authorized employees of the state highway patrol of the department of public safety may conduct inspections of motor vehicles and drivers. (C) Inspectors and employees authorized to conduct inspections under divisions (A) and (B) of this section may, under the...

...(A) The public utilities commission may, through the commission's inspectors or other authorized employees, enter in or upon the premises and motor vehicles of any motor carrier, or any person engaging in the transportation of hazardous material or hazardous waste, to examine any records, documents, or property for the purpose of assessing the safety, performance, and management controls associated with the car...

...rier safety fund created under section 4921.21 of the Revised Code.

...The public utilities commission may adopt rules applicable to the highway routing of hazardous materials into, through, or within this state. Rules adopted under this section shall not be incompatible with requirements of the United States department of transportation.

... forfeitures for violations of Chapters 4921. and 4923. of the Revised Code are subject to and governed by section 4923.99 of the Revised Code. In all other respects in which the commission has power and authority under Chapters 4921. and 4923. of the Revised Code, applications and complaints may be made and filed with the commission, processes may be issued, hearings may be held, opinions, orders, and decision...

...ars for each day of each violation. The public utilities commission, after providing reasonable notice and the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the procedural rules adopted under section 4901.13 of the Revised Code, shall assess, by order, a forfeiture upon a person whom the commission determines, by a preponderance of the evidence, committed the violation. In determining the amount of the forfeiture for ...