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SF 1207 Senate Long Description

Relating to motor carriers

ARTICLE 1 - HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVERS

Defining household goods mover; providing for registration of household goods movers by the commissioner of transportation (DOT); requiring a registrant to file a complete and accurate registration statement, vehicle and insurance statement and background check, specifying signature requirements, imposing a fee; requiring the commissioner to issue a certificate of registration, providing for duration suspension and cancellation, specifying obligation to keep information current; requiring audit and inspection for household goods movers and motor carriers of passengers; specifying consumer protection provisions; providing for expiration and conversion of household goods movers permits to registration

ARTICLE 2 - REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PERMITS AND CONFORMING CHANGES

Removing obsolete and correcting statutory provisions relating to motor vehicle registration, annual vehicle inspections, DOT motor carrier powers and rules, motor carrier regulation, administrative orders, registration, identification, insurance, permits, class I and II shipping, operating authority, enforcement and violations; requiring the commissioner of transportation to amend and adopt certain rules; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes instruction; repealing certain DOT provisions relating to motor carriers, certain motor carrier definitions, class I, passenger and local cartage carriers, permits, approval process, effect of death of permit holder, registration and identification, armored carrier bonds and conversion of operating authority, schedule of rates and charges, permit carrier compensation and shipping documents
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