Georgia Code
Part 2 - Certification of Motor Carriers
§ 40-1-117. Registered Agents of Nonresident Motor Carrier; Service; Venue for Cause Action; Vehicles Excluded From Motor Carrier or Contract Carrier; Covered Farm Vehicles

History. Code 1981, § 40-1-117 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, §§ 11, 12/HB 323.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date; provided, however, that Section 12 of this Act shall not be effective until January 1, 2014.”
Law reviews.
For annual survey on business associations, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 19 (2018).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 253 (2018).
For annual survey on commercial transportation: a two-year survey, see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 39 (2019).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation

Article 3 - Motor Carriers

Part 2 - Certification of Motor Carriers

§ 40-1-100. Definitions

§ 40-1-101. Regulatory Compliance Inspections; Regulation of Business; Requirements of Motor Carriers

§ 40-1-102. Certificate or Permit Prerequisite to Operation; Minimum Insurance Requirement

§ 40-1-103. Application Form for Certificate; Issuance to Qualified Applicant

§ 40-1-104. Revocation, Alteration, or Amendment of Certificate or Permit; Suspension; Out-of-Service Orders

§ 40-1-105. Transfer of Certificate

§ 40-1-106. Fitness of Applicant; Protest of Application by Certificate Holder

§ 40-1-107. Information in Application

§ 40-1-108. Transportation of Persons Under Age 21 Drinking Alcohol

§ 40-1-109. Fees Upon Initial Application

§ 40-1-110. Hearing and Notice of Pending Application

§ 40-1-111. Limitation Upon Reapplication for Denied Applicants

§ 40-1-112. Insurance of Motor Carriers

§ 40-1-113. Transportation Contracts Limiting Liability

§ 40-1-114. Temporary Emergency Authority Issued to Carriers

§ 40-1-115. Notice of Discontinuance of Route

§ 40-1-116. Additional Taxation Prohibited by Localities

§ 40-1-117. Registered Agents of Nonresident Motor Carrier; Service; Venue for Cause Action; Vehicles Excluded From Motor Carrier or Contract Carrier; Covered Farm Vehicles

§ 40-1-118. Establishment of Just and Reasonable Rates, Fares, and Charges for Transportation

§ 40-1-119. Charges by Motor Carriers; Unjust Discrimination by Carriers Prohibited

§ 40-1-120. Limiting Baggage Size for Motor Carrier’s Passengers

§ 40-1-121. Inspection of Books and Records

§ 40-1-122. Observing Laws; Schedule of Operation

§ 40-1-123. Enjoining Operation of Motor Carriers

§ 40-1-124. Perpetual Franchise Over Public Highways Prohibited

§ 40-1-125. Hearing Upon Suspension or Revocation of Motor Carrier Certificate; Judicial Review

§ 40-1-126. Carriers Engaged in Interstate and Intrastate Commerce

§ 40-1-127. Actions for Recovery of Overcharges; Rates, Charges, and Claims for Loss or Damage

§ 40-1-128. Accepting or Receiving Rebates or Drawbacks; Prima-Facie Evidence of Intentional Violation; Burden of Claiming Exception

§ 40-1-129. Fines for Violating Certificate Requirement; Advertising Services Without Certificate Prohibited

§ 40-1-130. Inclusion of Motor Carrier Authorization Number in Advertising