No motor carrier of household goods or passengers shall charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or lesser or different compensation for the transportation of household goods or passengers or for any service rendered in connection therewith than the rates, fares, and charges prescribed or approved by order of the department; nor shall any such motor carrier unjustly discriminate against any person in its rates, fares, or charges for service. The commissioner may prescribe, by general order, to what persons motor carriers of passengers may issue passes or free transportation; may prescribe reduced rates for special occasions; and may fix and prescribe rates and schedules.
History. Code 1981, § 40-1-119 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865; Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 13/HB 323.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 838, § 20/HB 323, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2013, and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date”.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 1 - Identification and Regulation
Part 2 - Certification 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
§ 40-1-105. 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
§ 40-1-118. 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
§ 40-1-130. Inclusion of Motor Carrier Authorization Number in Advertising