§ 39-11-6. Hearings on certificate.
Upon the filing of an application for a certificate, the administrator shall fix a time and place for the hearing on the application and shall cause notice of the filing of the application and of the hearing on the application to be given by mail not less than ten (10) days, exclusive of the date of mailing, before the hearing, addressed to all holders of certificates, and applicants therefor whose operations or proposed operations would be affected by the granting of the proposed certificate, and upon any other person deemed by the administrator to have an interest in the proceeding. All interested persons shall have the right to appear and take part in all proceedings before the administrator either in person or by counsel. All hearings, investigations, and inquiries before the administrator shall be governed by rules to be adopted and prescribed by the administrator, and in the hearings and investigations and inquiries, the administrator shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence.
History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 39-11-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Section 39-11-1. - Definitions.
Section 39-11-3. - Operations requiring certificate of convenience and necessity.
Section 39-11-4. - Transportation of mail.
Section 39-11-5. - Application for certificate — Fee.
Section 39-11-6. - Hearings on certificate.
Section 39-11-7. - Duty to hear interested parties — Evidence as to other forms of transportation.
Section 39-11-8. - Issuance of certificate — Proof required.
Section 39-11-9. - Service of orders — Rehearing.
Section 39-11-10. - Continuation of certificate — Transfer — Rights conferred.
Section 39-11-11. - Rates, fares, and charges.
Section 39-11-12. - Issuance of securities.
Section 39-11-13. - Certification of established common carriers.
Section 39-11-14. - Revocation, suspension, or modification of certificate.
Section 39-11-15. - Authority for abandonment or suspension of service.
Section 39-11-16. - Abandonment as ground for revocation.
Section 39-11-17. - Certification of charter carriers — Provisions applicable.
Section 39-11-18. - Certification of established charter carriers.
Section 39-11-19. - Application by interstate carrier.
Section 39-11-20. - Certification of interstate carrier.
Section 39-11-21. - Notice to interstate carriers of proceedings.
Section 39-11-22. - [Repealed.]
Section 39-11-23. - Penalty for violations.