§ 39-13-5. Hearing on application for certificate.
Upon receipt of an application, the division shall fix a time and place of a hearing thereon and shall give notice of the pendency of the application and of the time and place of the hearing thereon to the applicant, to the mayor of each city and the president of the town council of each town in or through which the applicant desires to operate, and to any common carrier operating over any portion of a route or over a route substantially parallel thereto, and shall give a public hearing upon the petition. Any town or city within which or between which, and any other town or city to which a common carrier is furnishing service, may, at any time after the certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued, bring a written petition to the division in respect to routes, fares, speed, schedules, continuity of service, and the convenience and safety of passengers and the public. Thereupon, the division shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon the petition and shall mail a notice thereof to the parties in interest and give such other notice thereof as the division may deem proper by advertisement. The division may revoke or amend any certificate.
History of Section.P.L. 1922, ch. 2221, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 254, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 125, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 39-13-5.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-13 - Motor Passenger Carriers
Section 39-13-1. - Definitions.
Section 39-13-2. - Jitneys subject to regulation.
Section 39-13-2.1. - Jitneys not subject to regulation.
Section 39-13-3. - Certificate requirement for jitney operation.
Section 39-13-4. - Application for certificate — Fee — Domicile of applicant.
Section 39-13-5. - Hearing on application for certificate.
Section 39-13-6. - Jitney operation by railroad or street railway company.
Section 39-13-7, 39-13-8. - [Repealed.]
Section 39-13-9. - Proof of financial responsibility.
Section 39-13-10. - Display of certificate.
Section 39-13-11. - Registration and licensing of vehicles and operators — CPR training requirement.
Section 39-13-12. - License plates.
Section 39-13-12.1. - Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers.
Section 39-13-12.2. - Registration and identification of vehicles.
Section 39-13-13. - [Repealed.]
Section 39-13-14. - Administrative powers.
Section 39-13-15. - Penalty for violations.