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Chapter 39-1 - Public Utilities Commission
Section 39-1-1. - Declaration of policy — Purposes. - § 39-1-1. Declaration of policy — Purposes. (a) The general...
Section 39-1-2. - Definitions. - § 39-1-2. Definitions. (a) Terms used in this title shall...
Section 39-1-2.1. - Presumption of in-state use or intrastate commerce upon use or transportation of liquefied natural gas within the state. - § 39-1-2.1. Presumption of in-state use or intrastate commerce upon...
Section 39-1-3. - Commission and division established — Functions of commission — Administrator. - § 39-1-3. Commission and division established — Functions of commission...
Section 39-1-4. - Composition of commission — Terms — Vacancies. - § 39-1-4. Composition of commission — Terms — Vacancies. (a)...
Section 39-1-5. - Removal of commissioner from office. - § 39-1-5. Removal of commissioner from office. Commissioners may at...
Section 39-1-6. - Holding over in office. - § 39-1-6. Holding over in office. When the term of...
Section 39-1-7. - Powers of commission — Seal. - § 39-1-7. Powers of commission — Seal. (a) The commission...
Section 39-1-8. - Quorum — Meetings. - § 39-1-8. Quorum — Meetings. Two (2) commissioners shall constitute...
Section 39-1-9. - Clerk — Oath of office. - § 39-1-9. Clerk — Oath of office. The commission shall...
Section 39-1-10. - Powers and duties of clerk. - § 39-1-10. Powers and duties of clerk. The clerk shall...
Section 39-1-11. - Proceedings before commission. - § 39-1-11. Proceedings before commission. The commission shall adopt reasonable...
Section 39-1-12. - Prehearing procedure — Formulating issues — Copies of exhibits. - § 39-1-12. Prehearing procedure — Formulating issues — Copies of...
Section 39-1-13. - Subpoena powers of commissioners. - § 39-1-13. Subpoena powers of commissioners. The commissioners are hereby...
Section 39-1-14. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-14. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 39-1-14; P.L....
Section 39-1-15. - Investigators and examiners. - § 39-1-15. Investigators and examiners. For effective administration, supervision, and...
Section 39-1-15.1. - Enforcement powers of inspectors. - § 39-1-15.1. Enforcement powers of inspectors. Examiners, field investigators, hearing...
Section 39-1-15.2. - Enforcement by police departments. - § 39-1-15.2. Enforcement by police departments. The administrator is hereby...
Section 39-1-16. - Depositions. - § 39-1-16. Depositions. In any investigation or hearing conducted by...
Section 39-1-17. - Consumers’ council participation. - § 39-1-17. Consumers’ council participation. In any inquiry into, or...
Section 39-1-18. - Hearings and records — Certified copies. - § 39-1-18. Hearings and records — Certified copies. (a) All...
Section 39-1-19. - Personnel — Legal representation. - § 39-1-19. Personnel — Legal representation. (a) To carry out...
Section 39-1-20. - Assistance for investigations and hearings. - § 39-1-20. Assistance for investigations and hearings. Whenever the commission...
Section 39-1-21. - Access to premises of utility. - § 39-1-21. Access to premises of utility. The commissioners, the...
Section 39-1-22. - False returns. - § 39-1-22. False returns. A company subject to the supervision...
Section 39-1-23. - Administrative expenses — Assessment against utilities. - § 39-1-23. Administrative expenses — Assessment against utilities. (a) The...
Section 39-1-23.1. - Motor carrier enforcement program created — Recovery of expenses through a percentage of fines collected from motor carriers. - § 39-1-23.1. Motor carrier enforcement program created — Recovery of...
Section 39-1-24. - Certification, collection, and deposit of assessments. - § 39-1-24. Certification, collection, and deposit of assessments. On or...
Section 39-1-25. - Objection to assessments. - § 39-1-25. Objection to assessments. Each company shall pay to...
Section 39-1-26. - Public utilities reserve fund created — Appropriations — Recovery of expenses from utility companies. - § 39-1-26. Public utilities reserve fund created — Appropriations —...
Section 39-1-27. - Electric distribution companies required to file restructuring plans. - § 39-1-27. Electric distribution companies required to file restructuring plans....
Section 39-1-27.1. - Retail electric licensing commission plan requirements and nonregulated power producer registration requirements. - § 39-1-27.1. Retail electric licensing commission plan requirements and nonregulated...
Section 39-1-27.2. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-27.2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 315, §...
Section 39-1-27.3. - Electric distribution companies required to provide retail access, standard offer and last-resort service. - § 39-1-27.3. Electric distribution companies required to provide retail access,...
Section 39-1-27.3.1. - Option to return to standard offer. - § 39-1-27.3.1. Option to return to standard offer. (a) The...
Section 39-1-27.4. - Transition charges authorized. - § 39-1-27.4. Transition charges authorized. (a) An electric distribution company...
Section 39-1-27.5. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-27.5. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 316, §...
Section 39-1-27.6. - Standards of conduct. - § 39-1-27.6. Standards of conduct. (a) An electric distribution company...
Section 39-1-27.7. - System reliability and least-cost procurement. - § 39-1-27.7. System reliability and least-cost procurement. (a) Least-cost procurement...
Section 39-1-27.7.1. - Revenue decoupling. - § 39-1-27.7.1. Revenue decoupling. (a) The general assembly finds and...
Section 39-1-27.8. - Supply procurement portfolio. - § 39-1-27.8. Supply procurement portfolio. Each electric distribution company shall...
Section 39-1-27.9. - Office of energy resources participation. - § 39-1-27.9. Office of energy resources participation. In any commission...
Section 39-1-27.10. - Electric and gas distribution companies required to file affordable energy plans. - § 39-1-27.10. Electric and gas distribution companies required to file...
Section 39-1-27.11. - Affordable gas for public housing authorities. - § 39-1-27.11. Affordable gas for public housing authorities. The commission...
Section 39-1-27.12. - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Plan. - § 39-1-27.12. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Enhancement Plan....
Section 39-1-27.13. - Alternative suppliers and purchase of receivables program. - § 39-1-27.13. Alternative suppliers and purchase of receivables program. (a)...
Section 39-1-28. - Acceptance of grants. - § 39-1-28. Acceptance of grants. The commission and the division...
Section 39-1-29. - Proceedings before federal agencies — Cooperation with other agencies. - § 39-1-29. Proceedings before federal agencies — Cooperation with other...
Section 39-1-30. - Zoning review — Approval of ordinances and regulations. - § 39-1-30. Zoning review — Approval of ordinances and regulations....
Section 39-1-30.1. - Validation of location of utilities. - § 39-1-30.1. Validation of location of utilities. The locations for...
Section 39-1-30.2. - Possession of land adverse to a utility. - § 39-1-30.2. Possession of land adverse to a utility. No...
Section 39-1-30.3. - Installation of public utility services for abutting owners on private ways authorized. - § 39-1-30.3. Installation of public utility services for abutting owners...
Section 39-1-31. - Eminent domain. - § 39-1-31. Eminent domain. (a) Before exercising any power of...
Section 39-1-32. - Emergency powers of commission. - § 39-1-32. Emergency powers of commission. (a) Any general or...
Section 39-1-33. - Reports. - § 39-1-33. Reports. The commission and division shall make reports...
Section 39-1-34. - Disposition of fees. - § 39-1-34. Disposition of fees. All fees charged and collected...
Section 39-1-35. - Conflict of interest. - § 39-1-35. Conflict of interest. A person, or his or...
Section 39-1-36. - Offices of commission and division. - § 39-1-36. Offices of commission and division. The department of...
Section 39-1-37. - “Public utility administrator” defined — Continuity of functions. - § 39-1-37. “Public utility administrator” defined — Continuity of functions....
Section 39-1-37.1. - Ratepayers advisory board. - § 39-1-37.1. Ratepayers advisory board. (a) There is hereby established...
Section 39-1-38. - Liberal construction — Incidental powers — Severability. - § 39-1-38. Liberal construction — Incidental powers — Severability. The...
Section 39-1-39. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-39. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 122, §...
Section 39-1-40. - Toll-free telephone service for complaints. - § 39-1-40. Toll-free telephone service for complaints. The division shall...
Section 39-1-41. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-41. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 22, §...
Section 39-1-42. - Access to telephone information services for persons with disabilities. - § 39-1-42. Access to telephone information services for persons with...
Section 39-1-43. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-43. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-44. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-44. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-45. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-45. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-46. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-46. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-47. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-47. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-48. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-48. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-49. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-49. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-50. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-50. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-51. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-51. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-52. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-52. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-53. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-53. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-54. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-54. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-55. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-55. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-56. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-56. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-57. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-57. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-58. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-58. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-59. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-59. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-60. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-60. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 142, §...
Section 39-1-61. - Rhode Island telecommunications education access fund. - § 39-1-61. Rhode Island telecommunications education access fund. (a) Preamble....
Section 39-1-62. - [Repealed.] - § 39-1-62. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art....
Chapter 39-1.1 - Termination of Service to Persons Who Are Disabled, Seriously Ill, or in Arrears of Payment
Section 39-1.1-1. - Compliance with rules prior to termination. - § 39-1.1-1. Compliance with rules prior to termination. (a) No...
Section 39-1.1-2. - Determination of persons subject to nontermination. - § 39-1.1-2. Determination of persons subject to nontermination. (a) The...
Section 39-1.1-2.1. - Termination of service in residence where child domiciled. - § 39-1.1-2.1. Termination of service in residence where child domiciled....
Section 39-1.1-3. - Attempt to collect debt. - § 39-1.1-3. Attempt to collect debt. The commission shall promulgate...
Section 39-1.1-4. - Effect on existing rules. - § 39-1.1-4. Effect on existing rules. Nothing in this chapter...
Section 39-1.1-5. - Severability. - § 39-1.1-5. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...
Chapter 39-1.2 - Excavation near Underground Utility Facilities
Section 39-1.2-1. - Definitions. - § 39-1.2-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Abandoned...
Section 39-1.2-1.1. - Findings. - § 39-1.2-1.1. Findings. The general assembly finds and declares that:...
Section 39-1.2-2. - Excavation or demolition near public utility. - § 39-1.2-2. Excavation or demolition near public utility. No person,...
Section 39-1.2-3. - Annual report by public utilities. - § 39-1.2-3. Annual report by public utilities. All public utilities...
Section 39-1.2-4. - Public utilities association — Creation. - § 39-1.2-4. Public utilities association — Creation. All public utilities...
Section 39-1.2-5. - Notice of excavation. - § 39-1.2-5. Notice of excavation. (a) Except as provided in...
Section 39-1.2-6. - Compliance by public agencies. - § 39-1.2-6. Compliance by public agencies. Any permit issued by...
Section 39-1.2-7. - Marking of underground utilities and excavations. - § 39-1.2-7. Marking of underground utilities and excavations. (a) A...
Section 39-1.2-8. - Notice in emergency. - § 39-1.2-8. Notice in emergency. (a) In the event of...
Section 39-1.2-9. - Municipal ordinances. - § 39-1.2-9. Municipal ordinances. This chapter shall not be construed...
Section 39-1.2-10. - Procedures at work site. - § 39-1.2-10. Procedures at work site. Any person or public...
Section 39-1.2-11. - Damage — Notice to public utility. - § 39-1.2-11. Damage — Notice to public utility. (a) Upon...
Section 39-1.2-12. - Maintenance of utility markings. - § 39-1.2-12. Maintenance of utility markings. After a public utility...
Section 39-1.2-13. - Penalties. - § 39-1.2-13. Penalties. (a) Any person or utility who or...
Section 39-1.2-13.1. - Powers of administrator. - § 39-1.2-13.1. Powers of administrator. In enforcing the provisions of...
Section 39-1.2-14. - Severability. - § 39-1.2-14. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...
Chapter 39-2 - Duties of Utilities and Carriers
Section 39-2-1. - Reasonable and adequate services — Reasonable and just charges. - § 39-2-1. Reasonable and adequate services — Reasonable and just...
Section 39-2-1.1. - Services to new occupants. - § 39-2-1.1. Services to new occupants. No public utility shall...
Section 39-2-1.2. - Utility base rate — Advertising, demand-side management, and renewables. - § 39-2-1.2. Utility base rate — Advertising, demand-side management, and...
Section 39-2-1.3. - Payment for cellular telephone services — Late charges. - § 39-2-1.3. Payment for cellular telephone services — Late charges....
Section 39-2-1.4. - Reasonable backup or supplemental rates. - § 39-2-1.4. Reasonable backup or supplemental rates. (a) Electricity produced...
Section 39-2-2. - Rate discrimination. - § 39-2-2. Rate discrimination. (a) If any public utility or...
Section 39-2-3. - Unreasonable preferences or prejudices. - § 39-2-3. Unreasonable preferences or prejudices. (a) If any public...
Section 39-2-4. - Acceptance of unlawful rebates or advantages. - § 39-2-4. Acceptance of unlawful rebates or advantages. It shall...
Section 39-2-5. - Exceptions to anti-discrimination provisions. - § 39-2-5. Exceptions to anti-discrimination provisions. The provisions of §§...
Section 39-2-6. - Repair and construction of highway bridges used by street railways. - § 39-2-6. Repair and construction of highway bridges used by...
Section 39-2-7. - Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions. - § 39-2-7. Civil liability for violations — Limitation of actions....
Section 39-2-8. - Penalty for violations. - § 39-2-8. Penalty for violations. Any public utility which shall...
Section 39-2-9. - Uniform services and rates of carriers. - § 39-2-9. Uniform services and rates of carriers. Every common...
Section 39-2-10. - Injunction or mandamus. - § 39-2-10. Injunction or mandamus. The superior court may enforce...
Section 39-2-11. - Penalty for refusal of carrier to receive and transport. - § 39-2-11. Penalty for refusal of carrier to receive and...
Section 39-2-12. - Civil liability of carrier for refusal. - § 39-2-12. Civil liability of carrier for refusal. Every common...
Section 39-2-13. - Admission of guide dogs. - § 39-2-13. Admission of guide dogs. Any blind or deaf...
Section 39-2-14. - [Repealed.] - § 39-2-14. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 402, §...
Section 39-2-15. - Interference with construction — Notice. - § 39-2-15. Interference with construction — Notice. (a) No utility...
Section 39-2-15.1. - Temporary removal of wires and supporting fixtures by nonprofit housing development corporation. - § 39-2-15.1. Temporary removal of wires and supporting fixtures by...
Section 39-2-16. , 39-2-17. - [Renumbered.] - § 39-2-16. , 39-2-17. [Renumbered.]
Section 39-2-18. - Shutoff devices for gas appliances. - § 39-2-18. Shutoff devices for gas appliances. No person, firm,...
Section 39-2-19. - Display of identification cards required. - § 39-2-19. Display of identification cards required. Every person employed...
Section 39-2-20. - Communications common carriers — Duty to disclose certain information. - § 39-2-20. Communications common carriers — Duty to disclose certain...
Section 39-2-20.1. - Internet service providers — Duty to disclose certain information. - § 39-2-20.1. Internet service providers — Duty to disclose certain...
Section 39-2-21. - Residential condominiums and associations — Charges for services, residential rates. - § 39-2-21. Residential condominiums and associations — Charges for services,...
Section 39-2-22. - Seven-digit dialing option. - § 39-2-22. Seven-digit dialing option. In addition to other dialing,...
Section 39-2-23. - Safe termination of service — Qualified employees. - § 39-2-23. Safe termination of service — Qualified employees. No...
Section 39-2-24. - Confidentiality of telephone records. - § 39-2-24. Confidentiality of telephone records. (a) As used in...
Section 39-2-25. - Contact voltage, detection, repair, and reporting. - § 39-2-25. Contact voltage, detection, repair, and reporting. (a) As...
Section 39-2-26. - Emergency response plans. - § 39-2-26. Emergency response plans. Submission, approval, penalties for failure...
Section 39-2-27. - Standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service. - § 39-2-27. Standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and...
Section 39-2-28. - Levied penalties to be credited back to customers. - § 39-2-28. Levied penalties to be credited back to customers....
Chapter 39-2.1 - Location of Residential Gas Regulators and Gas Meters
Section 39-2.1-1. - Location of residential gas regulators and gas meters. - § 39-2.1-1. Location of residential gas regulators and gas meters....
Section 39-2.1-2. - Location of gas regulators and/or gas meters in historic districts. - § 39-2.1-2. Location of gas regulators and/or gas meters in...
Section 39-2.1-3. - Obligations of residential property owners. - § 39-2.1-3. Obligations of residential property owners. (a) The owner(s)...
Chapter 39-2.2 - Rhode Island Utility Fair Share Roadway Repair Act
Section 39-2.2-1. - Short title. - § 39-2.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...
Section 39-2.2-2. - Road repair by public utility or utility facility. - § 39-2.2-2. Road repair by public utility or utility facility....
Section 39-2.2-3. - State road repair. - § 39-2.2-3. State road repair. (a) Any repaving and repair...
Section 39-2.2-4. - Municipal road repair. - § 39-2.2-4. Municipal road repair. Any repaving and repair of...
Section 39-2.2-5. - Recovery for failure to repair state road. - § 39-2.2-5. Recovery for failure to repair state road. (a)...
Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration
Section 39-3-1. - Services for which certificate of necessity required. - § 39-3-1. Services for which certificate of necessity required. No...
Section 39-3-1.1. - Purchasing cooperatives. - § 39-3-1.1. Purchasing cooperatives. Purchasing cooperatives may at any time...
Section 39-3-1.2. - Aggregation of electrical load by municipality or group of municipalities. - § 39-3-1.2. Aggregation of electrical load by municipality or group...
Section 39-3-2. - Persons and companies eligible for certificates. - § 39-3-2. Persons and companies eligible for certificates. No certificate...
Section 39-3-3. - Certificate requirement for water carriers. - § 39-3-3. Certificate requirement for water carriers. (a) No common...
Section 39-3-3.1. - Petition for certificate by water carrier — Notice of pendency. - § 39-3-3.1. Petition for certificate by water carrier — Notice...
Section 39-3-4. - Water carriers entitled to certificate as of right. - § 39-3-4. Water carriers entitled to certificate as of right....
Section 39-3-5. - Petition for certificate of necessity — Notice of pendency. - § 39-3-5. Petition for certificate of necessity — Notice of...
Section 39-3-6. - Appeals. - § 39-3-6. Appeals. Any petitioner or any public utility or...
Section 39-3-7. - Fixing standards for service. - § 39-3-7. Fixing standards for service. The commission shall periodically,...
Section 39-3-7.1. - Prohibited practices. - § 39-3-7.1. Prohibited practices. The use of “master-meters,” so-called, in...
Section 39-3-8. - Standards for measurement and testing of service. - § 39-3-8. Standards for measurement and testing of service. The...
Section 39-3-9. - Testing of measuring devices. - § 39-3-9. Testing of measuring devices. The division shall provide...
Section 39-3-10. - Filing and availability of rate schedules. - § 39-3-10. Filing and availability of rate schedules. (a) Every...
Section 39-3-11. - Notice of change in rates — Suspension of change — Hearings. - § 39-3-11. Notice of change in rates — Suspension of...
Section 39-3-11.1. - Changes in rates of publicly owned water authorities. - § 39-3-11.1. Changes in rates of publicly owned water authorities....
Section 39-3-11.2. - [Repealed.] - § 39-3-11.2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art....
Section 39-3-11.3. - Providence Water Supply Board transfer. - § 39-3-11.3. Providence Water Supply Board transfer. Notwithstanding any other...
Section 39-3-12. - Burden of proof to sustain increased rates — Modification of requirements. - § 39-3-12. Burden of proof to sustain increased rates —...
Section 39-3-12.1. - Information required of water utility. - § 39-3-12.1. Information required of water utility. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Section 39-3-12.2. - Certain advertising costs prohibited on rate base. - § 39-3-12.2. Certain advertising costs prohibited on rate base. No...
Section 39-3-13. - Emergency suspension of rate schedules. - § 39-3-13. Emergency suspension of rate schedules. The division shall...
Section 39-3-13.1. - Power to order refunds. - § 39-3-13.1. Power to order refunds. The division shall have...
Section 39-3-14. - Accounting and records of utilities. - § 39-3-14. Accounting and records of utilities. The division may,...
Section 39-3-15. - Security issues for which permission required. - § 39-3-15. Security issues for which permission required. A public...
Section 39-3-16. - [Repealed.] - § 39-3-16. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, §...
Section 39-3-17. - Procedure for obtaining authority for security issues. - § 39-3-17. Procedure for obtaining authority for security issues. (a)...
Section 39-3-18. - Order of division as to security issue. - § 39-3-18. Order of division as to security issue. The...
Section 39-3-19. - Unauthorized securities. - § 39-3-19. Unauthorized securities. All stocks, bonds, notes, or other...
Section 39-3-20. - Securities of foreign utilities. - § 39-3-20. Securities of foreign utilities. No foreign public utility...
Section 39-3-21. - Penalty for false statements. - § 39-3-21. Penalty for false statements. Any director, president, secretary,...
Section 39-3-22. - Security dividends — Distribution of proceeds of securities. - § 39-3-22. Security dividends — Distribution of proceeds of securities....
Section 39-3-23. - Charters amended — Availability of information. - § 39-3-23. Charters amended — Availability of information. The charters...
Section 39-3-24. - Transactions between utilities for which approval required. - § 39-3-24. Transactions between utilities for which approval required. With...
Section 39-3-25. - Proceedings for approval of transactions between utilities. - § 39-3-25. Proceedings for approval of transactions between utilities. The...
Section 39-3-26. - Charters amended to authorize approved transactions. - § 39-3-26. Charters amended to authorize approved transactions. The charters...
Section 39-3-27. - Definitions. - § 39-3-27. Definitions. (a) “Affiliate” means and includes the following:...
Section 39-3-28. - Filing of agreements with affiliates. - § 39-3-28. Filing of agreements with affiliates. The original or...
Section 39-3-29. - Effect of failure to file agreements. - § 39-3-29. Effect of failure to file agreements. Any contract...
Section 39-3-30. - Investigation and order as to transaction between affiliates. - § 39-3-30. Investigation and order as to transaction between affiliates....
Section 39-3-31. - Court order to cease practice impairing service. - § 39-3-31. Court order to cease practice impairing service. If,...
Section 39-3-32. - Disallowance of payments to affiliates in rate proceedings. - § 39-3-32. Disallowance of payments to affiliates in rate proceedings....
Section 39-3-33. - Rules of division. - § 39-3-33. Rules of division. The division shall make such...
Section 39-3-34. - Utilities to which restrictions apply. - § 39-3-34. Utilities to which restrictions apply. Sections 39-3-15 —...
Section 39-3-35. - Municipal rights and franchises subject to regulation. - § 39-3-35. Municipal rights and franchises subject to regulation. Every...
Section 39-3-36. - Notice of railroad hearing. - § 39-3-36. Notice of railroad hearing. On any matter pertaining...
Section 39-3-37. - Public utilities — Informational mailings. - § 39-3-37. Public utilities — Informational mailings. All public utilities...
Section 39-3-37.1. - Conservation notice on water bills. - § 39-3-37.1. Conservation notice on water bills. Every person or...
Section 39-3-37.2. - Informational notice on electric bills. - § 39-3-37.2. Informational notice on electric bills. Every person or...
Section 39-3-37.3. - Informational notice on electric bills — Electric distribution company. - § 39-3-37.3. Informational notice on electric bills — Electric distribution...
Section 39-3-38. - Wholesale contracts for the sale of water — Rates or charges. - § 39-3-38. Wholesale contracts for the sale of water —...
Section 39-3-38.1. - Rate adjustments — Purchase and sale of water between regulated water-supply boards. - § 39-3-38.1. Rate adjustments — Purchase and sale of water...
Section 39-3-39. - Purchase of power from small production facilities by electric utilities. - § 39-3-39. Purchase of power from small production facilities by...
Section 39-3-40. - Storage, transportation, and distribution of gas — Regulation — Penalties. - § 39-3-40. Storage, transportation, and distribution of gas — Regulation...
Section 39-3-41. - Regulations for pay-per-call services. - § 39-3-41. Regulations for pay-per-call services. (a) The commission may...
Section 39-3-42. - [Repealed.] - § 39-3-42. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art....
Section 39-3-43. - [Repealed.] - § 39-3-43. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 227, §...
Section 39-3-44. - Payment of public utility bills. - § 39-3-44. Payment of public utility bills. All bills issued...
Chapter 39-4 - Hearings and Investigations
Section 39-4-1. - Investigation of personal injuries and deaths. - § 39-4-1. Investigation of personal injuries and deaths. Every public...
Section 39-4-2. - Order to repair or make changes in plant or equipment. - § 39-4-2. Order to repair or make changes in plant...
Section 39-4-3. - Investigations on complaint against utility — “Safe and potable” defined. - § 39-4-3. Investigations on complaint against utility — “Safe and...
Section 39-4-4. - Notice of complaint — Time and place of hearing. - § 39-4-4. Notice of complaint — Time and place of...
Section 39-4-5. - Notice of hearing on complaint — Right to appear and summon witnesses. - § 39-4-5. Notice of hearing on complaint — Right to...
Section 39-4-6. - Separation of issues — Damage to complainant not required. - § 39-4-6. Separation of issues — Damage to complainant not...
Section 39-4-7. - Hearings in locality of consumers affected. - § 39-4-7. Hearings in locality of consumers affected. In any...
Section 39-4-8. - Filing of contracts. - § 39-4-8. Filing of contracts. Upon any hearing and investigation,...
Section 39-4-9. - Orders fixing rates. - § 39-4-9. Orders fixing rates. If, upon a hearing and...
Section 39-4-10. - Orders as to unreasonable practices or inadequate services. - § 39-4-10. Orders as to unreasonable practices or inadequate services....
Section 39-4-11. - Orders as to unsafe or improper conditions. - § 39-4-11. Orders as to unsafe or improper conditions. If,...
Section 39-4-11.1. - Order to rebate or cancel charges. - § 39-4-11.1. Order to rebate or cancel charges. Whenever the...
Section 39-4-12. - Payment of investigation expense by utility. - § 39-4-12. Payment of investigation expense by utility. If, upon...
Section 39-4-13. - Summary investigation by division. - § 39-4-13. Summary investigation by division. Whenever the division shall...
Section 39-4-14. - Formal investigation — Notice to utility. - § 39-4-14. Formal investigation — Notice to utility. If, after...
Section 39-4-15. - Notice and proceedings on motion of division. - § 39-4-15. Notice and proceedings on motion of division. Notice...
Section 39-4-16. - Service of orders — Effective date. - § 39-4-16. Service of orders — Effective date. The division...
Section 39-4-17. - Rescission or alteration of orders. - § 39-4-17. Rescission or alteration of orders. The public utilities...
Section 39-4-18. - Review of grade crossing ordinances. - § 39-4-18. Review of grade crossing ordinances. All orders, decisions,...
Section 39-4-19, 39-4-20. - [Repealed.] - § 39-4-19, 39-4-20. [Repealed.]
Section 39-4-21. - Privilege against self-incrimination. - § 39-4-21. Privilege against self-incrimination. No person shall be excused...
Section 39-4-22. - Penalties for violations. - § 39-4-22. Penalties for violations. Every public utility or water...
Section 39-4-23. - Action in supreme court to prevent violations. - § 39-4-23. Action in supreme court to prevent violations. Whenever...
Section 39-4-24. - Actions for penalties and forfeitures. - § 39-4-24. Actions for penalties and forfeitures. An action to...
Chapter 39-5 - Appeals
Section 39-5-1. - Judicial review. - § 39-5-1. Judicial review. Any person aggrieved by a decision...
Section 39-5-2. - Procedure in supreme court. - § 39-5-2. Procedure in supreme court. Upon the filing of...
Section 39-5-3. - Findings of commission. - § 39-5-3. Findings of commission. The findings of the commission...
Section 39-5-4. - Powers of supreme court. - § 39-5-4. Powers of supreme court. The supreme court may...
Section 39-5-5. - Discovery of new evidence. - § 39-5-5. Discovery of new evidence. If after appeal has...
Chapter 39-6 - Railroad Companies
Section 39-6-1. - “Railroad” defined. - § 39-6-1. “Railroad” defined. The word “railroad,” as used in...
Section 39-6-2. - Unlicensed road as nuisance. - § 39-6-2. Unlicensed road as nuisance. Every railroad or portion...
Section 39-6-3. - Action to abate unlicensed road. - § 39-6-3. Action to abate unlicensed road. In addition to...
Section 39-6-4. - Supervision by president and directors. - § 39-6-4. Supervision by president and directors. The president and...
Section 39-6-5. - Stockholders’ access to books. - § 39-6-5. Stockholders’ access to books. Every stockholder of any...
Section 39-6-6. - Security for damages required before entry on land. - § 39-6-6. Security for damages required before entry on land....
Section 39-6-7. - Abandonment of condemned lands. - § 39-6-7. Abandonment of condemned lands. Any railroad corporation chartered...
Section 39-6-8. - Reversion of abandoned lands. - § 39-6-8. Reversion of abandoned lands. Any and all lands,...
Section 39-6-9. - Possession of land adverse to railroad. - § 39-6-9. Possession of land adverse to railroad. No length...
Section 39-6-10. - Adverse possession by railroad. - § 39-6-10. Adverse possession by railroad. No length of possession,...
Section 39-6-11. - Citations in condemnation matters. - § 39-6-11. Citations in condemnation matters. Upon the application in...
Section 39-6-12. - Filing of location of road — Citation. - § 39-6-12. Filing of location of road — Citation. Whenever...
Section 39-6-13. - Superior court jurisdiction. - § 39-6-13. Superior court jurisdiction. The superior court shall have...
Section 39-6-14. - Counsel fees in actions against railroads. - § 39-6-14. Counsel fees in actions against railroads. If any...
Section 39-6-15. - Power to operate aircraft. - § 39-6-15. Power to operate aircraft. Any railroad company incorporated...
Section 39-6-16. - Conversion to electric power operation. - § 39-6-16. Conversion to electric power operation. Railroad corporations that...
Section 39-6-17. - Operation of trains over tracks of another company. - § 39-6-17. Operation of trains over tracks of another company....
Section 39-6-18. - Reduction of facilities by agreements — Filing of contracts. - § 39-6-18. Reduction of facilities by agreements — Filing of...
Section 39-6-19. - Sale of equipment with reserved title or lien — Lease with option to purchase. - § 39-6-19. Sale of equipment with reserved title or lien...
Section 39-6-20. - Recording of contracts — Declaration of full payment or performance of conditions — Fees. - § 39-6-20. Recording of contracts — Declaration of full payment...
Section 39-6-21. - Prior contracts for sale of equipment. - § 39-6-21. Prior contracts for sale of equipment. Sections 39-6-19...
Section 39-6-22. - Liability of trustees and bondholders operating road. - § 39-6-22. Liability of trustees and bondholders operating road. Whenever...
Section 39-6-23. - Annual report by trustees. - § 39-6-23. Annual report by trustees. Whenever any railroad corporation,...
Section 39-6-24. - Redemption of franchise and property from sale on execution. - § 39-6-24. Redemption of franchise and property from sale on...
Section 39-6-25. - Rights and liabilities of purchaser at mortgage or judicial sale. - § 39-6-25. Rights and liabilities of purchaser at mortgage or...
Section 39-6-26. - Right of purchaser to convey to corporation. - § 39-6-26. Right of purchaser to convey to corporation. Any...
Section 39-6-27. - Safety, sanitation, and adequate shelter for railroad employees. - § 39-6-27. Safety, sanitation, and adequate shelter for railroad employees....
Section 39-6-27.1. - Maintenance of way employees in area of double or multiple tracks. - § 39-6-27.1. Maintenance of way employees in area of double...
Section 39-6-27.2. - After accident counseling. - § 39-6-27.2. After accident counseling. (a) Every railroad corporation and...
Section 39-6-28. - [Reserved.] - § 39-6-28. [Reserved.]
Section 39-6-29. - Caboose car or rider car. - § 39-6-29. Caboose car or rider car. (a) It shall...
Section 39-6-30. - Protection of railroad employees. - § 39-6-30. Protection of railroad employees. As a condition of...
Section 39-6-31. - Declaration of policy regarding abandoned railroad property. - § 39-6-31. Declaration of policy regarding abandoned railroad property. The...
Section 39-6-32. - Disposition of abandoned railroad property. - § 39-6-32. Disposition of abandoned railroad property. Whenever any railroad...
Section 39-6-33. - Determination of price to be paid. - § 39-6-33. Determination of price to be paid. If the...
Chapter 39-6.1 - Railroad Preservation
Section 39-6.1-1. - Definitions. - § 39-6.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Agent...
Section 39-6.1-2. - General powers of department. - § 39-6.1-2. General powers of department. The department is hereby...
Section 39-6.1-3. - Assistance to rail lines. - § 39-6.1-3. Assistance to rail lines. The department is hereby...
Section 39-6.1-4. - Access to information. - § 39-6.1-4. Access to information. The department, in performing its...
Section 39-6.1-5. - Acquisition and necessity. - § 39-6.1-5. Acquisition and necessity. (a) The department, as sole...
Section 39-6.1-6. - Operation, sale, or lease. - § 39-6.1-6. Operation, sale, or lease. The department may operate...
Section 39-6.1-7. - Interstate Commerce Commission certificate. - § 39-6.1-7. Interstate Commerce Commission certificate. After acquiring any railroad...
Section 39-6.1-8. - Title to property of railroads. - § 39-6.1-8. Title to property of railroads. The department may...
Section 39-6.1-9. - Sale of rail properties. - § 39-6.1-9. Sale of rail properties. All rail properties within...
Section 39-6.1-10. - Cooperation between states. - § 39-6.1-10. Cooperation between states. The department may cooperate with...
Section 39-6.1-10.1. - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. - § 39-6.1-10.1. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Notwithstanding any general or...
Section 39-6.1-11. - Cooperation between the department and local governmental units. - § 39-6.1-11. Cooperation between the department and local governmental units....
Section 39-6.1-12. - Federal funds — Appropriations. - § 39-6.1-12. Federal funds — Appropriations. The department may utilize...
Section 39-6.1-13. - Application for federal loans. - § 39-6.1-13. Application for federal loans. The department may apply...
Section 39-6.1-14. - [Repealed.] - § 39-6.1-14. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 28, §...
Section 39-6.1-15. - Purchase of rolling stock, equipment, and machinery. - § 39-6.1-15. Purchase of rolling stock, equipment, and machinery. The...
Section 39-6.1-16. - Rebuilding, modernization, and maintenance of rail properties. - § 39-6.1-16. Rebuilding, modernization, and maintenance of rail properties. The...
Section 39-6.1-17. - Authorization to contract to improve rail transportation service. - § 39-6.1-17. Authorization to contract to improve rail transportation service....
Section 39-6.1-18. - Disposition of acquired rail properties. - § 39-6.1-18. Disposition of acquired rail properties. Whenever the department...
Section 39-6.1-19. - Appropriations. - § 39-6.1-19. Appropriations. The general assembly shall, from time to...
Section 39-6.1-20. - Rules and regulations. - § 39-6.1-20. Rules and regulations. The department shall promulgate rules...
Chapter 39-7 - Operation of Railroads Generally
Section 39-7-1. - Minimum clearance on bridges erected over tracks. - § 39-7-1. Minimum clearance on bridges erected over tracks. No...
Section 39-7-2. - Blocking of frogs, switches, and guardrails. - § 39-7-2. Blocking of frogs, switches, and guardrails. Every railroad...
Section 39-7-3. - Brakes on passenger cars. - § 39-7-3. Brakes on passenger cars. Every railroad corporation whose...
Section 39-7-4. - Passenger cars not to be followed by cars loaded with dirt or stone. - § 39-7-4. Passenger cars not to be followed by cars...
Section 39-7-5. - Method of illuminating passenger cars — Fire equipment. - § 39-7-5. Method of illuminating passenger cars — Fire equipment....
Section 39-7-6. - Heating of cars. - § 39-7-6. Heating of cars. No passenger, mail, or baggage...
Section 39-7-7. - Water in passenger cars. - § 39-7-7. Water in passenger cars. Every railroad corporation shall...
Section 39-7-8. - Ejection of disorderly or nonpaying passengers. - § 39-7-8. Ejection of disorderly or nonpaying passengers. If any...
Section 39-7-9. - Approach of railroad junctions or drawbridges. - § 39-7-9. Approach of railroad junctions or drawbridges. (a) Every...
Section 39-7-10. - Whistles in vicinity of Hamlet station. - § 39-7-10. Whistles in vicinity of Hamlet station. The Providence...
Section 39-7-11. - Maintenance of margins on yard tracks. - § 39-7-11. Maintenance of margins on yard tracks. (a) In...
Section 39-7-12. - Catwalks and handrails on bridges. - § 39-7-12. Catwalks and handrails on bridges. Every railroad corporation...
Chapter 39-8 - Railroad Crossings
Section 39-8-1. - Surfacing of highways crossed at grade. - § 39-8-1. Surfacing of highways crossed at grade. Every railroad...
Section 39-8-1.1. - Commission control of grade crossings. - § 39-8-1.1. Commission control of grade crossings. In the exercise...
Section 39-8-1.2. - Definitions. - § 39-8-1.2. Definitions. As used in this title: (1) “Private...
Section 39-8-1.3. - Authorization for private crossing. - § 39-8-1.3. Authorization for private crossing. No railroad owning railroad...
Section 39-8-1.4. - Barricading of crossings. - § 39-8-1.4. Barricading of crossings. The general assembly hereby declares...
Section 39-8-2. - Raising or lowering of highway to eliminate grade crossing. - § 39-8-2. Raising or lowering of highway to eliminate grade...
Section 39-8-3. - Consent to establishment of grade crossing. - § 39-8-3. Consent to establishment of grade crossing. No railroad...
Section 39-8-4. - Obstruction of highway crossings. - § 39-8-4. Obstruction of highway crossings. No railroad corporation, nor...
Section 39-8-4.1. - Removal of debris from railroad rights-of-way, switching devices, and railroad yards. - § 39-8-4.1. Removal of debris from railroad rights-of-way, switching devices,...
Section 39-8-5. - Railroads on highways subject to prescribed terms. - § 39-8-5. Railroads on highways subject to prescribed terms. All...
Section 39-8-6. - Operation of grade crossings of railroads. - § 39-8-6. Operation of grade crossings of railroads. All railroads...
Section 39-8-7. - Town or city regulation of speed and manner of operation. - § 39-8-7. Town or city regulation of speed and manner...
Section 39-8-8. - Maintenance of highways occupied by rails. - § 39-8-8. Maintenance of highways occupied by rails. Every corporation...
Section 39-8-9. - Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at grade crossing. - § 39-8-9. Order to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliance at...
Section 39-8-10. - Failure to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliances. - § 39-8-10. Failure to maintain flagperson or precautionary appliances. Every...
Section 39-8-11. - Order to maintain electric signals at crossing. - § 39-8-11. Order to maintain electric signals at crossing. At...
Section 39-8-12. - Municipal order to maintain crossing gates or fence. - § 39-8-12. Municipal order to maintain crossing gates or fence....
Section 39-8-13. - Erection of warning signs along highway. - § 39-8-13. Erection of warning signs along highway. Every railroad...
Section 39-8-14. - Warning bells. - § 39-8-14. Warning bells. Every railroad corporation shall cause a...
Section 39-8-15. - Failure to erect signs or ring bell. - § 39-8-15. Failure to erect signs or ring bell. Every...
Section 39-8-16. - Closing of gates at private way. - § 39-8-16. Closing of gates at private way. Whoever enters...
Section 39-8-17. - Bail to certain railroad employees. - § 39-8-17. Bail to certain railroad employees. Whenever a person...
Section 39-8-18. - Fences along right of way. - § 39-8-18. Fences along right of way. Every railroad corporation...
Chapter 39-9 - Railroad Rates and Service
Section 39-9-1. - Reasonable facilities and accommodations required. - § 39-9-1. Reasonable facilities and accommodations required. Every railroad corporation...
Section 39-9-2. - Abandonment of stations — Seasonal stations. - § 39-9-2. Abandonment of stations — Seasonal stations. No railroad...
Section 39-9-3. - Railroads as common carriers — Articles transported by connecting lines. - § 39-9-3. Railroads as common carriers — Articles transported by...
Section 39-9-4. - Charges for transfer of shipments to connecting line. - § 39-9-4. Charges for transfer of shipments to connecting line....
Section 39-9-5. - Services and facilities provided to other railroads. - § 39-9-5. Services and facilities provided to other railroads. Every...
Section 39-9-6. - Determination of terms for services and facilities to other railroads. - § 39-9-6. Determination of terms for services and facilities to...
Section 39-9-7. - Award of commissioners to determine terms of services and facilities. - § 39-9-7. Award of commissioners to determine terms of services...
Section 39-9-8. - Tariffs for transportation of milk. - § 39-9-8. Tariffs for transportation of milk. No railroad corporation...
Section 39-9-9. - Fixing of rates for milk. - § 39-9-9. Fixing of rates for milk. On the petition...
Section 39-9-10. - Forfeiture for failure to observe established rates for milk. - § 39-9-10. Forfeiture for failure to observe established rates for...
Section 39-9-11. - Baggage of passengers. - § 39-9-11. Baggage of passengers. Every passenger upon a railroad...
Section 39-9-12. - Certificates for excess fare paid on train. - § 39-9-12. Certificates for excess fare paid on train. Every...
Section 39-9-13. - Accounts of revenues. - § 39-9-13. Accounts of revenues. Every railroad corporation shall keep...
Chapter 39-10 - Attorney for Receipt of Process
Section 39-10-1. - Corporations required to comply with chapter. - § 39-10-1. Corporations required to comply with chapter. No corporation...
Section 39-10-2. - Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear. - § 39-10-2. Appointment of attorney to receive process and appear....
Section 39-10-3. - Filing of power of attorney — Receipt in evidence. - § 39-10-3. Filing of power of attorney — Receipt in...
Section 39-10-4. - Replacement of attorney on termination of power. - § 39-10-4. Replacement of attorney on termination of power. If...
Section 39-10-5. - Service on attorney. - § 39-10-5. Service on attorney. Service of process upon an...
Section 39-10-6. - Corporation charter or list of partners filed. - § 39-10-6. Corporation charter or list of partners filed. Every...
Section 39-10-7. - Penalty for violations. - § 39-10-7. Penalty for violations. Every person, corporation, or co-partnership...
Chapter 39-11 - Air Carriers
Section 39-11-1. - Definitions. - § 39-11-1. Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter: (1) “Airports...
Section 39-11-2. - Purpose. - § 39-11-2. Purpose. It is hereby declared to be the...
Section 39-11-3. - Operations requiring certificate of convenience and necessity. - § 39-11-3. Operations requiring certificate of convenience and necessity. Any...
Section 39-11-4. - Transportation of mail. - § 39-11-4. Transportation of mail. No certificate shall be required...
Section 39-11-5. - Application for certificate — Fee. - § 39-11-5. Application for certificate — Fee. Application for a...
Section 39-11-6. - Hearings on certificate. - § 39-11-6. Hearings on certificate. Upon the filing of an...
Section 39-11-7. - Duty to hear interested parties — Evidence as to other forms of transportation. - § 39-11-7. Duty to hear interested parties — Evidence as...
Section 39-11-8. - Issuance of certificate — Proof required. - § 39-11-8. Issuance of certificate — Proof required. The administrator...
Section 39-11-9. - Service of orders — Rehearing. - § 39-11-9. Service of orders — Rehearing. Orders of the...
Section 39-11-10. - Continuation of certificate — Transfer — Rights conferred. - § 39-11-10. Continuation of certificate — Transfer — Rights conferred....
Section 39-11-11. - Rates, fares, and charges. - § 39-11-11. Rates, fares, and charges. All common carriers subject...
Section 39-11-12. - Issuance of securities. - § 39-11-12. Issuance of securities. Any corporation or association, presently...
Section 39-11-13. - Certification of established common carriers. - § 39-11-13. Certification of established common carriers. Any common carrier...
Section 39-11-14. - Revocation, suspension, or modification of certificate. - § 39-11-14. Revocation, suspension, or modification of certificate. Upon application...
Section 39-11-15. - Authority for abandonment or suspension of service. - § 39-11-15. Authority for abandonment or suspension of service. No...
Section 39-11-16. - Abandonment as ground for revocation. - § 39-11-16. Abandonment as ground for revocation. Failure to commence...
Section 39-11-17. - Certification of charter carriers — Provisions applicable. - § 39-11-17. Certification of charter carriers — Provisions applicable. (a)...
Section 39-11-18. - Certification of established charter carriers. - § 39-11-18. Certification of established charter carriers. Any charter carrier...
Section 39-11-19. - Application by interstate carrier. - § 39-11-19. Application by interstate carrier. To aid in promoting...
Section 39-11-20. - Certification of interstate carrier. - § 39-11-20. Certification of interstate carrier. Within a reasonable time...
Section 39-11-21. - Notice to interstate carriers of proceedings. - § 39-11-21. Notice to interstate carriers of proceedings. For the...
Section 39-11-22. - [Repealed.] - § 39-11-22. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1500, §...
Section 39-11-23. - Penalty for violations. - § 39-11-23. Penalty for violations. (a) Any person violating any...
Section 39-11-24 - — 39-11-26. [Repealed.] - § 39-11-24 — 39-11-26. [Repealed.]
Section 39-11-27. - Severability. - § 39-11-27. Severability. Each section of this chapter and each...
Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property
Section 39-12-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 39-12-1. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to...
Section 39-12-2. - Definitions. - § 39-12-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Administrator”...
Section 39-12-3. - Exemption from regulations. - § 39-12-3. Exemption from regulations. There shall be exempted from...
Section 39-12-4. - General powers and duties of the administrator. - § 39-12-4. General powers and duties of the administrator. (a)...
Section 39-12-5. - Administration of chapter — Investigations — Hearings. - § 39-12-5. Administration of chapter — Investigations — Hearings. (a)...
Section 39-12-6. - Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers — Application. - § 39-12-6. Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity...
Section 39-12-7. - Issuance of certificate to common carrier. - § 39-12-7. Issuance of certificate to common carrier. A certificate...
Section 39-12-8. - Declaration of public interest in contract carriers. - § 39-12-8. Declaration of public interest in contract carriers. It...
Section 39-12-9. - Permit requirement for contract carriers — Application. - § 39-12-9. Permit requirement for contract carriers — Application. Except...
Section 39-12-10. - Issuance of permit to contract carrier. - § 39-12-10. Issuance of permit to contract carrier. A permit...
Section 39-12-11. - Publication of tariffs of common carriers. - § 39-12-11. Publication of tariffs of common carriers. Every common...
Section 39-12-12. - Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers — Rate discrimination — Rebates. - § 39-12-12. Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers...
Section 39-12-13. - Alteration of common carrier rates by the administrator. - § 39-12-13. Alteration of common carrier rates by the administrator....
Section 39-12-14. - Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates — Burden of proof. - § 39-12-14. Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates...
Section 39-12-15. - Filing of contracts by contract carriers — Form of contract. - § 39-12-15. Filing of contracts by contract carriers — Form...
Section 39-12-16. - Duty of contract carriers to establish reasonable rates — Publication of rate schedules — Rate discrimination — Rebates. - § 39-12-16. Duty of contract carriers to establish reasonable rates...
Section 39-12-17. - Determination as to basis of contract rate. - § 39-12-17. Determination as to basis of contract rate. Any...
Section 39-12-18. - Revocation of common carrier certificate. - § 39-12-18. Revocation of common carrier certificate. Any irregular- or...
Section 39-12-19. - Revocation of contract carrier permit. - § 39-12-19. Revocation of contract carrier permit. Any contract carrier...
Section 39-12-20. - Transfer of certificates or permits — Joint control of common carriers. - § 39-12-20. Transfer of certificates or permits — Joint control...
Section 39-12-21. - Dual operations. - § 39-12-21. Dual operations. Persons holding a certificate as a...
Section 39-12-21.1. - Filing of contracts. - § 39-12-21.1. Filing of contracts. Contracts entered into by a...
Section 39-12-22. - Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers. - § 39-12-22. Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers. Every...
Section 39-12-23. - Transfer of interstate carrier permit. - § 39-12-23. Transfer of interstate carrier permit. Any permit of...
Section 39-12-24. - [Repealed.] - § 39-12-24. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art....
Section 39-12-25. - Operation by fiduciary. - § 39-12-25. Operation by fiduciary. In the event of the...
Section 39-12-26. - Registration and identification of vehicles. - § 39-12-26. Registration and identification of vehicles. Every interstate motor...
Section 39-12-27. - Security for protection of the public. - § 39-12-27. Security for protection of the public. No certificate...
Section 39-12-27.1. - Advertisements by transporters of household goods. - § 39-12-27.1. Advertisements by transporters of household goods. (a) Every...
Section 39-12-28. - Bill of lading requirements — Liability for damages. - § 39-12-28. Bill of lading requirements — Liability for damages....
Section 39-12-29. - Agent for service of process, notices, or orders on interstate carriers. - § 39-12-29. Agent for service of process, notices, or orders...
Section 39-12-30. - Accounts, records, and reports. - § 39-12-30. Accounts, records, and reports. The administrator is hereby...
Section 39-12-31. - Employment of personnel. - § 39-12-31. Employment of personnel. The administrator is hereby authorized...
Section 39-12-32. - Enforcement powers of inspectors. - § 39-12-32. Enforcement powers of inspectors. Examiners, field investigators, hearing...
Section 39-12-33. - Enforcement by police departments. - § 39-12-33. Enforcement by police departments. The administrator is hereby...
Section 39-12-34. - Self-incrimination — Immunity from prosecution. - § 39-12-34. Self-incrimination — Immunity from prosecution. No person shall...
Section 39-12-35. - Orders, rules, and regulations — Suspension or revocation of certificate or permits. - § 39-12-35. Orders, rules, and regulations — Suspension or revocation...
Section 39-12-36. - Unlawful operations — Penalty. - § 39-12-36. Unlawful operations — Penalty. (a) Any person, subject...
Section 39-12-37. - Rebate, concession, discrimination, or fraudulent evasion of regulation. - § 39-12-37. Rebate, concession, discrimination, or fraudulent evasion of regulation....
Section 39-12-38. - Unauthorized divulging of information by administrator’s personnel. - § 39-12-38. Unauthorized divulging of information by administrator’s personnel. Any...
Section 39-12-38.1. - Records and abstract of cases. - § 39-12-38.1. Records and abstract of cases. A full record...
Section 39-12-39. - Annual appropriations. - § 39-12-39. Annual appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate...
Section 39-12-40 - — 39-12-42. [Repealed.] - § 39-12-40 — 39-12-42. [Repealed.]
Section 39-12-43. - Severability. - § 39-12-43. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...
Section 39-12-44. - [Obsolete.] - § 39-12-44. [Obsolete.]
Chapter 39-12.1 - The Towing Storage Act
Section 39-12.1-1. - Declaration of purpose and policy. - § 39-12.1-1. Declaration of purpose and policy. The legislature hereby...
Section 39-12.1-2. - Definitions. - § 39-12.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...
Section 39-12.1-3. - Removal of abandoned, abandoned and of no value, and unattended vehicles. - § 39-12.1-3. Removal of abandoned, abandoned and of no value,...
Section 39-12.1-4. - Notice and processing of abandoned and unclaimed motor vehicles by certificated tower. - § 39-12.1-4. Notice and processing of abandoned and unclaimed motor...
Section 39-12.1-5. - Special procedure regarding certain abandoned vehicles. - § 39-12.1-5. Special procedure regarding certain abandoned vehicles. (a) If...
Section 39-12.1-6. - Possessory lien. - § 39-12.1-6. Possessory lien. Any certificated tower coming into possession...
Section 39-12.1-7. - Thirty (30) day waiting period. - § 39-12.1-7. Thirty (30) day waiting period. Any certificated tower...
Section 39-12.1-8. - Notice prior to enforcement of possessory lien. - § 39-12.1-8. Notice prior to enforcement of possessory lien. (a)...
Section 39-12.1-9. - Foreclosure of lien. - § 39-12.1-9. Foreclosure of lien. (a) Any vehicle subject to...
Section 39-12.1-10. - Special procedures regarding the disposal of abandoned vehicles of no value. - § 39-12.1-10. Special procedures regarding the disposal of abandoned vehicles...
Section 39-12.1-11. - Preexisting impoundments. - § 39-12.1-11. Preexisting impoundments. Any certificated tower having in its...
Section 39-12.1-12. - Private trespass towing. - § 39-12.1-12. Private trespass towing. (a) The owner or person...
Section 39-12.1-13. - Form of notice. - § 39-12.1-13. Form of notice. TO: (LAST REGISTERED OWNER AND...
Section 39-12.1-14. - Form of foreclosure notice. - § 39-12.1-14. Form of foreclosure notice. TO: (LAST REGISTERED OWNER...
Section 39-12.1-15. - Enforcement and administration of chapter. - § 39-12.1-15. Enforcement and administration of chapter. The public utilities...
Chapter 39-13 - Motor Passenger Carriers
Section 39-13-1. - Definitions. - § 39-13-1. Definitions. (a) “Coordinated paratransit services” means paratransit services...
Section 39-13-2. - Jitneys subject to regulation. - § 39-13-2. Jitneys subject to regulation. Every person, association, or...
Section 39-13-2.1. - Jitneys not subject to regulation. - § 39-13-2.1. Jitneys not subject to regulation. (a) Any person,...
Section 39-13-3. - Certificate requirement for jitney operation. - § 39-13-3. Certificate requirement for jitney operation. No person, association,...
Section 39-13-4. - Application for certificate — Fee — Domicile of applicant. - § 39-13-4. Application for certificate — Fee — Domicile of...
Section 39-13-5. - Hearing on application for certificate. - § 39-13-5. Hearing on application for certificate. Upon receipt of...
Section 39-13-6. - Jitney operation by railroad or street railway company. - § 39-13-6. Jitney operation by railroad or street railway company....
Section 39-13-7, 39-13-8. - [Repealed.] - § 39-13-7, 39-13-8. [Repealed.]
Section 39-13-9. - Proof of financial responsibility. - § 39-13-9. Proof of financial responsibility. The owner of every...
Section 39-13-10. - Display of certificate. - § 39-13-10. Display of certificate. The owner or operator of...
Section 39-13-11. - Registration and licensing of vehicles and operators — CPR training requirement. - § 39-13-11. Registration and licensing of vehicles and operators —...
Section 39-13-12. - License plates. - § 39-13-12. License plates. Every jitney shall carry markers to...
Section 39-13-12.1. - Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers. - § 39-13-12.1. Issuance of a permit to interstate carriers. Every...
Section 39-13-12.2. - Registration and identification of vehicles. - § 39-13-12.2. Registration and identification of vehicles. Every interstate motor...
Section 39-13-13. - [Repealed.] - § 39-13-13. [Repealed.]
Section 39-13-14. - Administrative powers. - § 39-13-14. Administrative powers. The division is authorized to make...
Section 39-13-15. - Penalty for violations. - § 39-13-15. Penalty for violations. Any person or the officers...
Section 39-13-16. - Severability. - § 39-13-16. Severability. Each section of this chapter and every...
Section 39-13-17. - Exemptions. - § 39-13-17. Exemptions. Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in...
Chapter 39-13.1 - Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts
Section 39-13.1-1. - Definitions. - § 39-13.1-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Motor...
Section 39-13.1-2. - Indemnity agreement in motor carrier transportation contract void. - § 39-13.1-2. Indemnity agreement in motor carrier transportation contract void....
Section 39-13.1-3. - Applicability. - § 39-13.1-3. Applicability. This chapter shall apply to motor carrier...
Chapter 39-14 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles
Section 39-14-1. - Definitions. - § 39-14-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter shall be...
Section 39-14-2. - Powers of division. - § 39-14-2. Powers of division. Every person owning or operating...
Section 39-14-2.1. - Filing and availability of rate schedules. - § 39-14-2.1. Filing and availability of rate schedules. Every taxicab...
Section 39-14-2.2. - Notice of change in rates. - § 39-14-2.2. Notice of change in rates. (a) No change...
Section 39-14-3. - Certificate required for operation — Application and fee. - § 39-14-3. Certificate required for operation — Application and fee....
Section 39-14-4. - Hearing on application. - § 39-14-4. Hearing on application. Upon receipt of an application,...
Section 39-14-4.1. - Issuance of certificate to a taxicab or limited public motor vehicle. - § 39-14-4.1. Issuance of certificate to a taxicab or limited...
Section 39-14-4.2. - Registration and identification of taxicabs and limited public motor vehicles. - § 39-14-4.2. Registration and identification of taxicabs and limited public...
Section 39-14-5. - Certification of businesses previously established. - § 39-14-5. Certification of businesses previously established. The business of...
Section 39-14-6. - Safety and sanitary condition of vehicles — Inspection. - § 39-14-6. Safety and sanitary condition of vehicles — Inspection....
Section 39-14-7. - Display of certificate memorandum. - § 39-14-7. Display of certificate memorandum. The owner or operator...
Section 39-14-8. - Base of operations of limited public vehicles. - § 39-14-8. Base of operations of limited public vehicles. A...
Section 39-14-9. - Vehicles to be operated by owner or employee — Assignment or lease of rights. - § 39-14-9. Vehicles to be operated by owner or employee...
Section 39-14-10. - [Repealed.] - § 39-14-10. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1552, §...
Section 39-14-11. - Penalties for violations. - § 39-14-11. Penalties for violations. (a) Any person or the...
Section 39-14-12. - Administrative powers. - § 39-14-12. Administrative powers. The division is authorized to make...
Section 39-14-13. - [Repealed.] - § 39-14-13. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1930, ch. 1552, §...
Section 39-14-14. - Provisions supplemental — Powers of cities and towns. - § 39-14-14. Provisions supplemental — Powers of cities and towns....
Section 39-14-14.1. - Taximeter requirement. - § 39-14-14.1. Taximeter requirement. (a) Every motor vehicle used in...
Section 39-14-15. - Posting of photograph of operator. - § 39-14-15. Posting of photograph of operator. The operator of...
Section 39-14-16. - Posting of schedule of fares. - § 39-14-16. Posting of schedule of fares. The owner of...
Section 39-14-17. - Display of name of owner — Operator as agent. - § 39-14-17. Display of name of owner — Operator as...
Section 39-14-18. - Proof of financial responsibility. - § 39-14-18. Proof of financial responsibility. The owner of every...
Section 39-14-19. - Owners exempt from other financial responsibility requirements. - § 39-14-19. Owners exempt from other financial responsibility requirements. No...
Section 39-14-20. - Licensing of operators. - § 39-14-20. Licensing of operators. (a) No person shall operate...
Section 39-14-21. - Penalty for violations. - § 39-14-21. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation...