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Section 58-23-10. Definitions. - As used in Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter:...
Section 58-23-20. Transportation by motor vehicle for compensation regulated. - No corporation or person, his lessees, trustees, or receivers may...
Section 58-23-25. Public Service Commission's motor carrier regulatory authority, defined. - Nothing in this chapter, unless specifically provided, may be construed...
Section 58-23-30. "For compensation" defined. - "For compensation" as used in Section 58-23-20 means a payment...
Section 58-23-40. Certificate and fee requirements. - A motor vehicle carrier shall obtain a certificate from the...
Section 58-23-50. Chapter not applicable to transportation for certain purposes. - (A) Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter do not...
Section 58-23-60. Chapter not applicable to business within certain areas. - Nothing in Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter applies...
Section 58-23-70. Chapter not applicable to occasional trip. - Nothing contained in Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter...
Section 58-23-80. Penalties. - (A) Unless otherwise provided in this section, an officer, agent,...
Section 58-23-100. Transfer of property pending suit shall be invalid. - During the pendency of an action for damage against the...
Section 58-23-110. Motor carrier transportation contracts; definition; hold harmless provisions; exception. - (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a provision, clause, covenant,...
Section 58-23-210. Application for a certificate. - (A) An applicant applying for a certificate or applying to...
Section 58-23-220. Class A certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-230. Class B certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-240. Class C certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-250. Class D certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-260. Class E certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-270. Class F certificates. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon directive of the commission,...
Section 58-23-280. Provisions governing class A and C certificates shall apply to D and E certificates. - The provisions of this chapter governing the granting of certificates...
Section 58-23-290. Partial A, B and D certificates. - In ordering the issuance of a certificate A, B, or...
Section 58-23-300. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Publication of notice of hearings on...
Section 58-23-310. Certain applicants granted certificates as matter of right. - The commission must order the issuance of a certificate as...
Section 58-23-320. Suspension, revocation, alteration or amendment of certificates; appeal. - The commission may, after a hearing, order the suspension, revocation,...
Section 58-23-330. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Grounds for issuance or denial of...
Section 58-23-340. Alienation or lease of certificates issued after July 1, 1983. - Notwithstanding custom or usage or any regulation, or other provision...
Section 58-23-510. Applications for annual licenses. - Every motor vehicle carrier which shall operate in this State...
Section 58-23-520. Information which shall be furnished in applications for class A and B certificates. - In such application, beside the other matters by law prescribed,...
Section 58-23-530 to 58-23-550. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section 58-23-530, titled License fees for class A...
Section 58-23-560. License fees for class A, B, or C certificate holders. - A holder of a certificate A, B, or C must...
Section 58-23-570. Information which shall be furnished in application for class D certificate. - In an application for a certificate D the applicant shall...
Section 58-23-590. Carriers of household goods and hazardous waste for disposal; fees. - (A) The commission may promulgate regulations that establish enforcement procedures...
Section 58-23-600. Time of payment of fees. - A holder of a certificate D, E, or F must...
Section 58-23-610. Fees shall not be refunded for period when license not used; exception. - No portion of a license fee paid as aforesaid will...
Section 58-23-620. Situations in which local fees may or may not be imposed. - (A) A municipality or county in this State may not...
Section 58-23-630. Distribution of license fees. - All license fees for the operation of motor vehicles for...
Section 58-23-910. Insurance, bond, or certificate of self-insurance required of certificate holders generally. - Prior to the issuance of the certificate, the motor carrier...
Section 58-23-920. Insurance required of owners of motor vehicles transporting goods for hire. - The owner or owners of all motor vehicles transporting goods...
Section 58-23-930. Insurance not required of owners of certain motor vehicles subject to federal Surface Transportation Board. - No owner of a motor vehicle using such vehicle as...
Section 58-23-1010. General powers of commission. - (A) The commission shall regulate every motor carrier in this...
Section 58-23-1020. Certain routes or schedules shall not be changed without permit from Commission. - No motor vehicle carrier holding a certificate A, B, or...
Section 58-23-1030. Occasional detours; use of substitute or reserve vehicles in emergencies. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a...
Section 58-23-1040. Carriers liable for baggage only when checked. - Motor carriers shall be responsible for loss or damage to...
Section 58-23-1050. Certain statutory provisions not applicable to baggage. - The provisions of Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter...
Section 58-23-1060. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Commission may require establishment of bus...
Section 58-23-1070. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to vehicles for hire at resorts. - The Commission may promulgate such rules and regulations as it...
Section 58-23-1080. Special plates or markers for carriers. - The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon the presentation of a...
Section 58-23-1090. Special markers for reserve or substitute passenger vehicles. - When any reserve or substitute vehicle maintained by a motor...
Section 58-23-1110. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) The term "corporation" means...
Section 58-23-1120. Compliance by motor carriers. - Each for-hire motor carrier of household goods or hazardous waste...
Section 58-23-1130. Rulemaking by Commission. - The commission may make those regulations not inconsistent with law...
Section 58-23-1140. Exclusion of transporters of farm or forest products. - The Public Service Commission and the Office of Regulatory Staff...
Section 58-23-1210. Licensing of taxis by governing body of a county or city. - The governing body of a county or city may license...
Section 58-23-1215. Exception to meaning of operating a taxi. - A person who provides transportation services in a private passenger...
Section 58-23-1220. Liability insurance. - Before the issuance of any such license card or plate,...
Section 58-23-1230. Bond may be filed in lieu of insurance. - In lieu of an insurance policy as required by Section...
Section 58-23-1240. "Taxi" plate; certificate of insurance. - The owner of a taxi must obtain and cause to...
Section 58-23-1250. Name of owner and rates shall be posted in taxi. - All persons driving, operating or controlling taxis shall post therein,...
Section 58-23-1260. Driver identification card shall be posted in taxi and copy furnished to police. - The owner of any such taxi shall display in plain...
Section 58-23-1270. Qualifications of drivers. - In such counties, operators, chauffeurs and other persons driving a...
Section 58-23-1280. Solicitation of passengers. - It shall be unlawful for operators of vehicles for hire...
Section 58-23-1290. Vehicles shall answer calls in order received. - All public vehicles for hire shall respond promptly to calls...
Section 58-23-1300. Occupancy of vehicle when answering call. - When answering a call a public vehicle for hire shall...
Section 58-23-1310. Drivers shall not take possession of baggage without consent of owner. - No driver of any such taxi or other person shall...
Section 58-23-1320. Use of taxi for prostitution or lewd act or transporting person to place for such purpose. - It shall be unlawful for the driver of any such...
Section 58-23-1330. Taxi shall not transport persons with contagious disease. - No owner, driver or other person having charge of a...
Section 58-23-1340. Vehicles shall be kept clean. - All vehicles for hire shall be kept clean, neat and...
Section 58-23-1350. Vehicles shall not be used for sleeping or certain other purposes. - Drivers shall not permit such taxis to be used as...
Section 58-23-1360. Transfer of license upon replacement of vehicle. - In the event that any public taxi for which a...
Section 58-23-1370. Revocation of driver's license. - The operation of any such taxi shall be constantly under...
Section 58-23-1380. Surrender of taxi license when insurance or bond cancelled. - In the event of cancellation of the policy of insurance...
Section 58-23-1390. Revocation of taxi license. - Should the owner or operator of a taxi permit the...
Section 58-23-1400. Fee for reinstatement of insurance or bond. - When any such policy of insurance or bond lapses by...
Section 58-23-1410. Penalties. - The violation of any of the provisions of this article...
Section 58-23-1610. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Transportation Network Company" or...
Section 58-23-1620. Compliance with article before operation as TNC; application; issuance of TNC permit; request for contested case. - (A) Before a person, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other...
Section 58-23-1625. Exclusion of insurance coverage while driver logged on digital network or providing prearranged ride; claims coverage investigation. - (A) Insurers that write automobile insurance in the State may...
Section 58-23-1630. Primary automobile insurance; proof of coverage. - (A) A TNC driver or TNC on the driver's behalf...
Section 58-23-1635. Insurance disclosure. - (A) Before TNC drivers are allowed to accept a request...
Section 58-23-1640. Safety inspection of TNC vehicle; display of license plate number; violations; penalties. - (A) The TNC driver shall have a certified mechanic licensed...
Section 58-23-1650. Driver qualification requirements; documentation; inspections of records; disclosures. - (A) The TNC shall obtain certain background and qualification information...
Section 58-23-1660. Standards. - (A) A TNC operating in this State shall comply with...
Section 58-23-1670. Records and documentation; information requests; confidentiality of information. - (A) A TNC shall maintain a record of all TNC...
Section 58-23-1680. Enforcement of article; penalties; revocation of permit; request for contested case; investigations. - (A) A certified South Carolina law enforcement officer is authorized...
Section 58-23-1690. Fees. - (A) The Office of Regulatory Staff may assess each TNC...
Section 58-23-1700. Local assessment fee; records; confidentiality of information; GIS file available for public use. - (A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Gross trip...
Section 58-23-1710. Law governing TNC's and TNC drivers. - (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, TNC's and...
Section 58-23-1720. Construction with federal law. - The provisions contained in this article do not preempt any...
Section 58-23-1810. Short title. - This article may be cited as the Public Transportation Passenger...
Section 58-23-1820. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (a) "passenger" means any individual...
Section 58-23-1830. General prohibitions; persons who may be refused transportation; violations and penalties. - (a) It is unlawful for any passenger to commit any...