194.20 Certificates and licenses for carriers in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.
(1) Motor carriers operating in interstate commerce or intrastate commerce shall obtain certificates and licenses as provided in ss. 194.23 and 194.34. These certificates and licenses may be denied by the department if it finds that the record and experience of the applicant evinces a disposition to violate or evade the laws or regulations of the state applicable to the operations proposed by the applicant.
(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) the department is empowered to act under the provisions of section 206 (a) of the interstate commerce act, as amended by P.L. 87-805, 76 Stat. 911, by making any finding, determination and otherwise doing any other thing necessary to proceed under that statute.
History: 1981 c. 347 ss. 47, 80 (1); 1993 a. 16; 2015 a. 135.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.
194.015 - Planting and harvesting period.
194.025 - Discrimination prohibited.
194.03 - Interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.
194.04 - Certificates; licenses; permits.
194.07 - Operations subject to law.
194.08 - Effect of this chapter on powers of department and municipalities.
194.09 - Marking carrier vehicles.
194.10 - Service of process on nonresident carriers.
194.11 - Inspection of premises or vehicles.
194.16 - Operation while delinquent unlawful.
194.178 - Uniform traffic citation.
194.20 - Certificates and licenses for carriers in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.
194.23 - Certificate required.
194.25 - Nature of certificates.
194.31 - Inspection of records.
194.34 - Contract motor carriers; license; application and hearing.
194.355 - Operation under certificate, license or permit.
194.38 - Regulatory powers of department.
194.407 - Unified carrier registration system.
194.41 - Contract of liability for damage to person or property.
194.42 - Exemption from undertaking; proof of financial responsibility; revocation.
194.43 - Private motor carriers; regulation by department.
194.46 - Amendment, suspension, or revocation of certificate, license, or permit; hearing.
194.51 - Suit to recover protested tax.
194.53 - Certain liability provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts prohibited.