| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 55 0535 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Bill 283 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Summers of the 13th, Anderson of the 24th and Goodman |
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| 4 | 4 | | of the 8th |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | To amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 9 | 9 | | Annotated, relating to certification of motor carriers, so as to repeal the authority of the2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Department of Public Safety to establish reasonable rates, fares, and charges for3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | transportation by motor carriers of household goods; to provide for related matters; to repeal4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | relating to certification of motor carriers, is amended by repealing in its entirety Code9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Section 40-1-118, relating to establishment of rates, fares, and charges for transportation of10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | household goods, and designating said Code section as reserved.11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2.12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Said part is further amended by revising Code Section 40-1-119, relating to charges by motor13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | carriers and unjust discrimination by carriers prohibited, as follows:14 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. B. 283 |
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| 24 | 24 | | "40-1-119. |
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| 26 | 26 | | No motor carrier of household goods or |
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| 27 | 27 | | passengers shall charge, demand, collect, or16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | receive a greater or lesser or different compensation for the transportation of household17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | goods or passengers or for any service rendered in connection therewith than the rates,18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | fares, and charges prescribed or approved by order of the department; nor shall any such19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | motor carrier unjustly discriminate against any person in its rates, fares, or charges for20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | service. The commissioner may prescribe, by general order, to what persons motor carriers21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of passengers may issue passes or free transportation; may prescribe reduced rates for22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | special occasions; and may fix and prescribe rates and schedules."23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 3.24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.25 |
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| 37 | 37 | | S. B. 283 |
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| 38 | 38 | | - 2 - |
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