Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.10

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-10-.10 - Interstate Operations

(1) No person shall transport passengers or property for compensation by motor vehicle on the highways of this State in interstate or foreign commerce unless and until such person shall have complied with the requirements of this rule; provided, however, that this rule shall not apply to persons engaged in the transportation of commodities exempted by the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, as amended.

(a) INSURANCE - Such person shall comply with 770-X-10-.04 of these rules and regulations.

(b) REGISTRATION

1. Such person operating under authority granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall comply with 770-X-10-.03 -2.02.

2. Such persons not required to obtain authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and not exempt under the Alabama Motor Carrier Act, as amended, shall register with this Commission and shall pay to this Commission a registration fee of $25.00, and comply with 770-X-10-.03 -2-.01.

(c) DESIGNATION OF LOCAL AGENT - Such persons shall file with this Commission a currently effective designation of a local agent for service of process. This agent must be a responsible Alabama resident or a national corporation which has been accepted by the Secretary of State. The filing of a copy of the designation list on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will constitute compliance with this provision.

(d) IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES - Such persons shall comply with 770-X-10-.03 of these rules and regulations.

(e) INTERSTATE EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY AUTHORITY - Such persons who operate in this State only under emergency or temporary authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of 120 consecutive days or less shall:

1. Comply with the notification requirements of 4 9 C.F.R. 1162.7 ; and

2. Within thirty (30) days of filing the notification required by (i), next above, file evidence of insurance, as required by (a) above; and

3. Either comply with the identification requirements of (d) above, or, in lieu thereof, may transport in the cab of the vehicle using the highways of this State a photocopy of the operating authority and produce it upon demand to any authorized Commission personnel; but, if no written communication advising that the emergency or temporary authority has been granted has been received, then a copy of the notification may be transported in the cab and produced upon demand.

Such persons who operate in this State only under emergency or temporary authority of more than 12 0 days shall comply with subsections (a) through (d), above, before commencing operating in this State. Such persons whose emergency or temporary authority is extended to a total of more than 120 days shall comply with all provisions of subsections (a) through (d) above before conducting further operations.

(f) PAYMENT OF FEES - The fee for registration and the fee for transfer of a certificate of registration shall be paid by certified check, cashier's check, or money order, except that cash will be accepted when tendered in person, only.

(g) RETURN OF DATE-STAMPED COPY - A date-stamped copy of an application for registration or an application to transfer a certificate of registration will be returned only when a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is provided.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.10

Effective January 1978. Amended January 1981. Amended July 1989. Amended August 2003. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-3-5, 37-3-7.