Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-7-.03

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

Section 770-X-10-.17-7-.03 - Vehicles Declared "Out Of Service"

(1) Authority to Declare Vehicles "Out of Service" - Every enforcement officer of this Commission is authorized to inspect motor carriers' vehicles and is authorized to declare out of service any vehicle which by reason of its mechanical condition or loading is so imminently dangerous to operate as to be likely to cause an accident or a breakdown of the vehicle.

(2) Action Taken When a Vehicle is Declared "Out of Service" - When he declares a vehicle out of service, the officer shall:

(a) Record his findings of the mechanical condition or manner of loading of the vehicle and serve the finding on the motor carrier by tendering a copy of that report; and

(b) Place a notice on the motor vehicle, which notice shall include a statement or list of the mechanical problems or loading problems.

(3) No motor carrier shall require or permit any person to operate, nor shall any person operate, any motor vehicle declared and marked "Out of Service" until all repairs required by the notice have been satisfactorily completed.

(4) No person shall remove the out of service notice from any motor vehicle prior to completion of all repairs required by the notice.

(5) Any person or persons completing the repairs required by the out of service notice shall complete, sign and date the certificate on the out of service notice.

(6) Motor carriers shall notify the Enforcement Division of the Commission's staff within fifteen (15) days after the date of the out of service notice of its actions as a result of the notice by returning the completed out of service notice to the Enforcement Division.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-7-.03

Effective January 1981. 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, 37-3-22.