Rule 570-38-4-.03 - Operation or Advertisement as a Passenger Carrier without a Certificate Prohibited(1) No person or entity to whom or to which this Subchapter applies shall operate as or hold itself out to be a passenger carrier without first obtaining a passenger carrier certificate from the Department in accordance with Subchapter 2 of this Chapter.(2) The Department may assess any penalty authorized by law upon finding that any person or entity is operating or holding itself out as a passenger carrier without a certificate in violation of this Subchapter or O.C.G.A. § 40-1-56.(3) In accordance with Rule 570-38-2-.15 and except to the extent required by law so as to carry out the requirements of this Chapter, no certificate issued or obtained in accordance with this Subchapter shall vest any property right to operate as a passenger carrier over the highways of this state or over some portion of the highways of this state, regardless of the use of the term "certificate" to describe the document authorizing the holder's operation as a passenger carrier in accordance with this Subchapter.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-38-4-.03
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-54; 40-1-55; 40-1-56; 40-1-101; 40-1-123.
Original Rule entitled "Operation or Advertisement as a Passenger Carrier without a Certificate Prohibited" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2020; eff. May 11, 2020.