Title 69, Title 69

Any person or corporation maintaining a public motor vehicle stand or by sign, symbol, or device or vehicle or clothing or by advertisement holding forth transportation for compensation or soliciting the transportation of persons or property for compensation among the public or s…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as converting or attempting to convert a private carrier into a common carrier. It is hereby declared that this chapter is intended primarily as a regulation of the public highways of the state.

Any motor carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter, as amended, or whenever any such motor carrier is a corporation, any director or officer thereof; any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or person acting for or employed by such corporation; any person, corporation, or a…

(1) The commission has the power and authority and it is its duty to: (a) supervise and regulate every motor carrier in this state; (b) fix, alter, regulate, and determine specific, just, reasonable, equal, nondiscriminatory, and sufficient rates, fares, charges, and classificati…

To fully secure adequate motor transportation facilities for all users of such service and to secure the public advantages thereof, the commission shall encourage a system of common carrier motor transportation within the state for the convenience of the shipping public. The main…

The commission may employ field inspectors to investigate and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Field inspectors employed by the commission are peace officers for the purpose of making arrests in connection with violations of this chapter and issuing summonses, accepting ba…

Insofar as possible and applicable, the provisions of statutes prescribing the procedure before the commission in cases involving rates, facilities, service, or other affairs of railroads in this state, including forms of applications, complaints, answers, orders, and notices of …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), rules related to schedules, service, tariffs, rates, facilities, accounts, and reports must recognize the differences between types of Class A, Class D, and Class E motor carriers, as defined in this chapter, and must be just, fair, and r…

(1) Any investigation, inquiry, or hearing which the commission has power to undertake or to hold under the provisions of this chapter may be undertaken or held by or before any member of the commission or by and before any agent or examiner of the commission designated for the p…

(1) To enable the provision of service for which there is an immediate and urgent need to a point or points or within a territory having no carrier service capable of meeting such need, the commission may, in its discretion upon affidavits or such other evidence as it may deem su…

The commission, after 10 days' notice and public hearing, shall have the power to compel all motor carrier bus lines under its jurisdiction to furnish, provide, and maintain such service, instrumentalities, equipment, facilities, and time schedules as shall promote the safety, he…

(1) Orders and final determinations of the commission in all proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be enforced in the manner provided for by the commission in accordance with Title 69, chapter 14, part 1. (2) If any motor carrier violates the provisions of t…

(1) The commission may conduct investigations and hear complaints to determine whether a motor carrier has violated any of the commission's rules or orders or any provision of this chapter. (2) Following an opportunity for hearing and upon a finding that a motor carrier has viola…

(1) Motor carriers are divided into three classes to be known as: (a) Class A motor carriers; (b) Class D motor carriers; and (c) Class E motor carriers. (2) Class A motor carriers include all motor carriers operating between fixed termini or over a regular route and under regula…

(1) (a) A Class A motor carrier may not transport persons for hire on any public highway in this state without obtaining, pursuant to this chapter, a certificate of compliance. (b) A Class A motor carrier may not transport property or persons and property for hire on any public h…

(1) Class D carriers shall conduct operations pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission authorizing the transportation of the commodities described in 69-12-301(3). Class D carriers, when applying for a new or additional certificate of…

(1) (a) Upon the filing of an application for a certificate by a Class A, Class D, or Class E motor carrier or upon the filing of a request for a transfer of authority, the commission shall provide notice of the application to any interested party. (b) If a protest or a request f…

(1) Whenever a hearing is scheduled, whether as a result of a protest or request or upon the commission's own motion, the commission shall serve a copy of the petition and notice of hearing upon an officer or owner of any motor carrier that in the opinion of the commission might …

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), within 180 days from the date of the completed filing of an application, the commission shall issue its finding, order, or decision on the application and the evidence presented in support of the application at the time of the hear…

(1) A written contract presented to the commission is sufficient proof that a motor carrier pursuant to 69-12-311(1)(a) or a Class E motor carrier meets the requirements for a certificate of compliance or that a motor carrier pursuant to 69-12-311(1)(b) or a Class D motor carrier…

Any right, privilege, or certificate held, owned, or obtained by any motor carrier may be sold, assigned, leased, transferred, and inherited as other property only by the authorization of the commission.

(1) An authorized carrier operating within the state may lease its certificate or any integral segment thereof to another carrier only by approval of the commission. The contract or lease under which the certificate is leased must be in writing and approved by the commission prio…

(1) If it appears that a certificate holder is violating or refusing to observe any of the commission's orders or rules or any provision of Title 69, as amended, the commission may issue an order to the certificate holder to show cause why the certificate should not be revoked. I…

(1) A Class E motor carrier may not transport persons on a public highway in this state without obtaining, pursuant to this chapter, a certificate of compliance. (2) A Class E motor carrier shall apply for a certificate of compliance in writing. The application must be verified b…

(1) (a) A Class E motor carrier may charge a fare for the services provided to passengers in accordance with this section. (b) If a fare is charged, the motor carrier shall: (i) disclose to passengers the fare calculation method on its website or within the software application s…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transportation network carrier services are exclusively governed by this chapter and rules promulgated by the commission consistent with this chapter. (2) A local government as defined in 2-2-102 may not impose a tax or fee on, requ…

A transportation network carrier driver or transportation network carrier on the driver's behalf shall maintain primary motor vehicle liability insurance on the driver's personal vehicle that meets the following requirements: (1) The insurance policy recognizes that the driver is…

A transportation network carrier shall disclose in writing to a transportation network carrier driver the following before the driver is allowed to accept a request for a prearranged ride on the transportation network carrier's digital network: (1) the insurance coverage, includi…

(1) Insurers that write motor vehicle liability insurance in Montana may exclude any and all coverage afforded under the owner's insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while a driver is logged on to a transportation network carrier's digital network or while a driver…

It is unlawful for any corporation or person or the corporation's or person's officers, agents, employees, or servants to operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of persons or property for hire on any public highway in this state except in accordance with the provisions …

No certificate shall be issued or remain in force unless the holder thereof shall comply with such rules of the commission as it shall adopt governing the filing of bonds, policies of insurance, or such security or agreement in such form and adequate amount and conditioned as the…

A Class A motor carrier may not abandon or discontinue any service established under this chapter without an order of the commission.

(1) (a) A motor carrier may petition the commission in writing to suspend its certificate for a period not to exceed 6 months. Only one additional 6-month suspension may be requested and granted. (b) The suspension of a certificate of public convenience and necessity requested by…

Except as provided in 69-12-324, a Class A or Class E motor carrier may not be authorized or permitted to transport garbage within the state. This restriction does not apply to recyclables.

(1) All records, books, accounts, and files of a Class A and Class D motor carrier in this state, as they relate to the business of transportation conducted by the motor carrier, must at all times be subject to examination by the commission or by any authorized agent or employee …

(1) A person may not operate a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds upon a public highway in this state for the transportation of passengers, household goods, or garbage for hire on a commercial basis unless the name or trade n…

A certificate may not be issued or remain in force unless the certificate holder is fit, willing, and able to perform the authorized service and conforms to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and orders of the commission.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), in addition to all of the licenses, fees, or taxes imposed upon motor vehicles in this state and in consideration of the use of the public highways of this state, every motor carrier shall, at the time of the issuance of a certificate and…

(1) Upon the failure of any motor carrier to pay such compensation when due, the commission may in its discretion revoke the carrier's certificate or privilege, and no carrier whose certificate or privilege is so revoked shall again be authorized to conduct such business until su…

(1) The public service commission may, except as otherwise provided by law, require and receive fees before filing annual reports, tariffs, schedules, applications, and supplements not provided by law to be furnished free of charge. (2) The commission shall require and receive an…

(1) A Class A motor carrier issued a certificate shall maintain on file with the commission, if applicable, a full and complete schedule of its rates, fares, charges, classifications, and rules of service and any and all tariff provisions relating to rates, fares, charges, classi…

It is unlawful for any Class A motor carrier to charge, demand, receive, or collect any greater or less rate, charge, or fare than that fixed by the commission for the transportation service provided. It is also unlawful for any Class A motor carrier to refund or remit, in any ma…

(1) All rates, fares, charges, classifications, or rules of service for the transportation of property and/or persons upon the public highways of this state must be fair, just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. No motor carrier operating under established rates shall make, give,…

(1) No motor carrier shall change or revise any rate, fare, charge, classification, or rule of service contained in its schedule without first obtaining approval therefor from the commission. Such changes or revisions shall be made by filing with the commission the tariff sheet o…

(1) Upon its own initiative or upon the complaint of any interested party filed with the commission within 20 days after the date upon which a change or revision of any rate, fare, charge, or classification is filed with the commission, the commission may suspend the operation of…

(1) Any sum or amount of money paid to any motor carrier in excess of the rates, fares, or charges established for such service by the commission may be recovered from such carrier by the person or shipper who paid the same in any action brought in the district court of the count…