South Carolina Administrative Code

103-140. Request for Extension to Comply with Commission Order. 1. Applications for extensions shall include the current deadline, requested deadline and reason for extension. 2. Requests for extensions for up to one year to comply with the requirements of a Commission Order will…

103-15. Discrimination. All of the various kinds of tickets that may be on sale at any and all other offices of a given railroad company, in any given town or city, shall likewise be kept on sale at the depot ticket office of such railroad company in such town or city, at the sam…

103-150. Beginning Operations Under a Certificate. 1. Beginning Operations Under a Certificate. a. Registration, Insurance, and Tariffs Required. An Order of the commission, approving an application for a Certificate, or the issuance of a Certificate does not within itself author…

103-151. Registration of Motor Vehicles. 1. Registration and License Fee Required. Before beginning operations as a motor carrier, all motor vehicles to be used in the operation must be registered with the ORS by completing the appropriate forms as provided by the ORS and by payi…

103-152. Registration of Power Units Domiciled in South Carolina by Interstate Motor Carriers of Passengers. Any for-hire motor carrier transporting passengers in interstate commerce which desires to domicile or base any power units in South Carolina, whether owned, leased, or ot…

103-153. Marking or Identification of Vehicles. 1. Marking of Vehicles Required. No carrier regulated by the Public Service Commission shall operate any motor vehicle upon the highways in the transportation of property or passengers for compensation unless the name, or trade name…

103-154. License Decals and Vehicle Permit Cards. All motor vehicles, including substitute or emergency vehicles operated under a Certificate, shall have maintained in such vehicles a permit, if issued by the ORS, and passenger vehicles shall have displayed on the front windshiel…

103-155. Transfer of Certificate Without Commission Approval Prohibited. No certificate or rights thereunder shall be sold, assigned, leased, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, or hypothecated, by the sale of stock or otherwise, unless first authorized by the commission as provided…

103-156. Unauthorized Use of Operating Rights Prohibited. All motor carriers will be held to strict account for the use of their operating rights, and to permit the use of the same by others for the transportation of persons or property for compensation without prior approval of …

103-157. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Duplication of Authority, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 5, eff May 23, 2008. Repealed by SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5242, ef…

103-158. Issuance of Bills of Lading. All holders of Certificates, upon receipt of freight, shall issue and deliver, or cause to be issued and delivered, to the shipper a bill of lading or other documentation approved by the commission. A combination bill of lading and freight or…

103-159. Contents of Bills of Lading. Each bill of lading, via paper or electronic means, shall show at a minimum the following information: 1. The name of issuing carrier; 2. The date the shipment was received by the carrier; 3. The name and address of the consignor/shipper; 4. …

103-16. Notice as to Obstructed Trains. Whenever there is, by reason of accident or otherwise, a break or obstruction on any railroad in this State, which will delay any passenger train on said road, it shall be the duty of said road to have the same bulletined at all stations at…

103-162. Bill of Lading to Accompany Shipment. Each shipment by a freight carrier holding a Certificate must be accompanied by the bill of lading relating thereto or some other procedure authorized by the commission. If two or more trucks are used to transport a single shipment, …

103-164. Suspension of Operations. Any suspension of the operations authorized by a duly issued certificate for a period in excess of thirty (30) days may be approved by the commission upon written application of the motor carrier, filed in accordance with 103-830, et seq. Such a…

103-170. Insurance Policy or Surety Bond Required. 1. Before any certificate can be issued and before any motor carrier operations can be conducted thereunder, the motor carrier must provide and have accepted by the ORS evidence of insurance policy or surety bond from an insuranc…

103-171. Filing Evidence of Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance Policy, Self- Insurance or Surety Bond. 1. Evidence of Insurance Filed on Form E. Filing evidence of bodily injury and property damage insurance will be made on Form E, ‘‘Uniform Motor Carrier Bodily Injury a…

103-172. Schedule of Minimum Limits. Insurance policies and surety bonds for bodily injury and property damage will have limits of liability not less than the following: MOTOR CARRIERS, KIND OF LIABILITY LIMITS EQUIPMENT & CAPACITY PASSENGER 1 to 7 Passengers $25,000.00 $50,000.0…

103-173. Cargo Insurance or Surety Bond Required of Motor Carrier. 1. Terms of Insurance or Bond and Minimum Limits. Before any Class E Certificate can be issued and before any motor carrier operations can be conducted thereunder, the Class E motor carrier must procure a cargo in…

103-174. Filing Evidence of Cargo Insurance or Surety Bond. 1. Evidence of Cargo Insurance Filed on Form H. Evidence of cargo insurance will be filed on Form H, ‘‘Uniform Motor Carrier Cargo Certificate of Insurance.’’ (See Form H in 23A S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 38-447) The policy or…

103-175. Revocation of Certificate. A failure to file evidence of insurance, self-insurance or surety bond shall be just cause for the commission, without further evidence or hearing, to suspend its order granting authority or to suspend the certificate or any license issued to t…

103-176. Cancellation of Insurance or Surety Bond. 1. Thirty (30) Days’ Notice Required. Any insurance company, surety bond company, or motor carrier which desires to cancel a policy or bond issued to a motor carrier subject to these rules can do so only after giving the ORS not …

103-177. Name of Insured. Certificates of insurance, self-insurance and surety bonds shall be issued in the full and correct name as that name appears on the application or certificate of the motor carrier. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff Ju…

103-178. Proof of Insurance Required. Certificates of insurance, self-insurance notices of cancellation, and surety bonds must be provided to the ORS. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 5, eff …

103-179. Coverage to be Continuous. Surety bonds and certificates of insurance shall specify that coverage thereunder will remain in effect continuously until terminated. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 3…

103-18. Filing Reports and Furnishing Information. Each railroad company shall file in the office of the Commission quarterly reports, on or before the last day of the month following the quarter for which the report is made, showing fully and in detail the revenues and expenses …

103-180. Commission to Prescribe Forms. Endorsements for policies of insurance and surety bonds, certificates of insurance, and notices of cancellation will be in the form prescribed and approved by the commission. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3…

103-19. Stopping Passenger Trains at Stations. All passenger trains operated in this State shall, at all stations where such trains stop, either upon flag or regular schedule, be brought to a standstill with such relation to the waiting-rooms of the station building, or other pas…

103-190. Tariffs Must be Filed Before Commencement of Operations. 1. No motor freight carrier who operates under a Certificate may operate or perform any service under its operating authority until rates, fares, charges, classifications, and rules for the services to be performed…

103-191. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Commission to Establish Rates, etc., had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Is…

103-192. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Rates Must be Just and Reasonable, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1993; State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue…

103-193. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Hearing and Publication on New Rate Schedule, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volu…

103-194. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Criteria for Establishment of Rates, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Is…

103-195. Duties of Class E Household Good Movers As to Service and Regulations. Every motor carrier of property operating under a Certificate shall provide safe and adequate service, equipment, and facilities for the transportation of property, and shall establish, observe, and e…

103-196. Maintenance of Copies of Tariffs. Every motor carrier operating under a Certificate shall maintain at each of its principal places of business in the state and make available for inspection to the public at all reasonable times, all of its tariffs containing rates, charg…

103-197. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Undue Preference Not Permitted, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1993; State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No…

103-198. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Variations in Charges Prohibited, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1993; State Register Volume No. 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Is…

103-199. Repealed. HISTORY: Former Regulation, titled Allowances Prohibited, had the following history: Amended by State Register Volume No. 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 5,…

103-199.5. Adjustment of Bills. If it is found that a household goods motor carrier has directly or indirectly, by any device whatsoever, demanded, charged, collected or received from any customer a greater compensation for any service rendered by such carrier than the maximum ra…

103-20. Conductors on Pullman, Dining Cars, etc. No sleeping car, chair car, parlor car, dining car, or buffet car shall be operated on any line of railroad in South Carolina, when occupied by regular passengers holding proper transportation for the occupancy of such cars, unless…

103-21. Rates Applicable to Roads Under One Management or Control. All connecting railroads, doing business in this State, and under the management or control, by lease, ownership, association or otherwise, of one and the same person, firm, corporation or associa- tion, shall, fo…

103-210. Applications Must Specifically Set Forth Commodities Applied for. Every applicant for a Certificate specifically shall set forth in its application each commodity which it proposes to transport. Upon an adequate showing by proper proof, the ORS after approval by the comm…

103-22. Local Shipments. All shipments moving locally by rail, between points in South Carolina are subject to rates, rules and regulations as adopted by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina, unless there is issued at the time of shipment at the place the shipment orig…

103-220. Use of Leased Vehicles. 1. Agreement Must Meet Certain Conditions. Carriers may perform authorized transportation in or with motor vehicle power units which they do not own only under contract, lease, or other approved arrangement. Such contract, lease, or other approved…

103-221. Exemptions. The provisions set forth in R.103-220 shall not apply to: 1. Agreements Between Carriers. Motor vehicle power units leased by one carrier to another carrier, provided however, that the lessee must maintain a legible, written copy of the agreement on the vehic…

103-222. Lessee Responsible. 1. For Drivers. The drivers of leased motor vehicle power units shall be directly supervised and controlled by the lessee. The person who, directly or indirectly, shall supervise or regulate the manner and method of shipment and the use of the motor v…

103-223. Safety Inspection of Leased Equipment. It shall be the duty of the carrier, before taking possession of any motor vehicle equipment, to inspect the same or to have the same inspected by a person who is competent and qualified to make such inspection and who has been duly…