69-12-312. Class B motor carrier certificate. (1) No Class B motor carrier shall operate for the transportation of persons and/or property for hire on any public highway in this state without first having obtained from the commission, under the provisions of this chapter, a certificate that public convenience and necessity require such operations.
     (2) A motor carrier making application for such permit shall do so in writing, separately for each locality for which consideration is desired, which petition shall be verified and shall specify the following matters:
     (a) name and address of the applicant and the names and addresses of its officers, if any;
     (b) the kind of transportation, whether passenger, freight, or both, together with a full and complete description of the character of the vehicle or vehicles to be used, including the seating capacity of any vehicle to be used for passenger traffic and the tonnage capacity of any vehicle to be used in freight traffic;
     (c) the locality and character of operations to be conducted;
     (d) a schedule of the tariff of rates desired to be charged for the transportation of freight and/or passengers;
     (e) a complete and detailed description of the property proposed to be devoted to the public service;
     (f) a detailed statement showing the assets and liabilities of such applicant; and
     (g) such other or additional information as the commission may by order require.
     (3) Such application shall be accompanied by a filing fee to be set by rule of the commission.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 184, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3847.9, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 121, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 243, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 472, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 8-109; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 588, L. 1983.