Rule 570-38-5-.04 - Rules Applicable to Limousine Carriers(1) Certificates shall be issued to limousine carriers and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of Subchapter 2 of this Chapter.(2) Limousine carriers shall be subject to the requirements and duties articulated in Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. To the extent that the requirements and duties articulated in Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated conflict with any provision of this Chapter, the duties and requirements of that Part shall supersede the requirements of this Chapter.(3) To the extent applicable to vehicles defined as limousines by O.C.G.A. § 40-1-151, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rules adopted by the Department through these Rules, the Department's Transportation Rulebook, or otherwise, shall apply to limousine carriers as minimum safety requirements for all vehicles operated by limousine carriers for hire in interstate and intrastate commerce in Georgia.(4) Except to the extent such interpretation conflicts with the provisions of this Subchapter, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rules made applicable to limousine carriers through paragraph (3) of this Rule shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of Rule 570-38-1-.05.(5) In accordance with but without limitation to paragraph (3) of this Rule, the vehicles operated by limousine carriers in Georgia shall be equipped, maintained, operated, and inspected in accordance with the standards prescribed in 49 C.F.R. Parts 393 through 396, and vehicle drivers shall be qualified under and shall continuously comply with 49 C.F.R. Parts 392 and 395.(6) For the purposes of this Rule, any reference to limousines or limousine carriers in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rules adopted by the Department shall be interpreted to include all limousine carriers subject to the Department's jurisdiction subject to Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-38-5-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 40-1-54; 40-1-150 through 40-1-170.
Original Rule entitled "Rules Applicable to Limousine Carriers" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2020; eff. May 11, 2020.