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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

     Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Commerce

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 39-14-26 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-14 entitled "Taxicabs

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and Limited Public Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     39-14-26. Revocation or amendment of certificate. -- Any taxi or limited public motor

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vehicle certificate holder who, during any period of not less than one hundred eighty (180)

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consecutive days, has failed to render any part of the service authorized by his or her certificate,

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except for reasonable cause, including bankruptcy, receivership, or other trustee proceedings,

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shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service; and if, after a hearing, the

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administrator finds the certificate holder has failed to render service in accordance with the

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certificate, his or her rights thereto to the extent of his or her failure to render service it shall be

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revoked. The administrator may, for sufficient cause shown after a public hearing, amend,

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suspend, or revoke any certificate issued under this chapter.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

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     This act would allow for the division’s regulatory option of limiting revocation only to

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the dormant portions of a taxicab certificate instead of having to revoke the entire certificate.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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