§ 13b-86 — (Formerly Sec. 16-312a). Common carrier subject to jurisdiction of department.

Each person, association, limited liability company or corporation owning or operating a motor bus is declared to be a common carrier and subject as such to the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and, while so operating, to such reasonable rules and regulations as said department may prescribe with respect to routes, fares, speed, schedules, continuity of service and the convenience and safety of passengers and the public.

Legislative History

(1959, P.A. 6, S. 1; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 12; P.A. 97-304, S. 10, 31.) History: P.A. 75-486 substituted “public utilities control authority” for “public utilities commission” and “authority” for “commission”, effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 replaced “public utilities control authority” with “division of public utility control within the department of business regulation”, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 substituted department of transportation for the foregoing designation and “department” for “division”; in 1981 Sec. 16-312a transferred to Sec. 13b-86; P.A. 97-304 extended provisions to limited liability companies, effective July 1, 1997. Annotation to former section 16-312a: Cited. 24 CS 407.