Georgia § 40-1-118 - Establishment of just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges for transportation.
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§ 40-1-118. Establishment of just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges for transportation.
The commissioner shall prescribe just and reasonable rates, fares, and charges for transportation by motor carriers of household goods and for all services rendered by motor carriers in connection therewith. The tariffs therefor shall be in such form and shall be filed and published in such manner and on such notice as the department may prescribe. Such tariffs shall also be subject to change on such notice and in such manner as the department may prescribe. In order to carry out the purposes of this Code section, including the publication and maintenance of just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates and charges, the department shall establish a rate-making procedure for all carriers of household goods. Failure on the part of any motor carrier to comply with this Code section or the rules and regulations promulgated under this Code section may result in suspension or cancellation of said carrier's operating authority by the department. (Code 1981, § 40-1-118 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.)
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