Georgia § 40-1-126 - Carriers engaged in interstate and intrastate commerce.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-1-126 — Carriers engaged in interstate and intrastate commerce., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-1-126. Carriers engaged in interstate and intrastate commerce.
In circumstances where a motor carrier is engaged in both interstate and intrastate commerce, it shall nevertheless be subject to all the provisions of this part so far as it separately relates to commerce carried on exclusively in this state. It is not intended that the department shall have the power of regulating the interstate commerce of such motor carrier, except to the extent expressly authorized by this part as to such commerce. The provisions of this part do not apply to purely interstate commerce nor to carriers exclusively engaged in interstate commerce. When a motor carrier is engaged in both intrastate and interstate commerce, it shall be subject to all the provisions of this part so far as they separately relate to commerce carried on in this state. (Code 1981, § 40-1-126 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.) Law reviews. - For annual survey on insurance law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 117 (2017).
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