Oklahoma § 47-161A - Household Goods Act of 2009 - Definitions

§ 47-161A. Household Goods Act of 2009 - Definitions

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Household

Goods Act of 2009”. The purpose of this act is to regulate

intrastate transportation by motor carriers of household goods in

such manner as to establish standards for public safety, fair

competitive practices, adequate and dependable service, and

protection of shippers from deceptive or unfair practices.

B. The provisions of this act, except as specifically limited

herein, shall apply to the intrastate transportation of household

goods by motor carriers over public highways of this state; and the

regulations of such transportation, and the procurement thereof and

the provisions of facilities therefor, are hereby vested in the

Corporation Commission.

Shipments contracted by the federal government, a state

government, a tribal government or any local government or political

subdivision thereof shall not be required to obtain a household

goods certificate, but shall be regulated by the Commission to

achieve compliance with safety requirements and size and weight

limitations.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to interfere with the

exercise by agencies of the government of the United States of its

power of regulation of interstate commerce.

C. As used in this act:

1. "Commission" means the Corporation Commission;

2. "Corporate family" means a group of corporations consisting

of a parent corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent

corporation owns directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%)

interest;

3. "Household goods" means used personal effects and property

of a dwelling;

4. "Household goods certificate" means a certificate of

authority issued by the Corporation Commission to transport

household goods within this state;

5. "Intercorporate hauling" means the transportation of

household goods, by motor vehicle, for compensation, by a carrier

which is a member of a corporate family, as defined in this section,

when the transportation for compensation is provided for other

members of the corporate family;

6. "Motor carrier of household goods" means a person

transporting household goods for compensation or other

consideration, with an origin and destination within this state;

7. "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, truck-tractor,

trailer or semitrailer or any motor bus or self-propelled vehicle

not operated or driven upon fixed rails or tracks;

8. "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, limited

partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, company,

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association, or joint-stock association and includes any trustee,

receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof; and

9. "Public highway" means every public street, road, highway,

or thoroughfare in this state, used by the public, whether actually

dedicated to the public and accepted by the proper authorities or

otherwise.

D. The terms and provisions of this act shall apply to commerce

with foreign nations, or commerce among the several states of this

Union, insofar as such application may be permitted under the

provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Acts of

Congress.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 183, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.