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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-1-103. Application form for certificate; issuance to qualified applicant.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-1-103. Application form for certificate; issuance to qualified applicant.

(a) The department shall prescribe the form of the application for a motor carrier certificate and shall prescribe such reasonable requirements as to notice, publication, proof of service, maintenance of adequate liability insurance coverage, and information as may, in its judgment, be necessary and may establish fees as part of such certificate process.

(b) A motor carrier certificate shall be issued to any qualified applicant, provided that such applicant is a motor carrier business domiciled in this state, authorizing the operations covered by the application if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform properly the service and conform to the provisions of this part and the rules and regulations of the department and has not been convicted of any felony as such violation or violations are related to the operation of a motor vehicle.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-1-103, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 1/HB 865.