622.606. Certificates or permits issued before 1995, effect--procedure--transport of hazardous materials.
Certificates or permits issued before 1995,effect--procedure--transport of hazardous materials.
622.606. 1. Certificates or permits, or both, which were issuedbefore January 1, 1995, and which authorized a person to transport anyproperty in intrastate commerce by motor vehicle as a common carrier orcontract carrier, or both, are void, except that to the extent suchcertificates or permits, or portions thereof, authorized a person totransport household goods over irregular routes or passengers in intrastatecommerce, or any property or passengers in interstate commerce, thosecertificates or permits, or portions thereof, are exempt from theprovisions of this subsection.
2. Persons who owned certificates or permits, or both, that were inactive status with the division on December 31, 1994, and persons to whomthe division issued certificates and permits after December 31, 1994,pursuant to emergency rules adopted by the division, are deemed to bequalified as registered property carriers, unless the person's certificateor permit has been suspended, revoked or transferred to another person asprovided by law. A person deemed qualified pursuant to this subsection isnot required to file an application pursuant to section 622.608 to continueproviding intrastate transportation as a registered property carrier, butrather, upon such person's compliance with the licensing and insurancerequirements of the division the person is deemed to have a propertycarrier registration in force as required pursuant to section 622.604,authorizing the person to transport property except household goods inintrastate commerce on the public highways, unless the person's propertycarrier registration is suspended, revoked or transferred to another personas provided by law. Within a reasonable time after August 28, 1996, thedivision shall issue property carrier registrations to all persons who aredeemed to be qualified as registered property carriers and deemed to haveproperty carrier registrations in force pursuant to this subsection.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,this section shall not be construed as authorizing any person to transportany hazardous material as designated in Title 49, Code of FederalRegulations, except hazardous materials which that person was expresslyauthorized to transport in intrastate commerce within this state on August28, 1996. A person may file an application for property carrierregistration pursuant to section 622.608 to transport additional hazardousmaterials. Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict withchapter 260, RSMo, or of relieving an applicant of any duty to obtain alicense pursuant to chapter 260, RSMo.
(L. 1996 S.B. 780 § 4)