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8-07 General Provisions Relating to Common Carriers

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CHAPTER 8-07GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS8-07-01.Common carrier - Definition.Everyone who offers to the public to carrypersons, property, or messages is a common carrier of whatever or whomever the person offers<br>to carry. Provided, everyone who offers to carry persons under a ridesharing arrangement, as<br>defined in section 8-02-07, is not a common carrier of whomever the person offers to carry.8-07-02. Must accept and carry. A common carrier, if able, shall accept and carrywhatever is offered to the common carrier, at a reasonable time and place, of a kind that the<br>common carrier undertakes or is accustomed to carry.8-07-03. Preference to United States and state. A common carrier shall always give apreference in time and may give a preference in price to the United States and to this state.8-07-04. Starting - When and where. A common carrier shall start at such time andplace as the common carrier announces to the public unless detained by accident or the<br>elements or in order to connect with carriers on other lines of travel.8-07-05. Rates must be reasonable - Payment refused. A common carrier is entitledto a reasonable compensation which the common carrier may require to be paid in advance. If<br>payment is refused, the common carrier may refuse to carry.8-07-06. Obligations limited only by contract. The obligation of a common carriercannot be limited by general notice on the common carrier's part but may be limited by special<br>contract.8-07-07.Contracts against certain liabilities void.A common carrier cannot beexonerated from liability for the negligence, fraud, or other wrongful act of the common carrier or<br>the common carrier's servants by any agreement made in anticipation thereof.8-07-08. Carrier's right to modify obligations restricted. A passenger, consignor, orconsignee, by accepting a ticket, bill of lading, or written contract for carrying with a knowledge of<br>its terms, assents to the rate of hire, and the time, place, and manner of delivery therein stated.<br>A person's assent to any other modification of the carrier's rights or obligations contained in such<br>instrument can only be manifested by that person's signature to the same.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 8-07 general provisions relating to common carriers