CHAPTER 543

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-273 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to definitions for regulation of motor carriers.

[S 300]
Approved April 5, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1 That § 56-273 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 56-273. Definitions —Whenever used in this chapter unless ex-
pressly stated otherwise:

(a) The term “person” means any individual, firm, copartnership,
corporation, company, association or jointstock association, and includes
any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.

(b) The term “highway’’ means every public highway or place of
whatever nature open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel in this State, including the streets and alleys in towns and cities.
(c) The term “motor vehicle” means any vehicle, machine, tractor,
trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used
upon the highways in the transportation of passengers or property, but
does not include any vehicle, locomotive or car operated exclusively on a
rail or rails.

(d) The term “common carrier by motor vehicle” means any person
who undertakes, whether directly or by a lease or any other arrangement,
to transport passengers or property for the general public by motor
vehicle for compensation over the highways of the State, whether over
regular or irregular routes, including such motor vehicle operations of
carriers by rail or water and of express or forwarding companies under
this chapter.

(e) The term “restricted common carrier by motor vehicle” means
any person who undertakes, whether directly or by a lease or other ar-
rangement, to transport passengers or property of any restricted class
or classes by motor vehicle for compensation, whether over regular or
irregular routes.

(f) The term “contract carrier by motor vehicle” means any per-
son, not included under paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, who under
special and individual contracts or agreements, and whether directly or
by a lease or any other arrangement, transports property by motor vehicle
for compensation.

(zg) The term “tazicab or other motor vehicle performing a taxicab
service” means any motor vehicle having a seating capacity of not more
than six passengers and not operating on a regular route or between
fixed terminals used in the transportation of passengers for hire or for
compensation, not a common carrier or restricted common carrier * * * *
as defined in this chapter.

(h) The term “motor carrier’ includes a common carrier by motor
vehicle, a restricted common carrier by motor vehicle, and a contract car-
rier by motor vehicle.

(i) The term “broker” means any person not included in the term
“motor carrier’ and not a bona fide employee or agent of any such car-
rier, who, as principal or agent, sells or offers for sale any transportation
subject to this chapter, or negotiates for, or holds himself out by solicita-
tion, advertisement, or otherwise as one who sells, provides, furnishes,
contracts, or arranges for such transportation.

(j) The “services” and “transportation” to which this chapter ap-
plies include the service of, and all transportation by, all vehicles op-
erated by, for, or in the interest of any motor carrier irrespective of
ownership or contract, express or implied, together with all facilities
and property operated or controlled by any such carrier or carriers and
used in the transportation of passengers or property or in the per-
formance of any service in connection therewith.

(k) The term “certificate” means a certificate of public convenience
and necessity issued by the State Corporation Commission to common
carriers by motor vehicle and restricted common carriers by motor vehicle
under this chapter authorizing the transportation of passengers or prop-
erty, or both, over the public highways of this State; but nothing con-
tained in this chapter shall be construed to mean that the Commission
can issue any such certificate authorizing intracity transportation.

(1) The term “permit”? means a permit issued by the Commission
to contract carriers by motor vehicle, * * * * or to operators of taxicabs or
other vehicles performing taxicab service under this chapter.

(m) The term “warrant”? means the warrant issued by the Com-
mission for each motor vehicle under this chapter.

(n) The term “exemption card’? means the exemption card issued
by the Commission for each exempt motor vehicle under this chapter.
(o) When used in connection with, or with respect to, a certificate
of public convenience and necessity the word “route” means the road or
highway, or segment thereof, operated over by the holder of a certificate
of public convenience and necessity or proposed to be operated over by
an applicant therefor, whether such road or highway is designated by
one or more highway numbers.