CHAPTER 571

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-276 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to regulation of motor carriers. CH 666]

Approved March 31, 1964

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
ae That § 56-276 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted, as

ollows:

§ 56-276. The Commission shall supervise, regulate and control all
motor carriers not herein exempted, doing business in this State, and all
matters relating to the performance of their public duties and their charges
therefor, and shall correct abuses therein by such motor carriers; and to
that end the Commission shall, from time to time, prescribe reasonable
rules, regulations, forms and reports for such motor carriers in further-
ance of the administration and operation of this chapter; and the Commis-
sion shall have the right at all times to require from such motor carriers
special reports and statements, under oath, concerning their business.

The Commission shall, from time to time, make and enforce such re-
quirements, rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent unjust
or unreasonable discriminations by any motor carrier in favor of, or
against, any person, locality, community or connecting carrier in the matter
of service, schedule, efficiency of transportation or otherwise, in connection
with the public duties of such motor carrier; and the Commission shall
administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, and prescribe reason-
able rules, regulations and procedure looking to that end; provided, how-
ever, that the Commission shall not have the power to regulate or control
the rates and charges of contract carriers by motor vehicle and it shall
not require any reports from such carriers with respect thereto.

The Commission may, from time to time, prescribe and enforce such
reasonable requirements, rules and regulations in the matter of leasing of
motor vehicles as are necessary to prevent evasion of the Commission’s
regulatory powers. This power of the Commission to regulate leasing shall
not be limited to those motor carriers of property doing business in this
State but shall include all persons not otherwise exempted who are operat-
ang motor vehicles on any highway in Virginia.