§ 46-7-18 - Authority of commission to prescribe reasonable rates, fares, and charges for carriers; form, filing, and publication of tariffs; collective rate-making procedure
               	 		
O.C.G.A.    46-7-18   (2010)
    46-7-18.    Authority of commission to prescribe reasonable rates, fares,  and charges for carriers; form, filing, and publication of tariffs;  collective rate-making procedure. 
      The  commission shall prescribe just and reasonable rates, fares, and  charges for transportation by motor common and contract carriers of  passengers and household goods and for all services rendered by motor  common and contract carriers in connection therewith. The tariffs  therefor shall be in such form and shall be filed and published in such  manner and on such notice as the commission may prescribe. Such tariffs  shall also be subject to change on such notice and in such manner as the  commission may prescribe. In order to carry out the purposes of this  Code section, including the publication and maintenance of just,  reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates and charges, the commission  shall establish a collective rate-making procedure for all carriers of  passengers and household goods. Failure on the part of any motor common  or contract carrier to comply with this Code section or the rules and  regulations promulgated under this Code section may result in suspension  or cancellation of said carrier's operating authority by the  commission.