Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 67

Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers

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Section 67.1809.1

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August 28, 2015

Licensure, supervision, and regulation of persons who engage in the business of transporting passengers in commerce.

67.1809. 1. The regional taxicab commission established under section

67.1804 may license, supervise, and regulate any person who engages in the

business of transporting passengers in commerce, wholly within the regional

taxicab district established in section 67.1802, in any motor vehicle

designed or used to transport not more than eight passengers, including the

driver. The powers granted to the regional taxicab commission under this

section shall apply to the motor vehicles described in this subsection and to

the persons owning or operating those vehicles:



(1) Whether or not the vehicles are equipped with a taximeter or use a

taximeter; and



(2) Whether the vehicles are operated by a for-hire motor carrier of

passengers or by a private motor carrier of passengers not for hire or

compensation.



2. This section shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions of this

chapter or of subsection 2 of section 390.126 to the contrary, except that

the vehicles described in subsection 1 of this section, and the operators of

such vehicles, shall be licensed, supervised, and regulated by the state

highways and transportation commission, as provided under section 226.008,

instead of the regional taxicab commission, whenever:



(1) Such motor vehicles transport passengers within the district in

interstate commerce, and those interstate operations are subject to the

powers of the state highways and transportation commission under section

226.008;



(2) Such motor vehicles are operated exclusively by a not-for-profit

corporation or governmental entity, whose passenger transportation within the

regional taxicab district is subsidized, wholly or in part, with public

transit funding provided by the state highways and transportation commission,

the Federal Transit Administration, or both;



(3) Such vehicles transport one or more passengers on the public

highways in a continuous journey from a place of origin within the regional

taxicab district to a destination outside the district, or from a place of

origin outside the district to a destination within the district, either with

or without a return trip to the point of origin. Such continuous

transportation of passengers between points within and without the district

is subject to regulation by the state highways and transportation commission,

even if the journey includes temporary stops at one or more intermediate

destinations within the boundaries of the district.



3. The provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of this section

shall not limit the powers of the regional taxicab commission under this

section to license, supervise, and regulate the transportation of any

passenger whose journey by motor vehicle takes place wholly within the

regional taxicab district, even if transported on the same vehicle with other

passengers whose transportation, both within and without the boundaries of

the district, is subject to the exclusive powers of the state highways and

transportation commission. A motor carrier or driver who transports

passengers subject to the powers of the regional taxicab commission, under

subsection 1 of this section, on the same vehicle with passengers whose

transportation is subject to the powers of the state highways and

transportation commission, under subsection 2 of this section, shall comply

with all applicable requirements of the regional taxicab commission and with

all applicable requirements of the state highways and transportation

commission.



4. No provision within this chapter shall be interpreted or construed as

limiting the powers of the state highways and transportation commission and

its enforcement personnel, the state highway patrol and its officers and

personnel, or any other law enforcement officers or peace officers to enforce

any safety requirements or hazardous materials regulations made applicable by

law to the motor vehicles, drivers, or persons that own or operate any motor

vehicles described in this section.



5. Every individual person, partnership, or corporation subject to

licensing, regulation, and supervision by the regional taxicab commission

under this section, with reference to any transportation of passengers by a

motor vehicle previously authorized by a certificate or permit issued by the

state highways and transportation commission under section 390.051 or

390.061, which certificate or permit was in active status and not suspended

or revoked on August 27, 2005, according to the records of the state highways

and transportation commission, is hereby deemed to be licensed, permitted, and

authorized by the regional taxicab commission, and the vehicles and drivers

used by such motor carriers are hereby deemed to be licensed, permitted, and

authorized by the regional taxicab commission to operate and engage in the

transportation of passengers within the regional taxicab district, to the

same extent as they formerly were licensed, permitted, and authorized by the

highways and transportation commission on August 27, 2005. Such motor

carriers, drivers, and vehicles shall be exempted from applying for any

license, certificate, permit, or other credential issued or required by the

regional taxicab commission under sections 67.1800 to 67.1822, except that

the regional taxicab commission may, after December 31, 2005, require such

motor carriers and drivers to apply and pay the regular fees for annual

renewals of such licenses, permits, certificates, or other credentials under

uniform requirements applicable to all motor carriers, vehicles, and drivers

operating within the regional taxicab district.



(L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with H.B. 487)







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