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VEHICLES
(625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code.

625 ILCS 5/18c-3101

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3101)
    Sec. 18c-3101. Terms, Conditions, and Limitations. The Commission may attach to the exercise of rights under any license or other authorization issued or granted by it such terms, conditions, and limitations as will protect the public interest and effectuate the purposes of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3102

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3102)
    Sec. 18c-3102. Geographical Restrictions. A prima facie determination whether transportation is within the geographical scope of a license may be made by reference to a copy of the official state highway map and the distance scale shown thereon. Such a determination may be rebutted by a showing, based on a municipal ordinance; other official document; or commercially published map, chart or other competent evidence; that the geographical scope of the license is other than as represented on the official state highway map.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 3 Art II

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 3 Art II heading)
ARTICLE II. RATEMAKING

625 ILCS 5/18c-3201

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3201)
    Sec. 18c-3201. Prohibition of transportation services in the absence of effective rates. No common carrier by pipeline, household goods carrier, rail carrier, or passenger carrier shall render service until such carrier has in effect a tariff or schedule of rates applicable to such service in compliance with this Chapter. Likewise, no such carrier shall render service under a license issued by the Commission if the Commission has suspended or cancelled the tariff or schedule of rates previously in effect and applicable to such service, or if the tariff or schedule is, by action of a party thereto or by its own terms, no longer effective.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3202

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3202)
    Sec. 18c-3202. Effective Dates of New or Amended Rates. The Commission shall prescribe the periods of notice which must elapse between the filing of a proposed rate and its proposed effective date. In no case shall the Commission prescribe a notice period greater than 30 days or the period established by a valid, preemptive federal statute.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3203

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3203)
    Sec. 18c-3203. Filing, publishing and posting of tariffs and schedules.
    (1) General requirement of filing, publication and posting. Each common carrier of household goods or passengers shall file, publish, and make available for public inspection its current tariffs (other than rail contract rate tariffs). Copies of such tariffs shall be provided by the carrier to any member of the public on request and at a reasonable cost. Each contract carrier of household goods shall file its current schedule of rates and provisions.
    (2) Tariff and schedule specifications. Tariffs and schedules filed in accordance with this subsection shall be in such form and contain such information as the Commission may specify. The Commission may, by special permission for good cause shown, grant permission to deviate from its tariff and schedule regulations.
    (3) Rejection of tariffs and schedules. The Commission may, at any time prior to the effective date of a tariff or schedule, reject or suspend a tariff or schedule which does not conform to its specifications or which on its face is in violation of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders.
    (4) Right of independent action. Each carrier subject to this Chapter shall have the individual right to publish, file, and post any rate for transportation provided by such carrier or in connection with any other carrier. No carrier shall be a member of any bureau, tariff publishing agency, or other organization which, directly or indirectly, prohibits such carrier from publishing and filing any rate or which requires that such rate be published or filed by the bureau, publishing agency, or other organization.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3204

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3204)
    Sec. 18c-3204. Rate Proceedings.
    (1) Initiation of proceedings. The Commission may initiate a proceeding to investigate or prescribe tariffs or schedules on its own motion or on complaint.
    (2) Suspension of tariffs and schedules.
        (a) Suspension of tariffs. The Commission may suspend
    
a tariff, in whole or in part, during the pendency of a proceeding to consider the reasonableness of the tariff, or to consider whether the tariff is discriminatory, or to consider whether the tariff otherwise violates provisions of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders, provided the order of suspension is issued prior to the effective date of the tariff. The suspension shall remain in effect for the period allowed under this Chapter unless the Commission order provides for a shorter period of suspension. At the end of the statutory suspension period the suspension may be extended by agreement of the parties; otherwise, the tariff shall go into effect. The statutory suspension period is:
            (i) Seven months for public carriers and
        
household goods common carriers;
            (ii) One hundred and twenty days for motor
        
carriers of passengers; and
            (iii) Five months for rail carriers, unless the
        
period is extended for an additional 3 months in accordance with provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act.
        (b) Suspension of schedules. The Commission may
    
suspend a household goods contract carrier schedule, in whole or in part, during the pendency of a proceeding to consider whether the schedule violates provisions of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders, provided the order of suspension is issued prior to the effective date of the schedule. The suspension shall remain in effect for 7 months unless the Commission order provides for a shorter period of suspension. At the end of this period, the suspension may be extended by agreement of the parties; otherwise, the schedule shall go into effect.
        (c) Burden of proof in investigation proceedings. The
    
burden of proof in an investigation proceeding shall be on the proponent of the rate unless otherwise provided in a valid preemptive federal statute which governs the rate.
    (3) Prescription of tariffs and schedules. The Commission may prescribe tariffs where it has determined, in accordance with Section 18c-2102 of this Chapter, that a tariff published by a carrier is unreasonable, discriminatory, or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders. The Commission may prescribe schedules where it has determined, after hearing, that a schedule filed by a carrier is in violation of this Chapter, Commission regulations or orders.
    (4) Relief. The Commission may, where it finds a tariff or schedule to be in violation of this Chapter, its regulations or orders, or finds rates or provisions in a tariff unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory, and in accordance with Section 18c-2102 of this Chapter, direct the carrier to:
        (a) Publish and file a supplement cancelling the
    
tariff or file notice of cancellation of the schedule, in whole or in part;
        (b) Publish and file a new tariff or file a new
    
schedule containing rates and provisions prescribed by the Commission; and
        (c) Repay any overcharges or collect any
    
undercharges, and, except with regard to household goods carriers, pay reparations.
(Source: P.A. 89-42, eff. 1-1-96; 89-444, eff. 1-25-96; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3205

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3205)
    Sec. 18c-3205. Ratemaking Standards.
    (1) Reasonableness. Rates for household goods common carrier service must be just, reasonable, and not discriminatory.
    (2) Factors to be Considered. The Commission shall, in exercising its ratemaking powers consider, among other factors, the inherent advantages of transportation by a particular class of carriers, the public need for and interest in adequate and efficient transportation service, at rates consistent with provision of such service, and the revenue needs of carriers under honest, economical and efficient management.
    (3) Factors Not Considered. The Commission shall not, in exercising its ratemaking powers, consider the value of any operating authority held by a carrier, or the value of any goodwill or earning power connected with operations of the carrier.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3206

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3206)
    Sec. 18c-3206. Charges to conform to tariffs or schedules and orders of the Commission.
    (1) Overcharges and undercharges prohibited. No common or contract household goods or passenger carrier shall offer, advertise, charge, demand, collect, or receive, in any manner, a greater, lesser, or different compensation for transportation or for any service in connection therewith than the rates and charges specified in tariffs or schedules on file with the Commission and in effect at the time the transportation or any other service is rendered; nor shall any such carrier offer, advertise, charge, demand, collect, or receive any compensation for transportation or for any other service rendered in connection therewith where there is not in effect at the time a lawfully applicable tariff or schedule. Likewise, no such carrier shall refund or remit, in any manner or by any device, whether directly or indirectly, or through any agent or otherwise, or pursuant to Commission order, any portion of the rates or charges specified in tariffs or schedules on file with the Commission and in effect at the time; nor shall any such carrier extend to any person any discount, value, privilege, or facilities for transportation or any service rendered in connection therewith, except as are specified in tariffs or schedules on file with the Commission and in effect at the time.
    (2) Repayment of overcharges, collection of undercharges and reparations.
        (a) Repayment of overcharges and payment of
    
reparations. The Commission may, in accordance with Section 18c-2101 of this Chapter, order any carrier to pay to one or more shippers the amount by which the carrier received compensation greater than the rates and charges specified in tariffs or schedules in effect at the time the carrier rendered the transportation or other service in connection therewith. The Commission may likewise, in accordance with Section 18c-2101 of this Chapter, order any carrier other than a household goods carrier to pay to one or more shippers the amount by which the carrier received compensation greater than reasonable rates and charges as determined by the Commission.
        (b) Collection of undercharges. The Commission may,
    
in accordance to Section 18c-2101 of this Chapter, order any carrier to make all reasonable efforts to collect from one or more shippers the difference between amounts collected and the amount of compensation specified in tariffs or schedules in effect at the time the transportation or other service in connection therewith was rendered.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3207

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3207)
    Sec. 18c-3207. Zones of Rate Flexibility. (1) Zone for Motor Carriers of Passengers. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Sub-chapter, the Commission may not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke any single-line rate proposed by a motor carrier of passengers, or joint rate proposed by one or more such companies, applicable to any transportation on the grounds that such rate is unreasonably high or low if:
    (a) The rate was published in accordance with provisions of this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders;
    (b) The Commission was properly notified that the carrier or carriers wish to have the rate considered pursuant to this subsection; and
    (c) The net of all increases and decreases, during the calendar year in which the rate is to become effective, is not more than 25%.
    (2) Zone for Rail Carriers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Sub-chapter the Commission may not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke any rate proposed by a rail carrier on the grounds that such rate is unreasonably high or low if:
    (a) The rate was published in accordance with provisions of this Chapter and Commission regulations;
    (b) Commission was properly notified that the carrier wished to have the rate to be considered pursuant to this subsection; and
    (c) The net of all increases and decreases, during the calendar year in which the rate is to become effective, is not more than the amount specified under 49 U.S. Code 10707a and 10708.
    (3) Commission to Adopt Regulations. The Commission may adopt regulations specifying procedures for determining whether a rate published by a carrier falls within the zone of rate flexibility.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)

625 ILCS 5/18c-3208

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-3208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-3208)
    Sec. 18c-3208. Joint rates and routes.
    (1) Establishment by carriers. Two or more common carriers of household goods or passengers may establish through routes and joint rates, provided that the rates, and divisions and practices relating thereto, are just, reasonable, and not discriminatory.
    (2) Establishment by the Commission. The Commission may, on its own motion or on petition or complaint, where 2 or more carriers have failed to establish through routes, joint rates, or divisions and practices relating thereto, establish such routes, rates, divisions and practices. The Commission shall take such action only after notice and hearing to consider whether any proposed routes, rates, divisions and practices are just, reasonable and not discriminatory, whether any carrier has a reasonable objection to establishment of such routes, rates, divisions and practices, and whether such objections can be satisfied by imposing reasonable terms and conditions on the application of such routes, rates, divisions and practices. The provisions of this subsection shall have no application to household goods carriers.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)