08 LC 28
3867
Senate
Bill 384
By:
Senators Balfour of the 9th, Reed of the 35th and Shafer of the
48th
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to limousine carriers, so as to change certain provisions
relating to the permitting of limousine carriers by certain airports; to limit
fees for such permitting; to provide that a chauffeur´s permit and a
certificate issued to the limousine carrier shall be adequate evidence of
sufficient criminal background investigations; to delete a provision allowing
cities and counties to enact ordinances requiring certain limousine carriers to
pay business license fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
3 of Chapter 7 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to limousine carriers, is amended by revising Code Section 46-7-85.11, relating
to preemption of regulation of limousine carriers by general law, as
follows:
"46-7-85.11.
The
State of Georgia fully occupies and preempts the entire field of regulation over
limousine carriers as regulated by this article; provided, however, that the
governing authority of any county or municipal airport shall be authorized to
permit any limousine carrier doing business at any such airport and may
establish fees as part of such permitting process; provided, further, that such
fees shall not exceed the airport´s approximate cost of permitting and
regulating limousine carriers; and provided, further, that such governing
authorities of such airports shall accept a chauffeur´s permit issued by
the Department of Driver Services to the driver and evidence of a certificate
issued to the limousine carrier by the Public Service Commission as adequate
evidence of sufficient criminal background investigations and shall not require
any fee for any further criminal background investigation. The list of licensed
limousine carriers on the website of the Public Service Commission shall be
sufficient evidence that a limousine carrier has a certificate issued by the
Public Service Commission."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.