WAC 480-31-050   Certificates.  (1) The commission will issue a certificate to any corporation which files a completed application, as provided by the commission, which provides:

     (a) Satisfactory proof of its status as a private, nonprofit corporation;

     (b) Information sufficient to determine the particular service to be provided;

     (c) Satisfactory proof of insurance or surety bond, in accordance with WAC 480-31-070 (Insurance);

     (d) The number and type of vehicles to be operated, together with satisfactory proof that the vehicles are adequate for the proposed service, that the vehicles are or will be licensed in compliance with the laws of the state, and that drivers of such vehicles will be adequately trained and qualified.

     (2) Applications for certificates must be on forms to be furnished by the commission, giving all information requested and accompanied by a fifty dollar application fee.

     (3) Remittances will be made by money order, bank draft, personal check or certified check, made payable to the Washington utilities and transportation commission.

     (4) No provider may operate, establish, or begin operation of any business for the purpose of transporting persons with special transportation needs on the public highways of this state, without first having obtained from the commission a certificate.

     (5) No certificate will be issued to persons operating under a trade name, unless a certificate of said trade name is filed in accordance with the provisions of RCW 19.80.010, and a copy thereof filed with the commission.

     (6) Each vehicle operated by a provider must carry a copy of the company's certificate, and will be subject at all times to inspection by an authorized representative of the commission.

     (7) No certificate will be sold, assigned, leased, acquired, or transferred except upon authorization of the commission.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040(4), 81.04.160. 06-07-100 (Docket No. T-051359, General Order No. R-529), § 480-31-050, filed 3/15/06, effective 4/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.160, 81.04.160, and 34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No. A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-31-050, filed 9/28/01, effective 10/29/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and chapter 80.01 RCW. 97-08-037 (Order R-440, Docket No. TC 961102), § 480-31-050, filed 3/27/97, effective 4/27/97.]