Exención de tarifas para permisos de transporte de pasajeros

Explicación Simple

Si manejas un autobús que no busca hacer dinero, no tienes que pagar para obtener un permiso. Esto ayuda a organizaciones que ofrecen transporte sin fines de lucro a ahorrar dinero.

Es como cuando un grupo de amigos decide organizar un viaje en auto y no cobran a los demás por el viaje. No tienen que pagar peajes porque están ayudando a los demás sin buscar lucro.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que la organización 'Transporte Esperanza' quiere ofrecer viajes gratuitos a personas mayores en su comunidad. Gracias a esta ley, no tendrán que pagar tarifas para obtener los permisos necesarios para operar sus autobuses, lo que les permite destinar más recursos a su misión.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-2073 - Exemption from permit filing fees. The original permit filing fee collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be applicable to non-profit/tax-exempt passenger carriers. 2001, c. 596 . Article 6. Common Carriers. Va. Code § 46.2-2074 - Application of article. Unless otherwise stated, this article shall only apply to common carriers of passengers over the highways of the Commonwealth. 2001, c. 596 . Va. Code § 46.2-2075 - Required certificates of public convenience and necessity. No common carrier not otherwise exempted, other than a sight-seeing carrier, shall engage in intrastate operation on any highway within the Commonwealth without first having obtained from the Department a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing such operation. 2001, c. 596 ; 2011, cc. 881 , 889 . Va. Code § 46.2-2076 - Application; notice requirements. In addition to the requirements of § 46.2-2001.3 , an applicant for a common carrier certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under this article shall cause a notice of such application, on the form and in the manner prescribed by the Department, on the mayor or principal officer of any city or town and on the chairman of the board of supervisors of every county into or through which the applicant may desire to provide service. 2001, c. 596 . Va. Code § 46.2-2077 - Considerations for determination of issuance of certificate. In addition to the requirements of § 46.2-2011 , in determining whether a certificate of public convenience and necessity required by this article shall be granted, the Department may consider the present transportation facilities over the proposed route or within the proposed service area, the volume of traffic over such route or in such service area, and the c