2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 46 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 7 - MOTOR CARRIERS
ARTICLE 3 - LIMOUSINE CARRIERS
§ 46-7-85.1 - Definitions
O.C.G.A.
46-7-85.1 (2010)
46-7-85.1. Definitions
As used in this article, the term:
(1) "Certificate" means a certificate issued by the commission.
(2) "Chauffeur" means any person with a Georgia state driver's license who meets the qualifications as prescribed in Code Section
46-7-85.10 and who is authorized by the commissioner of driver services to drive a limousine under this article.
(3) "Commission" means the Public Service Commission.
(4) "Limousine" means any motor vehicle that meets the manufacturer's specifications for a luxury limousine with a designed seating capacity for no more than ten passengers and with a minimum of five seats located behind the operator of the vehicle, and which does not have a door at the rear of the vehicle designed to allow passenger entry or exit; further, no vehicle shall be permitted to be operated both as a taxicab and a limousine.
(5) "Limousine carrier" means any person operating a prearranged service regularly rendered to the public by furnishing transportation as a motor common carrier for hire, not over fixed routes, by means of one or more unmetered:
(A) Limousines;
(B) Extended limousines;
(C) Sedans;
(D) Extended sedans;
(E) Sport utility vehicles;
(F) Extended sport utility vehicles;
(G) Other vehicles with a capacity for transporting no more than 10 persons for hire; or
(H) Any combination of subparagraphs (A) through (G) of this paragraph
on the basis of telephone contract or written contract. A limousine carrier shall not use per capita rates or charges.
(6) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof.
(7) "Public highway" means every public street, road, or highway in this state.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer 
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