Ohio Code 4921.38 – Optional rule authority
In accordance with sections 4921.30 to 4921.36 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4921.38
- Household goods: means personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling, excluding property moving from a factory or store. See Ohio Code 4921.01
- Intrastate commerce: means any trade, traffic, or transportation in any state which is not described in the term "interstate commerce. See Ohio Code 4921.01
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Providing for binding estimates by for-hire motor carriers engaged in the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce;
(B) Providing for guaranteed-not-to-exceed estimates by those carriers;
(C) Requiring those carriers to include their certificate number in all advertising, written estimates, and contracts related to the transportation of household goods in intrastate commerce;
(D) As are necessary and proper to carry out this chapter with respect to those carriers;
(E) Providing for the enforcement of the consumer protection provisions of Title 49 of the United States Code related to the delivery and transportation of household goods in interstate commerce, as permitted by 49 U.S.C. § 14710.