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Illinois Statutes Chapter 625. Vehicles § 5/18c-5304. The Public Need/Public Convenience and Necessity Test

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

§ 18c-5304. The Public Need/Public Convenience and Necessity Test. Applicants for non-relocation towing licenses may establish, and other parties may rebut, a prima facie showing of public need/public convenience and necessity by the following evidence:

(1) Existing Towing Companies.

(a) Evidentiary Standard. Any person engaged in non-relocation towing between July 1, 1985 and January 1, 1986 may establish a prima facie showing of public convenience and necessity to the extent of such operations by submitting a statement:

(i) Affirming that the person was engaged in non-relocation during the foregoing time period; and

(ii) Describing its operations during such period.

(b) Extent of Existing Operations. The extent of the applicant's operations shall be presumed to encompass non-relocation towing within the following territory, unless otherwise shown on the record:

(i) Movements within a 50 mile radius of the applicant's principal place of business in Illinois; and

(ii) Movements from points within the foregoing radius to points in Illinois, and vice versa.

(c) Deadline for Filing Applications. Applications under this subsection must be filed within 9 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1986, or by July 1, 1987, whichever is later.

(2) New Towing Companies and Extension of Existing Company Operations. Applications for non-relocation towing licenses need not be supported by shippers intending to use the carrier's service if other evidence of public need/public convenience and necessity is offered by carrier witnesses, non-carrier witnesses from other than shippers intending to use the carrier's service, or others.

(3) Rebuttal of Prima Facie Showing of Public Need/Public Convenience and Necessity. A prima facie showing of public need/public convenience and necessity may be rebutted by other evidence of record, either from the applicant or otherwise.

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