Transportation Code
Motor Carrier Safety Act
Section 106
Exemption for public utilities from regulations establishing hours of service.
     72-9-106.   Exemption for public utilities from regulations establishing hours of service.
     (1) As used in this section, "emergency" means a condition which jeopardizes life or property or that endangers public health and safety.
     (2) A person who is an employee of an electrical corporation, a gas corporation, or a telephone corporation, as these corporations are defined in Section 54-2-1, is exempt from any hours of service rules and regulations for drivers while operating a public utility vehicle within the state during the emergency restoration of public utility service.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
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