(625 ILCS 5/18c-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1202)

Sec. 18c-1202. Enumeration of Powers. The Commission shall have the power to:

(1) Administer and enforce provisions of this Chapter;

(2) Regulate the entry, exit, and services of carriers; as to public carriers, this power is limited to matters relating to insurance and safety standards;

(3) Regulate rates and practices of household goods carriers, rail carriers, passenger carriers, and common carriers by pipeline;

(4) Establish and maintain systems of accounting as well as reporting and record-keeping requirements for household goods carriers, rail carriers, passenger carriers, and common carriers by pipeline;

(5) Establish and maintain systems for the classification of carriers, commodities and services;

(6) Regulate practices, terms and conditions relating to the leasing of equipment and to the interchange of equipment among carriers; as to public carriers, this power is limited to matters relating to insurance and safety standards;

(7) Protect the public safety through insurance and safety standards;

(8) Regulate brokers in accordance with provisions of this Chapter;

(9) Adopt appropriate regulations setting forth the standards and procedures by which it will administer and enforce this Chapter, with such regulations being uniform for all modes of transportation or different for the different modes as will, in the opinion of the Commission, best effectuate the purposes of this Chapter;

(10) Conduct hearings and investigations, on its own motion or the motion of a person;

(11) Adjudicate disputes, hear complaints or other petitions for relief, and settle such matters by stipulation or agreement;

(12) Create special procedures for the receipt and handling of consumer complaints;

(13) Issue certificates describing the extent to which a person is exempt under the provisions of this Chapter;

(14) Construe this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders, except that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable in the construction or interpretation of any license, certificate or permit originally issued under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law and now governed by subchapter 4 of this Chapter or issued under subchapter 4 of this Chapter prior to July 1, 1989;

(15) Employ such persons as are needed to administer and enforce this Chapter, in such capacities as they are needed, whether as hearings examiners, special examiners, enforcement officers, investigators, or otherwise;

(16) Create advisory committees made up of representatives of the various transportation modes, shippers, receivers, or other members of the public;

(17) Initiate and participate in proceedings in the federal or State courts, and in proceedings before federal or other State agencies, to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter, provided that participation in specific proceedings is directed, in writing, by the Commission;

(18) Direct any telecommunications carrier to disconnect the telephone number published in any commercial listing of any household goods carrier that does not have a valid license issued by the Commission.

(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)