Missouri Laws 387.120 – Free passes and reduced rates prohibited except to certain persons
No motor carrier of passengers or household goods shall directly or indirectly issue or give any free ticket, free pass or free transportation for any passenger or household goods between points in this state, except that, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and unless prohibited by order of the division, a motor carrier may provide in its lawful tariff schedules for the transportation of passengers or household goods free of charge, or at discounted or reduced rates to, from or for the account of the following:
(1) Any charitable institution or organization which is duly organized and registered with the office of the Missouri secretary of state as a religious or charitable association pursuant to chapter 352, or as a general not-for-profit corporation pursuant to chapter 355, or any nonprofit, charitable institution or organization organized or registered pursuant to the laws of any state or the United States;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 387.120
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Any employee, officer or director of the motor carrier, or any relative within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity of any employee, officer or director of the motor carrier;
(3) Any location or person while transporting passengers or household goods for the exclusive purpose of providing relief in case of any general emergency or disaster.