Section 815-RICR-50-10-4.5 - Charges for ServicesA. The Minimum Allowable Charge for public motor vehicle service shall be: 1. No less than forty dollars ($40.00), regardless of the length of the trip. That is, any time a passenger or booking agent requests to be picked up by any public motor vehicle, the charge assessed shall not be less than forty dollars ($40.00). 2. Any form of concession, rebate, coupon or other means of providing such service for less than the Minimum Allowable Charge outlined above is strictly prohibited. However, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-14.1-6, the Minimum Allowable Charge shall not apply to PMV service coordinated by or paid for by a State Department, Authority or Agency on behalf of clients of said State Department, Authority or Agency; provided, however, that the State Department, Authority or Agency requests the service no later than the day before the service is to be rendered.3. Public Motor Vehicles are prohibited from charging a per-person rate for transportation services. Each passenger or booking party shall be allowed, within reason, to dictate the specific passengers entitled to the service, provided that the number of passengers does not exceed the maximum number of passengers for the vehicle being utilized for the service. (See § 4.9(H) of this Part) a. Service provided for weddings, proms and other similar occasions shall be dictated by the booking party at a rate not less than the Minimum Allowable Charge outlined above. The booking party shall have the discretion, within reason, to dictate where each passenger may be picked up, transported and, eventually, discharged.b. Tours and shuttle-type services arranged by a booking party for a group shall be allowed so long as the booking party dictates the service and, further, that the rate is not less than the Minimum Allowable Charge outlined above. Tours and shuttle-type services in which each passenger is charged separately by the certificate holder (akin to jitney services as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 39-13) shall be prohibited, regardless of monetary amount charged.815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-50-10-4.5