Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Any general obligation bonds which shall be issued under the provisions of this part shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, banks—both commercial and savings—and trust companies; and for state school funds; and whenever any money or f…

Transactions and use taxes (to be designated in the ballot proposition set forth in Section 40334 as a “sales tax”) may be imposed by the board in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, except that…

Any transactions and use taxes ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 120 days after the approval of such ordinance by the electors as provided in this article. Prior to the operative date …

(a) The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this article may be used for any lawful purpose of the district. (b) During the first three years the taxes are imposed pursuant to this article, 25 percent of the revenues generated from such taxes shall be allocated by the dis…

The taxes authorized by this article shall not be imposed unless the board shall have authorized it by ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the board and the ordinance shall be approved by two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified electors of the distri…

The actual wording of the proposition on any short form of ballot card, label, or other device, regardless of the system of voting used, shall read as follows: TRANSIT Authorizes the Orange County Transit District to impose a ____ percent sales tax for transit purposes. Yes No Th…

The board is authorized to impose a maximum tax rate of 1 percent under this article and the board may state the maximum tax rate in terms of not to exceed 1 percent, or any lesser percentage thereof. The district shall not levy the tax at a rate other than 1, 34, 12, or 14 perce…

The district is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds, payable, in whole or in part, from revenues made available under this article. Such revenues are hereby declared to be revenues of the enterprise for all purposes of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with…

No charter-party carrier of passengers excepting transit districts, transit authorities or cities owning and operating local transit systems themselves or through wholly owned nonprofit corporations shall engage in transportation services made subject to this chapter without firs…

(a) No charter-party carrier of passengers issued a class A certificate subject to this section shall be restricted as to point of origin or destination in the State of California. (b) Every application for a certificate or permit, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by the …

(a) All holders of certificates issued under this section shall operate from a service area to be determined by the commission. In no case shall this area encompass more than a radius of 125 air miles from the home terminal. The home terminal shall be designated by the applicant.…

A class C certificate holder is one who provides transportation services incidental to commercial balloon operations, commercial river rafting, or skiing. This section does not apply to certificates issued under Section 5371.1 or 5371.2. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 125, Sec. 3. …

(a) The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may not impose a fee on charter-party carriers operating limousines. However, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may impose a business license fee on, and may adopt and enforce any reasonable r…

(a) Upon receipt of a complaint containing sufficient information to warrant conducting an investigation, the commission shall investigate any business that advertises limousine-for-hire or passenger charter transportation service for compensation in motor vehicles. The commissio…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that advertising and use of telephone service is essential for charter-party carriers of passengers to obtain business and to conduct intrastate passenger transportation services. Unlawful advertisements by unlicensed charter-party carriers …

Applications for permits and certificates shall be in writing, verified under oath, and shall be in such form, contain such information, and be accompanied by such proof of service upon interested parties as the commission may require. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 234.)

(a) Each application for a charter-party carrier of passengers certificate or permit shall be accompanied by a filing fee as follows: (1) Class A certificates (new): one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). (2) Class A certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100). (3) Cl…

The commission shall not issue or authorize the transfer of any certificate or permit under this chapter to any person or corporation against whom a final judgment has been entered and whose name has been transmitted to the commission pursuant to Section 3716.4 of the Labor Code,…

(a) (1) Before a permit or certificate is issued or renewed, the commission shall require the applicant to establish reasonable fitness and financial responsibility to initiate and conduct or continue to conduct the proposed or existing transportation services. The commission sha…

(a) At the time of each bus terminal inspection conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 34501 of the Vehicle Code, every charter-party carrier of passengers shall furnish both the Department of the California Highway Pat…

Every charter-party carrier earning over three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) in annual gross operating revenue shall, under oath, file annually a report indicating the number, classification, and compensation of all employees and owner-operator drivers hired or engage…

The commission may, with or without hearing, issue or refuse to issue a permit or certificate. If the commission finds that public convenience and necessity require the proposed transportation service and the applicant possess satisfactory fitness and financial responsibility to …

A permit or certificate, or renewal thereof, is effective for three years, unless suspended or revoked by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 324, Sec. 6.)

No permit issued pursuant to this article, or rights to conduct any of the services therein authorized, shall be sold, leased, or assigned, or otherwise transferred or encumbered. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2146.)

No certificate issued pursuant to, or rights to conduct any of the services authorized by, this article shall be sold, leased, or assigned, or otherwise transferred or encumbered, unless authorized by the commission. A filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300) shall accompany al…

(a) The commission may cancel, revoke, or suspend any operating permit or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter upon any of the following grounds: (1) The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any operating permit or certificate issued thereunder. (2) Th…

(a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter, every charter-party carrier shall file with the commission one of the following: (1) A certificate of workers’ compensation coverage for its employees issued by an admitted insurer. (2) A certification of consent to self-insu…

(a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the certificate or permit of a charter-party carrier be suspended either (1) for failure to maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating cond…

(a) The commission shall deny a new or renewal application for a charter-party carrier certificate or permit upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that specifically indicates compliance with subdivision (b), and indicates th…

(a) Upon receipt of a stop order issued by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 3710.1 of the Labor Code, the commission shall investigate to determine whether the charter-party carrier of passengers has filed a false statement relative to workers’ compensatio…

After the cancellation or revocation of a permit or certificate, or during the period of its suspension, or after the expiration of its permit or certificate, it is unlawful for a charter-party carrier of passengers to conduct any operations as a carrier. The commission may eithe…

The commission may, on a complaint alleging that any corporation or person is operating as a charter-party carrier of passengers without a valid certificate or permit in violation of this chapter, or on its own motion without a complaint, with or without notice of a hearing, orde…

The agreement shall become effective and be binding upon the district and the city when approved in the manner set forth in this chapter. The board shall by ordinance setting forth the agreement at length declare its intention of causing it to be executed by the district. (Added …

The ordinance, together with a notice fixing the time and place for hearing thereon, shall be published in the district pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the date of the publication…

At the hearing any person interested may file with the board written objections to the execution of the agreement. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

Upon the hearing the board shall determine whether or not the agreement will be carried into execution and shall hear and determine all objections thereto. Failure of any person interested in the district or in the matter of the proposed execution of the agreement to show cause i…

Any hearing on the agreement may be adjourned from time to time by the board without further notice other than an order to be entered upon the minutes of the meeting fixing the time and place of adjournment. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

If no protests are filed or if the protests filed are overruled and denied, the board shall by resolution finally approve the agreement and authorize its execution, which shall become effective when executed by the city, duly authorized in the manner provided in this chapter. (Ad…

When executed by the district the agreement shall be dated and an executed copy filed with the secretary of the district. An executed copy shall also be filed with the clerk of the city to be annexed. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

The bonds may be issued and sold for not less than their par value, but otherwise as the board determines. Before selling any bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as the board may prescribe. Such notice shall be published at …

All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds. The remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the district treasury, or in the county treasury, as the…

In lieu of the immediate levy of a tax to pay the interest, or any part thereof, on any bonded indebtedness incurred in accordance with this chapter, the board may, in the estimate of the amount of money necessary to be raised by the bonds, include a sum sufficient to pay interes…

At any time after the board has approved the creation of the proposed special district, and fixed its boundaries, the board shall call and publish notice of an election within the proposed special district for the purpose of determining whether the proposed special district will …

No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed special district. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election and may be consolidated therewith. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764…

If a proposition for incurring a bonded indebtedness is submitted at the same election with the proposal to create the special district, the votes cast on the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness shall be separately canvassed in the special district as a whole. The favo…

At any time after the board has finally approved the agreement of annexation the legislative body of the city to be annexed shall cause an election to be held in the city to determine whether the city will be annexed to the district upon the terms and conditions stated in the agr…