Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Every corporation or person who knowingly and willfully issues, publishes, or affixes, or causes or permits the issuance, publishing, or affixing, of any oral or written advertisement, broadcast, or other holding out to the public, or any portion thereof, that the corporation or …

Every violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission by any corporation or person is a separate and distinct offense, and in case of a continuing violation each day’s continuance thereof is …

When the executive director of the commission determines that any charter-party carrier of passengers, or any officer, director, or agent of any charter-party carrier of passengers, has engaged in, is engaged in, or is about to engage in, any acts or practices in violation of thi…

All penalties accruing under this chapter are cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty does not bar or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or bar any criminal prosecution against any person or corporation, or any officer, director, agent of employ…

(a) Actions to recover penalties under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the people of the State of California, in the superior court of the county, or city and county, in which the cause or some part thereof arose, or in which the corporation complained of, if any, ha…

(a) The commission shall ensure that this chapter is enforced and obeyed, and that violations thereof are promptly prosecuted and that penalty moneys due to the state are recovered and collected, and to this end it may sue in the name of the people of the State of California. Upo…

In any such action, all penalties incurred up to the time of the commencement of the action may be sued for and recovered. In all such actions, the procedure and rules of evidence shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2146.)

All penalties recovered by the State in any action pursuant to this chapter, together with the costs thereof, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. Any such action may be compromised or discontinued on application of the commission upon such ter…

Whenever a written notice to appear has been mailed to the owner of a charter-party carrier of passengers motor vehicle, an exact and legible duplicate copy of the notice, when filed with the magistrate in lieu of a verified complaint, is a complaint to which the defendant may pl…

From and after the date of annexation, the board shall levy upon all of the property in the city annexed, such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the city or otherwise necessary to comply with the terms and co…

No annexation of a city to a district shall operate to dissolve or terminate the legal existence of the city annexed. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300)…

The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, i…

At any time after the creation of a special district a proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any works, lands, structures, rights, or any other property necessary or convenient for the recovery of resource…

Except as otherwise provided herein the provisions of Chapter 7 shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of bonds under this article, including among other things, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the calling and holding of the …

The favorable vote of two-thirds of all the voters within the special district voting on the proposition is required to authorize the issuance of the bonds. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 761.)

Only the property in the special district shall be taxable for the payment of the principal and interest on special district bonds. Until the bonds are paid, taxes shall be levied in substantial compliance with Section 12893. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Any proceeding denying the validity of the creation of any special district, or of any bonds authorized by the voters thereof pursuant to this division, shall be brought within three months after the date upon which the applicable proposition is approved by the voters. (Enacted b…

The board may utilize the provisions of Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 13345) to authorize emergency financing of the repair or replacement of damaged or demolished works of the special district; provided, that the payment of the principal and interest on such bonds or evid…

The validity of any proceedings for the annexation of any city to any district shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three months after the completion of the proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

The district shall have power to purchase equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motor buses, rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates in the forms customarily used by private corporations engaged in the rapid transit business appr…

The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the rolling equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized to transact business in the State of California as trustee, lessor or vendor for the benefit and security of the equipme…

The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before some person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds and such agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by resolution of the d…

The covenants, conditions and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds, notes or certificates of the district. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this article shall apply to transportation network companies. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 389, Sec. 1. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2015.)

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Participating driver” or “driver” means any person who uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s online-enabled application or platform to connect with passengers. (b) “…

In addition to the definitions provided in Section 5431, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Access provider” means an organization or entity that directly provides, or contracts with a separate organization or entity to provide, on-demand transportation to meet…

(a) A transportation network company shall disclose in writing to participating drivers, as part of its agreement with those drivers, the insurance coverage and limits of liability that the transportation network company provides while the driver uses a vehicle in connection with…

(a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section. (b) The following requirements shall apply to transportation network company insurance from the moment a participating driver acc…

(a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a private passenger automobile insurance policy to provide primary or excess coverage during the period of time from the moment a participating driver in a transportation network company logs on to the transportation netwo…

In a claims coverage investigation, a transportation network company or its insurer shall cooperate with insurers that are involved in the claims coverage investigation to facilitate the exchange of information, including the provision of dates and times at which an accident occu…

(a) The commission shall provide the following information in its annual report submitted on or before February 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 910: (1) The average annual number of automobile accidents involving a participating driver using a personal vehicle reported to the commis…

A transportation network company shall not disclose to a third party any personally identifiable information of a transportation network company passenger unless one of the following applies: (1) The customer knowingly consents. (2) Pursuant to a legal obligation. (3) The disclos…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Insurance expedite review of any application for approval of transportation network company insurance products, and that these products become available for purchase on or before July 1, 2015. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 3…

Transportation network company insurance that meets the requirements of Section 5433 shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of Sections 16054 and 16056 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 389, Sec. 1. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2015.)…

The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations: (a) The commission has initiated regulation of transportation network companies as a new category of charter-party carriers and continues to develop appropriate regulations for this new service. (b) Given the rapidly …

(a) As part of the regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs) referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 5440, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) In a new or existing proceeding, establish a program relating to accessibility for persons with disabilities, …

The Legislature does not intend, and nothing in this article shall be construed, to prohibit the commission from exercising its rulemaking authority in a manner consistent with this article, or to prohibit enforcement activities related to transportation network companies. (Added…

A participating driver of a transportation network company shall carry proof of transportation network company insurance coverage with him or her at all times during his or her use of a vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s online-enabled application or pl…

Notwithstanding Section 11580.9 of the Insurance Code, or any other law affecting whether one or more policies of insurance that may apply with respect to an occurrence is primary or excess, this article determines the obligations under insurance policies issued to transportation…

Notwithstanding any limitations contained in Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, a transportation network company is eligible to participate and shall participate in the pull-notice system established pursuant to Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code to regularly check the driving r…

A transportation network company shall provide all of the following information to a passenger on its online-enabled application or platform at the time the passenger is matched with a transportation network company driver: (a) The transportation network company driver’s first na…

(a) (1) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each participating driver that shall include both of the following: (A) The use of a multistate and multijurisdiction criminal records locator…

(a) A participating driver is required to possess either of the following: (1) A valid driver’s license issued by the State of California. (2) (A) In the case of a nonresident active duty military member or a nonresident dependent of an active duty military member, a valid driver…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the City and County of San Francisco may impose a tax on each ride originating in the City and County of San Francisco provided by a participating driver in an amount not to exceed the following: (1) One and one-half percent of net rider fares f…

(a) (1) The program established pursuant to this section shall be known as the California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program. (2) For purposes of this section, “board” means the State Air Resources Board. (3) This section applies to transportation providers regulated by t…