Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

“Member” includes members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations which are organized with shares of stock. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 680, Sec. 1.)

“Gas” means all gas produced in this state, natural or manufactured, except propane, for light, heat, or power. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 680, Sec. 1.)

This chapter may be cited as the Interstate and Foreign Motor Carriers of Household Goods and Passengers Act. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1042, Sec. 29.5. Effective September 29, 1996.)

(a) No household goods carrier, as defined in Section 5109, shall engage in any interstate or foreign transportation of property for compensation by motor vehicle, and no motor carrier shall engage in any interstate or foreign transportation of passengers for compensation by moto…

Household goods carriers, as defined in Section 5109, engaged in interstate or foreign transportation or property for compensation by motor vehicle, and motor carriers engaged in interstate or foreign transportation of passengers for compensation by motor vehicle, upon any public…

It is a violation of law for any person or corporation to operate, or cause to be operated, on the highways of this state, any motor vehicle in the transportation of property or passengers for compensation in interstate commerce without having first complied with the requirements…

This part shall be known and cited as the “Orange County Transit District Act of 1965.” (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

“District” means the Orange County Transit District formed under this part. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

“Board” means the board of directors of this district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

“Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

“Transit” means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual passenger fare-paying basis and includes carpools and ridesharing in private vehicles. Nothing…

“Transit works” or “transit facilities” means all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for transit service. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1899.)

This part shall be known and cited as the “San Joaquin Regional Transit District Act.” (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 704, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

“District” means the San Joaquin Regional Transit District formed under this part. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 704, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1995.)

“Board” means the board of directors of this district. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

“Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

“Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

“Transit works” or “transit facilities” means all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for transit service. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

For purposes of this part, “Stockton Metropolitan Area” means that area which was included within the boundaries of the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District, immediately prior to that district being expanded to include all of San Joaquin County. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 704, …

Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct or operate street or interurban railroads upon any public street or highway, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light, heat, or power, to erect poles or wires for transmittin…

(a) All franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted to a public utility by any city, county, or city and county holding a freeholder’s charter, to use, or to construct, or lay and use, under, along, across, or upon the public streets, ways, alleys, and places withi…

The grantor may, in such a franchise, impose such other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this article, whether governmental or contractual in character, as in the judgment of the legislative body thereof are to the public interest. (Enacted by Stats. 1951,…

No clause or condition of any kind shall be inserted in any franchise or grant offered or sold under the terms of this article which shall directly or indirectly restrict free and open competition in bidding therefor, and no clause or provision shall be inserted in any franchise …

An applicant for a franchise or privilege shall file with the governing or legislative body of the county or municipality an application, and thereupon that body shall, in its discretion, advertise the fact of the application, together with a statement that it is proposed to gran…

The advertisement shall state that bids will be received for the franchise and that it will be awarded to the highest bidder. The advertisement shall be published once a day for 10 successive days, or as often during that period as the paper is published, if it is a daily newspap…

The publication shall state the character of the franchise or privilege proposed to be granted, the term for which it is granted, and, if it is for a street railroad, the route to be traversed; that sealed bids therefor will be received up to a certain hour and day named therein,…

The advertisement shall also contain a statement that the franchise will be struck off, sold, and awarded to the person, firm, or corporation making the highest cash bid therefor; that at the time of the opening of the bids any responsible person, firm, or corporation present or …

Each sealed bid shall be accompanied with cash or a certified check payable to the treasurer of the county or municipality for the full amount of the bid, and no sealed bid shall be considered unless the cash or check is enclosed therewith. The successful bidder shall deposit at …

The successful bidder shall deposit with the clerk of the county or municipality, within 24 hours of the acceptance of his bid, the remaining 90 percent of the amount thereof. If the bidder fails to deposit with the clerk of the county or municipality the remaining 90 percent of …

(a) The advertisement may also contain a statement that the successful bidder for any franchise or privilege struck off, sold, and awarded under this article shall file a bond running to the county, city and county, or city, approved by the governing body. The advertisement may r…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any franchise heretofore or hereafter granted shall not be invalid or subject to revocation because the bond required by law at the time of the award of such franchise shall not have been filed within the time then prescribed, …

If the franchise is a renewal of a right already in existence, payment of the percentage of gross receipts shall begin at once upon the granting of the franchise. If the franchise is not a renewal of a right already in existence, no percentage shall be paid for the first five (5)…

If the franchise granted is an extension of an existing street railroad system, the gross receipts shall be estimated to be one-half of the proportion of the total gross receipts of the system which the mileage of this extension bears to the total mileage of the whole system. Thi…

Work to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct street or interurban railroads, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light, heat, or power, to erect poles or wires for transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, along or upon any public str…

Work to construct street or interurban railroads shall be completed within not more than three years from the granting of the franchise, and if not so completed the franchise shall be forfeited. For good cause shown, the governing or legislative body may by resolution extend the …

Work under any franchise other than for a street or interurban railroad shall be prosecuted diligently and in good faith so as to meet and fill the reasonable needs of the inhabitants of the territory for the service of which the franchise is granted. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch.…

The Attorney General, upon the complaint of any county or municipality, or, in his discretion, upon the complaint of any taxpayer, shall sue for the forfeiture of any franchise granted under this article, for the noncompliance with any condition thereof. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, …

Any member of a governing or legislative body of any county, city and county, or city, who, by his vote, violates or attempts to violate any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished therefor as provided by law, and may be deprived of his of…

This part shall be known and cited as the “Marin County Transit District Act of 1964.” (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

“District” means the Marin County Transit District formed under this part. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

“Board” means the board of directors of this district. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

“Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

“Transit” means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual passenger fare-paying basis. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the distri…