{"code":"PUC","codeName":"Public Utilities Code","section":"5384.5","citation":"Pub. Util. Code, § 5384.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. REGULATION OF RELATED BUSINESSES BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION [3901. - 5513.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. Charter-Party Carriers of Passengers [5351. - 5450.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-2/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Regulation of Charter-Party Carriers of Passengers [5381. - 5389.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-2/chapter-8/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 461, Sec. 5.   (AB 45)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>If the driver of any charter-party carrier of passengers for hire operating under a valid certificate or permit, or any officer, director, agent, or employee of a charter-party carrier of passengers operating vehicles used in the transportation of passengers for hire under such a certificate or permit, is convicted of a violation of Section <a href=\"/veh/23225\">23225</a> of the Vehicle Code, the commission, after a hearing, shall do the following:</p><p>(a) For a first offense, the commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) upon the carrier, as determined appropriate by the commission.</p><p>(b) For a second offense, the commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) upon the carrier or suspend the carrier’s certificate or permit for not more than 30 days, or both, as determined appropriate by the commission.</p><p>(c) For a third offense, the commission shall revoke the carrier’s certificate or permit.</p>","text":"If the driver of any charter-party carrier of passengers for hire operating under a valid certificate or permit, or any officer, director, agent, or employee of a charter-party carrier of passengers operating vehicles used in the transportation of passengers for hire under such a certificate or permit, is convicted of a violation of Section 23225 of the Vehicle Code, the commission, after a hearing, shall do the following: (a) For a first offense, the commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) upon the carrier, as determined appropriate by the commission. (b) For a second offense, the commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) upon the carrier or suspend the carrier’s certificate or permit for not more than 30 days, or both, as determined appropriate by the commission. (c) For a third offense, the commission shall revoke the carrier’s certificate or permit.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/regulation-of-charter-party-carriers-of-passengers-5384-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}