Subject to the exclusions of Section 5353, “charter-party carrier of passengers” means every person engaged in the transportation of persons by motor vehicle for compensation, whether in common or contract carriage, over any public highway in this state. “Charter-party carrier of passengers” includes any person, corporation, or other entity engaged in the provision of a hired driver service when a rented motor vehicle is being operated by a hired driver.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 5360
General Provisions and Definitions
Known as the Passenger Charter-party Carriers’ Act
The act spans §§ 5351–5450 (108 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Desoto Cab Co. v. Picker (2017)
Most recently applied in Diva Limousine, Ltd. v. Uber Techs., Inc. (June 2019)
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 472, Sec. 2
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.