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 first having obtained from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require the operation, except that certain specific transportation services as defined in Section 5384 may be conducted under authority of a permit issued by the commission.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 5371
Authorization to Operate as a Charter-Party Carrier of Passengers
Known as the Passenger Charter-party Carriers’ Act
The act spans §§ 5351–5450 (108 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Overton v. Uber Techs., Inc. (2018)
Most recently applied in Overton v. Uber Techs., Inc. (August 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 324, Sec. 1.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.