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California Code, Public Utilities Code - PUC § 5384.5

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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.

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