California § 5371.4. 5371.4. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 842, Sec. 51.)

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§ 5371.4. — 5371.4. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 842, Sec. 51.)

California § 5371.4.

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Code PUCPublic Utilities Code - PUC

Div. 2.DIVISION 2. REGULATION OF RELATED BUSINESSES BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Charter-Party Carriers of Passengers

Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Authorization to Operate as a Charter-Party Carrier of Passengers

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(a)The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may not impose a fee on charter-party carriers operating limousines. However, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may impose a business license fee on, and may adopt and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to operations within its boundaries for, any charter-party carrier domiciled or maintaining a business office within that city, county, or city and county.

(b)The governing body of any airport may not impose vehicle safety, vehicle licensing, or insurance requirements on charter-party carriers operating limousines that are more burdensome than those imposed by the commission. However, the governing board of any airport may require a charter-party carrier operating limousines t

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(a)
The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may not impose a fee on charter-party carriers operating limousines. However, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may impose a business license fee on, and may adopt and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations pertaining to operations within its boundaries for, any charter-party carrier domiciled or maintaining a business office within that city, county, or city and county.
(b)
The governing body of any airport may not impose vehicle safety, vehicle licensing, or insurance requirements on charter-party carriers operating limousines that are more burdensome than those imposed by the commission.
However, the governing board of any airport may require a charter-party carrier operating limousines to obtain an airport permit for operating authority at the airport.
(c)
Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the governing body of any airport may adopt and enforce reasonable and nondiscriminatory local airport rules, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to access, use of streets and roads, parking, traffic control, passenger transfers, trip fees, and occupancy, and the use of buildings and facilities, that are applicable to charter-party carriers operating limousines on airport property.
(d)
This section does not apply to any agreement entered into pursuant to Sections 21690.5 to 21690.9, inclusive, between the governing body of an airport and charter-party carriers operating limousines.
(e)
The governing
body of any airport shall not impose a fee based on gross receipts of charter-party carriers operating limousines.
(f)
Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, nothing in this section prohibits a city, county, city and county, or the governing body of any airport, from adopting and enforcing reasonable permit requirements, fees, rules, and regulations applicable to charter-party carriers of passengers other than those operating limousines.
(g)
Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, a city, county, or city and county may impose reasonable rules for the inspection of waybills of charter-party carriers of passengers operating within the jurisdiction of the city, county, or city and county, for purposes of verifying valid prearranged travel.
(h)
For the purposes of this section, “limousine”
includes any sedan or sport utility vehicle, of either standard or extended length, with a seating capacity of not more than 10 passengers including the driver, used in the transportation of passengers for hire on a prearranged basis within this state.