California · Penal Code

PEN §649: Any person engaged in the transportation of persons by taxicab or other means of conveyance who knowingly misdirects a prospective guest of any hotel, inn, boardinghouse or lodginghouse or knowingly t

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A taxi or transport driver who intentionally misdirects a hotel guest or takes them to a different lodging than requested commits a misdemeanor offense.

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Any person engaged in the transportation of persons by taxicab or other means of conveyance who knowingly misdirects a prospective guest of any hotel, inn, boardinghouse or lodginghouse or knowingly takes such a prospective guest to a hotel, inn, boardinghouse or lodginghouse different from that of his instructions from such prospective guest is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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