California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §1041: It is unlawful for the owner of a passenger stage employing or otherwise directing the driver of the passenger stage to permit the operation of the passenger stage upon any public highway for compensa

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Passenger stage owners cannot operate vehicles for hire on public highways without obtaining a commission certificate or meeting vehicle identification and liability insurance requirements.

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It is unlawful for the owner of a passenger stage employing or otherwise directing the driver of the passenger stage to permit the operation of the passenger stage upon any public highway for compensation without first having obtained from the commission a certificate pursuant to this chapter or without first having complied with the vehicle identification requirements of Section 1038.5 or the accident liability protection requirements of Section 1040.

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