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7,564 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 5374.5 — (a) At the time of each bus terminal inspection conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 34501 of the Vehicle Code, every charter-party carri
• § 5374.6 — Every charter-party carrier earning over three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) in annual gross operating revenue shall, under oath, file annually a report indicating the number, classificati
• § 5375 — The commission may, with or without hearing, issue or refuse to issue a permit or certificate.
• § 5376 — A permit or certificate, or renewal thereof, is effective for three years, unless suspended or revoked by the commission.
• § 5377 — No permit issued pursuant to this article, or rights to conduct any of the services therein authorized, shall be sold, leased, or assigned, or otherwise transferred or encumbered.
• § 5377.1 — No certificate issued pursuant to, or rights to conduct any of the services authorized by, this article shall be sold, leased, or assigned, or otherwise transferred or encumbered, unless authorized by
• § 5378 — (a) The commission may cancel, revoke, or suspend any operating permit or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter upon any of the following grounds: (1) The violation of any of the provisions of t
• § 5378.1 — (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter, every charter-party carrier shall file with the commission one of the following: (1) A certificate of workers’ compensation coverage for its empl
• § 5378.5 — (a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the certificate or permit of a charter-party carrier be suspended either (1) for failure to maint
• § 5378.6 — (a) The commission shall deny a new or renewal application for a charter-party carrier certificate or permit upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patr
• § 5378.7 — (a) Upon receipt of a stop order issued by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 3710.
• § 5379 — After the cancellation or revocation of a permit or certificate, or during the period of its suspension, or after the expiration of its permit or certificate, it is unlawful for a charter-party carrie
• § 5379.5 — The commission may, on a complaint alleging that any corporation or person is operating as a charter-party carrier of passengers without a valid certificate or permit in violation of this chapter, or
• § 5381 — To the extent that such is not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the commission may supervise and regulate every charter-party carrier of passengers in the State and may do all things,
• § 5381.5 — (a) The commission shall, by rule or other appropriate procedure, ensure that every charter-party carrier of passengers operates on a prearranged basis within the state, consistent with Section 5360.
• § 5382 — To the extent that such are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all general orders, rules and regulations, applicable to the operations of carriers of passengers under authority of c
• § 5383 — The commission shall create the following classifications or types of certificates for charter-party carriers of passengers: Class A: from any point or points within the state to other points in or ou
• § 5384 — The commission shall issue permits to persons, who are otherwise qualified, whose passenger carrier operations fall into the following categories: (a) Specialized carriers, who do not hold themselves
• § 5384.1 — (a) At the time transportation service is prearranged or the contract of carriage is made, the charter-party carrier of passengers shall ask the chartering party and, upon being asked, the chartering
• § 5384.2 — (a) Every charter-party carrier of passengers shall furnish the commission annually with a list, prepared under oath, of all vehicles used in transportation for compensation during the preceding year.
• § 5384.3 — (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Contract crew transportation vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed to transport 15 or fewer people, including
• § 5384.5 — 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 o
• § 5385 — A charter-party carrier of passengers, except those engaged in the provision of a hired driver service when a rented motor vehicle is being operated by the hired driver, shall not operate any motor ve
• § 5385.7 — A charter-party carrier shall not operate a modified limousine, as defined in Section 5361, unless the modified limousine is equipped with emergency exits at the rear of the vehicle as required pursua
• § 5386 — (a) Every charter-party carrier of passengers, including a charter-party carrier that operates a limousine, shall include the number of its permit or certificate in every written or oral advertisement
• § 5386.5 — No charter-party carrier of passengers shall advertise its services, or in any manner represent its services, as being a taxicab or taxi service.
• § 5387 — (a) It is unlawful for the owner of a charter-party carrier of passengers to permit the operation of a vehicle upon a public highway for compensation without (1) having obtained from the commission a
• § 5387.3 — (a) A charter-party carrier described in subdivision (c) of Section 5387, that has received a notice of refusal or revocation of its permit to operate, may submit to the commission, within 15 days aft
• § 5387.5 — When the commission or an employee of the commission determines that any person or corporation is holding itself out as a charter-party carrier of passengers without a certificate or permit to so oper
• § 5389 — (a) The commission, each commissioner, and each officer and person employed by the commission may, at any time have access to the land, buildings, or equipment of a charter-party carrier of passengers
• § 5391 — The commission shall, in granting permits or a certificate pursuant to this chapter, require the charter-party carrier of passengers to procure, and to continue in effect during the life of the permit
• § 5391.2 — Notwithstanding Section 5391, in granting certificates to the holders of class C certificates, the commission shall require that those carriers procure and continue in effect adequate protection again
• § 5391.5 — The commission shall commence a rulemaking proceeding to develop uniform operating standards applicable to charter-party carriers of passengers.
• § 5392 — (a) The protection required under Sections 5391 and 5391.
• § 5392.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any charter-party carrier of passengers that contracts to provide a vanpool vehicle, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 17149 of th
• § 5392.5 — No person, firm, or corporation holding a valid permit issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter shall be required by any agency of local government to provide insurance in a manner different
• § 5393 — With the consent of the commission a copy of an insurance policy, certified by the company issuing it to be a true copy of the original policy, or a photostatic copy thereof, or an abstract of the pro
• § 5395 — A school, school district, or the state is not liable for transportation services provided by an operator of a charter-party carrier operating a motor vehicle as specified in subdivision (k) of Sectio
• § 5401 — Charges for the transportation to be offered or afforded by a charter-party carrier of passengers shall be computed and assessed on a vehicle mileage or time of use basis, or on a combination thereof.
• § 5402 — No person, partnership, corporation, or organization shall sell transportation by a passenger stage on an individual-fare basis for a sightseeing trip in California on a route for which a passenger st
• § 5411 — Every charter-party carrier of passengers and every officer, director, agent, or employee of any charter-party carrier of passengers who violates or who fails to comply with, or who procures, aids, or
• § 5411.3 — Every charter-party carrier of passengers, and every officer, director, agent, or employee of a charter-party carrier of passengers, who displays on any vehicle any identifying symbol other than one p
• § 5411.5 — (a) Whenever a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.
• § 5411.6 — Every charter party carrier of passengers and every officer, director, agent, or employee of a charter party carrier of passengers who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement of the carrier’s
• § 5412 — Every corporation or person other than a charter-party carrier of passengers, who knowingly and willfully, either individually, or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, copartners
• § 5412.2 — (a) When a person is convicted of the offense of operating a taxicab without a valid certificate or permit, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, if the court determines the operator has
• § 5412.5 — Every officer or person employed by the commission who, except as authorized by the commission or a court, discloses any fact or information from an inspection of the accounts, books, papers, or docum
• § 5413 — Every charter-party carrier of passengers and every officer, director, agent, or employee of any charter-party carrier of passengers who violates or who fails to comply with, or who procures, aids, or
• § 5413.5 — (a) Whenever the commission, after hearing, finds that any person or corporation is operating as a charter-party carrier of passengers, including a charter-party carrier operating a limousine, without
• § 5414 — Every corporation or person other than a charter-party carrier of passengers who knowingly and willfully, either individually, or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation, copartnersh
• § 5414.5 — Every corporation or person who knowingly and willfully issues, publishes, or affixes, or causes or permits the issuance, publishing, or affixing, of any oral or written advertisement, broadcast, or o
• § 5415 — Every violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission by any corporation or person is a separate and distinct o
• § 5415.5 — When the executive director of the commission determines that any charter-party carrier of passengers, or any officer, director, or agent of any charter-party carrier of passengers, has engaged in, is
• § 5416 — All penalties accruing under this chapter are cumulative, and a suit for the recovery of one penalty does not bar or affect the recovery of any other penalty or forfeiture or bar any criminal prosecut
• § 5417 — (a) Actions to recover penalties under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the people of the State of California, in the superior court of the county, or city and county, in which the cause o
• § 5417.5 — (a) The commission shall ensure that this chapter is enforced and obeyed, and that violations thereof are promptly prosecuted and that penalty moneys due to the state are recovered and collected, and
• § 5418 — In any such action, all penalties incurred up to the time of the commencement of the action may be sued for and recovered.
• § 5419 — All penalties recovered by the State in any action pursuant to this chapter, together with the costs thereof, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
• § 5420 — Whenever a written notice to appear has been mailed to the owner of a charter-party carrier of passengers motor vehicle, an exact and legible duplicate copy of the notice, when filed with the magistra
• § 5430 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this article shall apply to transportation network companies.
• § 5431 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Participating driver” or “driver” means any person who uses a vehicle in connection with a transportation network co
• § 5431.5 — In addition to the definitions provided in Section 5431, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Access provider” means an organization or entity that directly provides, or contracts wit
• § 5432 — (a) A transportation network company shall disclose in writing to participating drivers, as part of its agreement with those drivers, the insurance coverage and limits of liability that the transporta
• § 5433 — (a) A transportation network company and any participating driver shall maintain transportation network company insurance as provided in this section.
• § 5434 — (a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a private passenger automobile insurance policy to provide primary or excess coverage during the period of time from the moment a participatin
• § 5435 — In a claims coverage investigation, a transportation network company or its insurer shall cooperate with insurers that are involved in the claims coverage investigation to facilitate the exchange of i
• § 5436 — (a) The commission shall provide the following information in its annual report submitted on or before February 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 910: (1) The average annual number of automobile accidents
• § 5437 — A transportation network company shall not disclose to a third party any personally identifiable information of a transportation network company passenger unless one of the following applies: (1) The
• § 5438 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Insurance expedite review of any application for approval of transportation network company insurance products, and that these products becom
• § 5439 — Transportation network company insurance that meets the requirements of Section 5433 shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of Sections 16054 and 16056 of the Vehicle Cod
• § 5440 — The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations: (a) The commission has initiated regulation of transportation network companies as a new category of charter-party carriers and continues
• § 5440.5 — (a) As part of the regulation of transportation network companies (TNCs) referenced in subdivision (a) of Section 5440, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) In a new or existing proceedin
• § 5441 — The Legislature does not intend, and nothing in this article shall be construed, to prohibit the commission from exercising its rulemaking authority in a manner consistent with this article, or to pro
• § 5442 — A participating driver of a transportation network company shall carry proof of transportation network company insurance coverage with him or her at all times during his or her use of a vehicle in con
• § 5443 — Notwithstanding Section 11580.
• § 5444 — Notwithstanding any limitations contained in Section 1808.
• § 5445.1 — A transportation network company shall provide all of the following information to a passenger on its online-enabled application or platform at the time the passenger is matched with a transportation
• § 5445.2 — (a) (1) A transportation network company shall conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each participating driver that shall include both of the follo
• § 5445.3 — (a) A participating driver is required to possess either of the following: (1) A valid driver’s license issued by the State of California.
• § 5446 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the City and County of San Francisco may impose a tax on each ride originating in the City and County of San Francisco provided by a participating driver in an amoun
• § 5450 — (a) (1) The program established pursuant to this section shall be known as the California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.
• § 5500 — As used in this article, “commercial air operator” means any person owning, controlling, operating, renting, or managing aircraft for any commercial purpose for compensation.
• § 5501 — As used in this article, “aircraft” means any contrivance used for navigation of, or flight in, the air.
• § 5502 — As used in this article, “person” means any individual, firm, partnership, private, municipal or public corporation, limited liability company, company, association, joint stock association, trustee,
• § 5503 — (a) All commercial air operators shall maintain in force at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) of liability insurance for personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage resulting from the op
• § 5504 — This article does not apply to any person licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11701) of Chapter 4 of Division 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code with respect to that person’s operation
• § 5506 — (a) All commercial air operators shall comply with any requirement of a city, county, or city and county that the person obtain a business license as a condition for operating in that city, county, or
• § 5508 — (a) The protection against liability shall be continued in effect so long as the commercial air operator continues to offer his or her services for compensation.
• § 5510 — Any commercial air operator who knowingly refuses or fails to procure protection against liability, as required by Section 5503, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 5511 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5506, a city, county, or city and county shall have the authority to accept policies of insurance written by nonadmitted insurers subject to Section 1763
• § 5512 — (a) Following an administrative hearing, a city, county, or city and county may impose a penalty of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon any commercial air operator who fails to file the e
• § 5513 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any person owning, controlling, operating, renting, managing, furnishing, or otherwise providing transportation by hot air balloon for hire sha
• § 556 — Every common carrier shall afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the prompt and efficient interchange and transfer of passengers between the lines owned, operated, controlled, or lea
• § 558 — Every telephone corporation and telegraph corporation operating in this State shall receive, transmit, and deliver, without discrimination or delay, the conversations and messages of every other such
• § 559 — (a) Nothing in Sections 556 to 558, inclusive, shall limit or modify the duty of a common carrier to establish joint rates, fares, and charges for the transportation of passengers and property over th
• § 560 — Upon the application of any shipper or receiver or contemplated shipper or receiver of freight for a connection between the railroad of a railroad corporation and its existing or contemplated private
• § 561 — (a) Every railroad corporation, passenger stage corporation, passenger air carrier, and street railroad corporation providing departures originating in this state shall prohibit the smoking of a tobac
• § 562 — (a) Whenever the commission, on its own motion or upon the complaint of a public utility, finds that public convenience and necessity require the use by a public utility of all, or any part, of the pa
• § 564 — By January 1, 2024, the commission shall update General Order 131-D to authorize each public utility electrical corporation to use the permit-to-construct process or claim an exemption under Section I
• § 5800 — This act shall be known and may be cited as the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006.
• § 581 — Every public utility shall furnish to the commission in such form and detail as the commission prescribes all tabulations, computations, and all other information required by it to carry into effect a
• § 5810 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Increasing competition for video and broadband services is a matter of statewide concern for all of the following reasons: (A) Video an
• § 582 — Whenever required by the commission, every public utility shall deliver to the commission copies of any or all maps, profiles, contracts, agreements, franchises, reports, books, accounts, papers, and
• § 5820 — (a) Nothing in this division shall be deemed as creating a vested right in a state-issued franchise by the franchise holder or its affiliates that would preclude the state from amending the provisions
• § 583 — (a) No information furnished to the commission by a public utility, a business that is a subsidiary or affiliate of a public utility, or a corporation that holds a controlling interest in a public uti
• § 5830 — For purposes of this division, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Broadband” means any service defined as broadband in the most recent Federal Communications Commission inquiry purs
• § 584 — Every public utility shall furnish such reports to the commission at such time and in such form as the commission may require in which the utility shall specifically answer all questions propounded by
• § 5840 — (a) The commission is the sole franchising authority for a state franchise to provide video service under this division.
• § 585 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), every public utility and business specified in subdivision (b) shall in any rate proceeding or proceeding establishing a fact or rule that may influence a ra
• § 5850 — (a) A state-issued franchise shall only be valid for 10 years after the date of issuance, and the holder shall apply for a renewal of the state franchise for an additional 10-year period if it wishes
• § 5860 — (a) The holder of a state franchise that offers video service within the jurisdiction of the local entity shall calculate and remit to the local entity a state franchise fee, adopted pursuant to subdi
• § 587 — Every water corporation with more than 2,000 service connections, and every electrical, gas, and telephone corporation shall annually prepare and submit to the commission a report describing all signi
• § 5870 — (a) The holder of a state franchise shall designate a sufficient amount of capacity on its network to allow the provision of the same number of public, educational, and governmental access (PEG) chann
• § 588 — (a) Notwithstanding any regulation, tariff, opinion, or interim opinion of the Public Utilities Commission, or any other provision of law, an inspector or investigator, as defined in Section 830.
• § 5880 — Holders of state franchises shall comply with the Emergency Alert System requirements of the Federal Communications Commission in order that emergency messages may be distributed over the holder’s net
• § 5885 — (a) The local entity shall allow the holder of a state franchise under this division to install, construct, and maintain a network within public rights-of-way under the same time, place, and manner as
• § 589 — (a) In an existing or new proceeding, the commission shall require the electrical and gas corporations to cooperate in establishing a single Internet Web site available to the public that provides up-
• § 5890 — (a) A cable operator or video service provider that has been granted a state franchise under this division may not discriminate against or deny access to service to any group of potential residential
• § 5895 — (a) The commission shall collect granular data on the actual locations served by the holder of a state franchise.
• § 590 — The commission shall require each electrical corporation to report annually on its compliance with the standards or rules adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 364.
• § 5900 — (a) The holder of a state franchise shall comply with Sections 53055, 53055.
• § 591 — (a) The commission shall require an electrical or gas corporation to annually notify the commission, as part of an ongoing proceeding or in a report otherwise required to be submitted to the commissio
• § 5910 — (a) The holder of a state franchise shall perform background checks of applicants for employment, according to current business practices.
• § 5920 — A holder of a state franchise employing more than 750 total employees in California shall annually report to the commission all of the following: (a) The number of California residents employed by the
• § 5930 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any video service provider that currently holds a franchise with a local franchising entity in a county that is a party, either alone or in co
• § 5940 — The holder of a state franchise under this division who also provides stand-alone, residential, primary line, basic telephone service shall not increase this rate to finance the cost of deploying a ne
• § 5950 — The commission shall not permit a telephone corporation that is providing video service directly or through its affiliates pursuant to a state-issued franchise as an incumbent local exchange carrier t
• § 5970 — Subject to the requirements of this division, a state franchise may be transferred to any successor in interest of the holder to which the certificate originally is granted, whether this transfer is b
• § 6 — Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.
• § 600 — A public utility acquiring real property by eminent domain shall provide relocation advisory assistance and shall make any of the payments required of public entities by Chapter 16 (commencing with Se
• § 60000 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Yolo County Transportation District Act.
• § 60002 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the Yolo County Transit Authority, a joint exercise of powers agency.
• § 60004 — There is hereby created the Yolo County Transportation District.
• § 60006 — On and after July 1, 1997, the authority is dissolved and the district succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the authority.
• § 60008 — (a) The district shall be governed by a five-member board of directors representing the county and cities in the county in the district, appointed as follows: (1) One member representing the County of
• § 6001 — Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct or operate street or interurban railroads upon any public street or highway, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of
• § 6001.5 — (a) All franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted to a public utility by any city, county, or city and county holding a freeholder’s charter, to use, or to construct, or lay and use,
• § 60010 — Upon dissolution of the authority, employees of the authority shall be deemed to be employees of the district without any break in service nor any loss or reduction of compensation or benefits, except
• § 60012 — (a) The district shall assume the duties of public transit provider performed by the authority.
• § 60014 — The district, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the district, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairperson who shall pre
• § 60016 — The district shall adopt rules for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state.
• § 60018 — A majority of the board of directors entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
• § 6002 — The grantor may, in such a franchise, impose such other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this article, whether governmental or contractual in character, as in the judgment of t
• § 60020 — The acts of the district shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
• § 60022 — All meetings of the district shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
• § 60024 — The district shall do all the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget.
• § 60026 — (a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement this part.
• § 60028 — The board of directors shall fix the compensation of the district’s officers and employees.
• § 6003 — No clause or condition of any kind shall be inserted in any franchise or grant offered or sold under the terms of this article which shall directly or indirectly restrict free and open competition in
• § 60030 — (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not less than 15 days prior to the day of t
• § 60032 — The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 60034 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.
• § 60036 — The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and st
• § 60038 — The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, or
• § 6004 — An applicant for a franchise or privilege shall file with the governing or legislative body of the county or municipality an application, and thereupon that body shall, in its discretion, advertise th
• § 60040 — (a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding,
• § 60042 — (a) The district has no authority to impose property, sales, or special taxes, but may, with the concurrence of a majority of the member jurisdictions represented on the board of directors, cause to b
• § 60046 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law which relates to the functioning of the district as the Yolo County Congestion Management Agency District, the district may not exercise any authority over t
• § 60048 — The district shall include in its bylaws a process for assuring that member jurisdictions of the district may reasonably determine to what extent their share of Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act funds and othe
• § 6005 — The advertisement shall state that bids will be received for the franchise and that it will be awarded to the highest bidder.
• § 60050 — The district may advocate and act on behalf of all district member jurisdictions with their concurrence to further Yolo County transportation system interests, funding, projects, and priorities.
• § 60052 — The district shall act as a countywide forum for the coordination of transportation system planning, programming, and prioritization of significant projects.
• § 60054 — The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction.
• § 60056 — The board of directors shall adopt priorities reflecting the district’s goals, including consideration of being designated as the federal Designated Recipient for Yolo County, consideration of additio
• § 60058 — The district bylaws shall establish an advisory committee structure, which shall include a Technical Advisory Committee and a Citizen’s Advisory Committee and other advisory committees as it deems nec
• § 6006 — The publication shall state the character of the franchise or privilege proposed to be granted, the term for which it is granted, and, if it is for a street railroad, the route to be traversed; that s
• § 60060 — Transportation funding and project prioritization decisions made by the board of directors shall endeavor to be mode neutral, not biased in favor of any one transportation mode with the district seeki
• § 60062 — The district shall act as the coordinating agency for all state and federal funding applications where appropriate.
• § 6007 — The advertisement shall also contain a statement that the franchise will be struck off, sold, and awarded to the person, firm, or corporation making the highest cash bid therefor; that at the time of
• § 6008 — Each sealed bid shall be accompanied with cash or a certified check payable to the treasurer of the county or municipality for the full amount of the bid, and no sealed bid shall be considered unless
• § 6009 — The successful bidder shall deposit with the clerk of the county or municipality, within 24 hours of the acceptance of his bid, the remaining 90 percent of the amount thereof.
• § 6010 — (a) The advertisement may also contain a statement that the successful bidder for any franchise or privilege struck off, sold, and awarded under this article shall file a bond running to the county, c
• § 6010.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any franchise heretofore or hereafter granted shall not be invalid or subject to revocation because the bond required by law at the time of the awa
• § 60100 — A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the county may be imposed by the district in accordance with this chapter and Part 1.
• § 60102 — (a) The district, in the ordinance, shall do all of the following: (1) State the nature of the tax to be imposed.
• § 60103 — (a) The county shall conduct the special election called by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 60100.
• § 60104 — (a) Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 120 days after adoption of the ordina
• § 60105 — The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter may be allocated by the district for the construction and improvement of state highways, the construction, maintenance, improvement, and op
• § 60106 — (a) A county transportation expenditure plan shall be prepared for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter, together with other federal, st
• § 60107 — (a) The district may annually review and propose amendments to the county transportation expenditure plan adopted pursuant to Section 60106 to provide for the use of additional federal, state, and loc
• § 6011 — If the franchise is a renewal of a right already in existence, payment of the percentage of gross receipts shall begin at once upon the granting of the franchise.
• § 6012 — If the franchise granted is an extension of an existing street railroad system, the gross receipts shall be estimated to be one-half of the proportion of the total gross receipts of the system which t
• § 6013 — Work to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires, to construct street or interurban railroads, to lay gas pipes for the purpose of carrying gas for light, heat, or power, to erect poles or wires for
• § 6014 — Work to construct street or interurban railroads shall be completed within not more than three years from the granting of the franchise, and if not so completed the franchise shall be forfeited.
• § 6015 — Work under any franchise other than for a street or interurban railroad shall be prosecuted diligently and in good faith so as to meet and fill the reasonable needs of the inhabitants of the territory
• § 60150 — (a) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, authorization may be sought to issue bonds to finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provid
• § 60151 — (a) The bonds authorized by the voters concurrently with the approval of the retail transactions and use tax may be issued at any time by the district and shall be payable from the proceeds of the tax
• § 60152 — Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time by a two-thirds vote of the district.
• § 60153 — (a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall state all of the following: (1) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs inc
• § 60154 — The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum allowable by law, payable at intervals determined by the commission.
• § 60155 — In the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the district may also provide for the call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at the times and prices and upon other terms as specif
• § 60156 — The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer of the district, or at other places as may be designated, or at both t
• § 60157 — The bonds, or each series thereof, shall be dated and numbered consecutively and shall be signed by the chairperson or vice chairperson of the district and the auditor-controller of the district, and
• § 60158 — The bonds may be sold as the district determines by resolution, and the bonds may be sold at a price below par, whether by negotiated or public sale.
• § 60159 — Delivery of any bonds may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.
• § 6016 — The Attorney General, upon the complaint of any county or municipality, or, in his discretion, upon the complaint of any taxpayer, shall sue for the forfeiture of any franchise granted under this arti
• § 60160 — All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, and the remainder of the pro
• § 60161 — (a) The district may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district upon the terms, at the times and in the manner which it determi
• § 60162 — (a) The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this chapter, but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond ant
• § 60163 — Any bonds issued under this chapter are legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds; and w