California

Public Utilities Code - PUC

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

• § 103020 — “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute.
• § 103021 — “Existing system” means any transit service or system of a publicly or privately owned public utility, or division thereof, which was operating on January 1, 1974, entirely within the county, or which
• § 103022 — “Existing taxi service” means any public passenger transportation service which (1) is not subject to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the Public Utilities Commission, (2) is available for
• § 10303 — The use of certificates of participation by a municipal corporation not previously engaged in furnishing electricity or gas to customers on a regular and ongoing basis, or the use of any evidence of i
• § 103050 — The San Mateo County Transit District may be formed as provided in this chapter and, when so formed, may exercise the powers herein granted.
• § 103051 — The district shall include all the incorporated and unincorporated territory lying within the county.
• § 103052 — The board of supervisors may, after notice published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and public hearing, adopt a resolution declaring that, in its opinion, public interest or necessity
• § 103053 — The district shall not be subject to the Knox-Nisbet Act (Chapter 6.
• § 103070 — Upon adoption of the resolution provided for in Section 103052, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution calling an election within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whethe
• § 103071 — The resolution calling the formation election shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code.
• § 103072 — The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and, in addition thereto, the following: Shal
• § 103073 — The county registrar of voters shall mail a notice of polling place, and the date and purpose, of the election to each registered voter of the county.
• § 103074 — The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code relating to ballot arguments and analyses shall be applicable to the formation election.
• § 103075 — The general elections provisions of the Elections Code, as far as they may be applicable, relating to the qualifications of voters, the manner of voting, the form of the ballot, the duties of precinct
• § 103076 — No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a registered voter of the county.
• § 103077 — The county registrar of voters shall canvass the returns and certify the election results to the board of supervisors.
• § 103078 — The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the district as proposed, and the cost of the election shall be a charge against the general funds of the
• § 103079 — If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall adopt an order declaring the result of the election and declaring
• § 103085 — No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the formation of the district.
• § 1031 — (a) No passenger stage corporation shall operate or cause to be operated any passenger stage over any public highway in this state without first having obtained from the commission a certificate decla
• § 1031.5 — The commission shall not issue or authorize the transfer of any certificate under this article to any person, firm, or corporation or to any officer or director of the firm, corporation, or other enti
• § 103100 — The government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors, which shall consist of nine members, selected as follows: (a) Three members, two of whom shall, at the time of their appointment
• § 103102 — Within 30 days after the adoption of the order declaring the district formed, the members of the board of directors appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 103100 shall meet in the c
• § 103103 — The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the first meeting in January, shall elect a chairman who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairman who shall preside in his absence.
• § 103104 — The board shall establish rules for its proceedings.
• § 103105 — A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of
• § 103106 — The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
• § 103107 — All meetings of the board shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M.
• § 103108 — Except for the terms of office of the members of the first board, the term of office of each member shall be four years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor.
• § 103109 — The expiration date of the term of office of each member shall be the 31st day of December in the year in which his term is to expire.
• § 103111 — The body which originally appointed a member whose term has expired shall appoint his successor for a full term of four years.
• § 103112 — Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the body which originally appointed the member whose office has become vacant.
• § 103113 — Each member of the board shall receive compensation, as determined by the board, in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for attending each meeting of the board and each committee meetin
• § 103140 — The board is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy.
• § 103141 — It shall be the duty of the board and it shall have the power to: (a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the district, the manner of operation, and the means to finance
• § 103160 — The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board, the chairman of the board, a secretary, a general manager, a legal counsel, a controller, a treasurer, and such other officers,
• § 103161 — The county may render such assistance to the district as it may require, including the performance by officers of the county as ex officio officers of the district, of the functions of general manager
• § 103162 — Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090), Chapter 1, Division 4, and Division 4.
• § 103180 — The powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district.
• § 1032 — (a) Every applicant for a certificate or transfer of a certificate shall file in the office of the commission an application therefor in the form required by the commission.
• § 1032.1 — (a) The commission shall not issue or transfer a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to this article unless the applicant provides for a mandatory controlled substance and alcohol
• § 1032.5 — The commission shall issue a certificate pursuant to this article to every passenger stage corporation which conducts intrastate passenger transportation service pursuant to federal operating authorit
• § 103200 — The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.
• § 103201 — 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.
• § 103202 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.
• § 103203 — The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose, as provided by law.
• § 103204 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, district elections shall be called, held, and conducted as provided by law for county elections.
• § 103220 — The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of t
• § 103221 — The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, or with any person upon such terms and conditions as the board finds is for the best in
• § 103222 — (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall be by contract let to the lowest responsible bidd
• § 103223 — If, after rejecting bids received under Section 103222, the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, or materials may be
• § 103225 — The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof.
• § 103226 — The district may contract for the services of independent contractors.
• § 103240 — The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or
• § 103240.5 — (a) The district may take by gift, or take or convey by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary for, in
• § 103242 — The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part.
• § 103243 — The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have and exercise power and jurisdiction to fix just compensation to be paid for the taking of any property of a public utility in eminent domain pro
• § 103244 — The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highways, or other
• § 103260 — The board shall adopt a general transit plan for the district.
• § 103261 — The general transit plan, or any element or amendment thereof, shall be adopted in the manner provided in this article.
• § 103262 — The general manager shall submit the proposed plan, or an element or amendment thereof, to the board which shall hold a public hearing thereon.
• § 103263 — The adoption of the general plan, or an element or amendment thereof, including any changes or additions, shall be by resolution of the board.
• § 103264 — The district may adopt official plan lines based on the adopted general plan designating the precise location of planned rights-of-way of transit works and facilities.
• § 103265 — The provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090), Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code shall not be applicable to the district.
• § 103280 — The district may provide transit service within or without the district for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage and parcels by any means.
• § 103281 — The district may operate charter bus service subject to the following limitations: (a) No bus equipment which is designed solely for charter service shall be purchased.
• § 103282 — The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all facilities necess
• § 103283 — The district may lease, or contract for the use of, its transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such operator upon such terms and conditions as it
• § 103284 — The board may contract with any public agency or person to provide transit facilities and services for the district.
• § 103285 — The district may construct and operate, or acquire and operate, transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway, or any stream, bay, or watercourse, or
• § 103286 — The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any public agency or public utility operating transit facilities and may enter into agreements w
• § 103287 — The rates and charges, if any, for transit service furnished pursuant to this part shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.
• § 103288 — The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.
• § 103289 — The district and any one or more school districts located within the district may enter into agreements pursuant to which school transportation equipment may be used for transit purposes within the di
• § 103290 — No interconnection shall be made into fixed right-of-way facilities of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District without the approval of the voters of the district at an election called for th
• § 1033 — The commission, in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred upon it by the Constitution of this State and by this part, may grant certificates of public convenience and necessity, make decisions and
• § 1033.5 — (a) The commission may, at any time for good cause, suspend an operating right acquired by virtue of operations conducted on July 29, 1927, or a certificate of public convenience and necessity and, up
• § 1033.7 — (a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the certificate of a passenger stage corporation be suspended either (1) for failure to maintain
• § 1033.8 — (a) Upon receipt of a stop order issued by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 3710.
• § 103300 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the district may establish any transit service or system which may significantly divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or revenues of an
• § 103301 — Where notice is required pursuant to Section 103300, the district shall not establish the proposed service or system, or maintain and operate the service or system, until it has completed the purchase
• § 103301.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the district may establish any demand-activated service or system which may, at any time, divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or reven
• § 103301.6 — If any demand-activated service or system operated by the district diverts or lessens the patronage or revenues of any existing taxi service by causing a loss of patronage or revenues in the affected
• § 103302 — The district and entity operating the existing system or the existing taxi service may agree upon the purchase price or they may agree that the purchase price is to be established by arbitration and u
• § 103303 — Section 851 shall not apply to any contract for sale or sale of an existing system or existing taxi service, or any portion thereof, pursuant to this chapter, and the Public Utilities Commission shall
• § 103310 — The district may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, contributions, grants, or loans from any public agency or the United States or any
• § 103311 — The district shall have the power to obtain temporary transfers of funds in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
• § 103320 — The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes for any lawful purpose.
• § 103321 — In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources, the board may levy and collect a property tax.
• § 103322 — The district shall not levy or collect a property tax unless a majority of the voters voting on the question at an election called for such purpose approves the levy of a property tax by the district.
• § 103323 — Each election shall be called and conducted by the district in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county.
• § 103324 — The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto, the following: Shall the San Mateo County Transit District be authoriz
• § 103326 — The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the county assessor and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county, and shall take such assessments as the basis
• § 103327 — The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district.
• § 103328 — The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate or rates of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), and use as a basis the value of property
• § 103329 — The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or rates of taxes, transmit to the county auditor a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board.
• § 103330 — The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes.
• § 103331 — Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the county treasurer in the proportion which th
• § 103332 — All taxes levied under this article are a lien on the property on which they are levied.
• § 103333 — In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes which may be levied by the district pursuant to this article, any city council within the district or the board of supervisors may enter into agreement with th
• § 103340 — The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes, for bond redemption purposes.
• § 103341 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if from any cause the revenues of the district are, or are expected to be, inadequate in any year to pay the principal of, interest on, or sinking
• § 103342 — The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of the county and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county, and shall take such assessments as the
• § 103343 — The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district, ascertained fr
• § 103344 — The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), and use as a basis the value of property transmit
• § 103345 — The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate of taxes, transmit to the county controller a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board.
• § 103346 — The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes.
• § 103347 — Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the county controller pursuant to provisions of
• § 103348 — All taxes levied under this article are a lien on the property on which they are levied.
• § 103350 — (a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance may be adopted by the board in accordance with Part 1.
• § 103351 — Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing not less than 180 days after adoption of the ordinance.
• § 103352 — The district may contract with the State Board of Equalization for its services in the preparation necessary to administer a transaction and use tax ordinance.
• § 103353 — Prior to the operative date of the transaction and use tax ordinance, the district shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incident to the administration and opera
• § 103354 — If the district shall not have contracted with the State Board of Equalization prior to the operative date of its transaction and use tax ordinance, it shall nevertheless so contract, and, in such cas
• § 103355 — Repeal of the transactions and use tax ordinance shall not be operative earlier than the first day of the first calendar quarter following the adoption of the ordinance of repeal.
• § 103356 — Whenever a bond election is held to authorize a bonded indebtedness pursuant to Section 103500, the ordinance calling the election may include a statement that the transaction and use taxes, or a stat
• § 103357 — (a) The district may issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax.
• § 103358 — (a) The bonds may be issued by the district at any time, and from time to time, payable from the proceeds of the tax.
• § 103359 — The district may provide for the bonds to bear a variable interest rate, for the manner and intervals in which the rate shall vary, and for the dates on which the interest shall be payable.
• § 103360 — (a) Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time, and from time to time, by the district by a two-thirds vote of all members of the board of the district.
• § 103360.1 — (a) The district may issue refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district upon the terms, at the times, and in the manner which it determines.
• § 103360.2 — (a) The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this article but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anti
• § 103361 — Any bonds issued pursuant to this article are legal instruments for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds
• § 103362 — This article provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing what is authorized by this article and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by any ot
• § 103363 — (a) Any action or proceedings wherein the validity of the levy or collection of the retail transactions and use tax, or any proceedings in relation thereto, is contested, questioned, or denied shall b
• § 103390 — Subject to any agreement or covenant between the district and the holders of any of its obligations limiting or restricting classes of investments, the district may invest any surplus money in its tre
• § 103391 — Such investment may be made by direct purchase of any issue of such bonds, treasury notes, or obligations, or part thereof, at the original sale or by the subsequent purchase of the bonds, treasury no
• § 103392 — Any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held as investments by the district may, from time to time, be sold and the proceeds reinvested in bonds, treasury notes, or obligations as prov
• § 103393 — Sales of any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held by the district shall, from time to time, be made in season so that the proceeds may be applied to the purposes for which the mone
• § 103394 — For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Construction Manager/General Contractor method” or “CMGC” means the Construction Manager/General Contractor me
• § 103395 — (a) Subject to the limitations of this article, the district may utilize the CMGC project delivery method for public transit projects within its jurisdiction.
• § 103396 — Any public works project that is contracted for pursuant to this article shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1771.
• § 103397 — (a) If a contract for CMGC services is entered into pursuant to this article and includes preconstruction services by the construction manager, the district shall enter into a written contract with th
• § 103398 — Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 103399 — (a) Upon completion of a project using the CMGC project delivery method, the district shall prepare a progress report to the board of directors.
• § 103399.1 — (a) The provisions of this article are severable.
• § 103399.10 — (a) The district shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030, a report on the use of job order contracting under this article.
• § 103399.11 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 103399.5 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding Article 19 (commencing with Section 20330) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the district may use the procurement method outlined in this articl
• § 103399.6 — (a) The maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a single job order contract shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the initial contract term of the job order contract.
• § 103399.7 — (a) All work bid under job order contracts shall comply with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and is subject to all of the penalties and pro
• § 103399.8 — (a) A job order contract shall set forth in the general conditions of the job order contract the party or parties responsible for seeing that Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of Chapter 1 of P
• § 103399.9 — In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, the district shall prepare for each individual job order developed under a job order contract an independent cost estimate.
• § 1034 — When a complaint has been filed with the commission alleging that any passenger stage is being operated without a certificate of public convenience and necessity, contrary to or in violation of the pr
• § 1034.5 — 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
• § 103400 — Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concert
• § 103401 — Any question which may arise with respect to whether a majority of employees in an appropriate unit desire to be represented by a labor organization shall be submitted to the Public Employment Relatio
• § 103402 — Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization and upon determining, as provi
• § 103403 — (a) A contract or agreement shall not be made with any labor organization, association, or group that denies membership on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code,
• § 103404 — If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the accredited representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, h
• § 103405 — If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the accredited representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement either on the terms of a written contract governing w
• § 103406 — In the event the district and the representatives of the employees do not agree to submit any dispute to arbitration as provided in Section 103405, the State Conciliation Service may be notified by ei
• § 103407 — In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is selected pursuant to Section 103401, the provisions of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500), Division 4, Title 1 of the Governmen
• § 103420 — Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities
• § 103421 — Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, that has a pension plan in operation, members and b
• § 103440 — The adoption, terms, and conditions of a pension plan covering employees of the district in a bargaining unit represented by a labor organization shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
• § 103441 — The board may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all, or any portion, of its employees under such system; provided, that no employees of the
• § 103442 — All persons receiving pension benefits from an acquired public utility, and all persons entitled to pension benefits under any pension plan of such acquired public utility, may become members or recei
• § 103450 — The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisi
• § 103451 — The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workmen’s compensation, unemployment compensation, and disability and unemploymen
• § 1035 — Whether or not any stage, auto stage, or other motor vehicle is being, or is proposed to be operated as a passenger stage corporation “between fixed termini or over a regular route” within the meaning
• § 103500 — Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, or repair of any or all improvements, works, property or facilities, authorized
• § 103501 — Notice of the holding of such election shall be given by publishing, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the ordinance calling for election in at least one newspaper published in such dis
• § 103502 — If any proposition is defeated by the electors, the board shall not call another election on a substantially similar proposition to be held within six months after the prior election.
• § 103503 — If 60 percent of the electors voting on the proposition vote for it, then the board may, by resolution, at such time or times as it deems proper, issue bonds of the district for the whole or any part
• § 103504 — The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 7 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds, or any series thereof, may be for any per
• § 103505 — The bonds may be sold as the board determines by resolution, but for not less than par.
• § 103506 — The delivery of any bonds shall be at the office of the district treasurer, and the purchase price may be received in cash or cashier check.
• § 103507 — All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the bonds and the remainder of the proceeds of
• § 103508 — After the expiration of three years after a bond election, the board may determine, by ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board, that any or all of the bonds authorize
• § 103509 — Whenever the board deems that the expenditure of money for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized by the voters is impractical or unwise, it may, by ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds
• § 103510 — The board 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 determines.
• § 103511 — The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 53500), Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to the district.
• § 103512 — Any bonds which shall be issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, banks—both commercial and savings—and trust co
• § 103513 — If bonds are authorized that contain a provision for special taxes under subdivision (i) of Section 103500, the board may enter into such covenants as may be deemed proper to provide for issuance of a
• § 103530 — The district may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (comme
• § 103531 — The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code).
• § 103550 — The district shall have power to purchase transit equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motorbuses, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates in th
• § 103551 — The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the rolling equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized to transact business in the State of Cal
• § 103552 — The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds, and such agreements, lease
• § 103553 — The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds
• § 103554 — An executed copy of each such agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for each such copy filed with him and which f
• § 103570 — The Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 are applicable to the district.
• § 103571 — The provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000) of Part 11 of this division are applicable to the district.
• § 103580 — The district may borrow money for the purpose of defraying general administrative and preliminary expenses of the district, lawfully incurred, prior to the time moneys to be raised by the first tax le
• § 103581 — At any time prior to the first receipt by the district of revenues from taxation, the county may lend any available money to the district for the purposes of organization and operation.
• § 103582 — The district may borrow money in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), or of Article 7.
• § 103583 — The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized to be issued, but which have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes
• § 1036 — (a) Each application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity made under this article shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred dollars ($500), unless the applicant is already operati
• § 103600 — The district may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with
• § 103601 — All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under the provisions of this part, and the interest thereon, are free and exempt from all taxation within the State of California,
• § 103602 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the district of any bonds, bonds with a pled
• § 1037 — Every passenger stage corporation which violates any provision of this article, or aids or abets, or without being present advises or encourages any person or corporation in such violation, is guilty
• § 103700 — The district may be dissolved pursuant to the provisions of the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000), Title 6 of the Government Code).
• § 1038 — The interior of every passenger stage operated for hire in this State shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
• § 1038.5 — A passenger stage corporation shall not operate any motor vehicle on a public highway unless there is displayed on the vehicle a distinctive identifying symbol in the form prescribed by the commission
• § 1039 — In every written or oral advertisement of the service it offers, every passenger stage corporation shall state the number of its certificate or identifying symbol, as specified by the commission.
• § 1040 — The commission shall, in issuing a certificate pursuant to this article, require the passenger stage corporation to procure, and to continue in effect during the life of the certificate, adequate prot
• § 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
• § 1042 — (a) Every passenger stage corporation shall furnish the commission annually with a list, prepared under oath, of all vehicles used in transportation for compensation during the preceding year.