Cal. PUC § 5384
This is the official text of Cal. PUC § 5384, part of California’s Public Utilities Code — regulates utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and transportation carriers.
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Official statutory text
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 out to serve the general public, but only provide service under contract with industrial and business firms, governmental agencies, and private schools or who only transport agricultural workers to and from farms for compensation or who only conduct transportation services, which are incidental to another business. This permit shall be designated as a “Z” permit.
(b) Carriers using only vehicles under 15-passenger seating capacity. This permit shall be designated as a “P” permit.
(c) Carriers conducting round-trip sightseeing tour service. This permit shall be designated as an “S” permit.
(a) Specialized carriers, who do not hold themselves out to serve the general public, but only provide service under contract with industrial and business firms, governmental agencies, and private schools or who only transport agricultural workers to and from farms for compensation or who only conduct transportation services, which are incidental to another business. This permit shall be designated as a “Z” permit.
(b) Carriers using only vehicles under 15-passenger seating capacity. This permit shall be designated as a “P” permit.
(c) Carriers conducting round-trip sightseeing tour service. This permit shall be designated as an “S” permit.
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