California Health and Safety Code

§ 25163

HSC § 25163 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 20 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) to (f), inclusive, it is unlawful for a person to carry on, or engage in, the transportation of hazardous waste unless the person holds a valid registration issued by the department, and it is unlawful for a person to transfer custody of a hazardous waste to a transporter who does not hold a valid registration issued by the department. A person who holds a valid registration issued by the department pursuant to this section is a registered hazardous waste transporter for purposes of this chapter. A registration issued by the department to a transporter of hazardous waste is not transferable from the person to whom it was issued to any other person.

(2)A person who transports hazardous waste in a vehicle shall have a valid registration issued by the department in the person’s possession while transporting the hazardous waste. The registration certificate shall be shown upon demand to any representative of the department, officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, any local health officer, or any public officer designated by the department.

(3)The hazardous waste information required and collected for registration pursuant to this subdivision shall be recorded and maintained in the management information system operated by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 499, Sec. 2. (AB 2481) Effective January 1, 2023.