California Public Utilities Code

§ 1033.7

PUC § 1033.7 Effective Oct 14, 1991Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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 any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or with regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations relative to motor carrier safety, if that failure is either a consistent failure or presents an imminent danger to public safety, or (2) for failure to enroll all drivers in the pull notice system as required by Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code, the commission shall, pending a hearing in the matter pursuant to subdivision (d), suspend the corporation’s certificate. The department’s written recommendation shall specifically indicate compliance with subdivision (c).

(b)A corporation whose certificate is suspended pursuant to subdivision (a) may obtain a reinspection of its terminal and vehicles by the department, by submitting a written request for reinstatement to the commission and paying a reinstatement fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The commission shall deposit all reinstatement fees collected pursuant to this subdivision in the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement Account. The commission shall forward a request for reinspection to the department which shall perform a reinspection within a reasonable time. The commission shall reinstate a corporation’s certificate suspended under subdivision (a) promptly upon receipt of a written recommendation from the department that the corporation’s safety compliance has improved to the satisfaction of the department, unless the certificate is suspended for another reason or has been revoked.

(c)Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a) to the commission, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall notify the passenger stage corporation in writing of all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 928, Sec. 4.5. Effective October 14, 1991. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 41 of Ch. 928.