California Public Utilities Code

§ 5352

PUC § 5352 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 2 · Ch. 8 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The use of the public highways for the transportation of passengers for compensation is a business affected with a public interest. It is the purpose of this chapter to preserve for the public full benefit and use of public highways consistent with the needs of commerce without unnecessary congestion or wear and tear upon the highways; to secure to the people adequate and dependable transportation by carriers operating upon the highways; to secure full and unrestricted flow of traffic by motor carriers over the highways which will adequately meet reasonable public demands by providing for the regulation of all transportation agencies with respect to accident indemnity so that adequate and dependable service by all necessary transportation agencies shall be maintained and the full use of the highways preserved to the public; and to promote carrier and public safety through its safety enforcement regulations.

(b)To achieve the purposes of subdivision (a) the commission shall do all of the following:

(1)Prioritize the timely processing of applications and hold “application workshops” for potential applicants around the state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 718, Sec. 7. (SB 541) Effective January 1, 2016.