California Vehicle Code

§ 34505.6

VEH § 34505.6 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 14.8

Statute text

(a)Upon determining that a motor carrier of property, as defined in Section 34601, either is subject to paragraph (1) or (2), or has been issued an out-of-service order for either an imminent hazard or an unsatisfactory or unfit rating by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the department shall recommend that the Department of Motor Vehicles suspend or revoke the carrier’s motor carrier permit, or, for interstate operators, the department shall recommend to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that appropriate administrative action be taken against the carrier.

(1)The motor carrier of property has failed to maintain any vehicle of a type described above 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, and, in the department’s opinion, that failure presents an imminent danger to public safety or constitutes a consistent failure so as to justify a recommendation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2)The motor carrier of property has failed to enroll all drivers in the pull-notice system as required by Section 1808.1.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 22. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.