Section 461.5 Of Article 1. Rates From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
461.5
. (a) (1) No discrimination in charges or facilities for
transportation shall be made by any railroad or other transportation
company between places or persons, or in the facilities for the
transportation of the same classes of freight or passengers within
this state. It shall be unlawful for any railroad or other
transportation company to charge or receive any greater compensation
in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind
of property for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same
line or route in the same direction, the shorter being included
within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as
a through rate than the aggregate of the intermediate rates.
(2) Upon application to the commission company may be authorized
by the commission to charge less for longer than for shorter
distances for the transportation of persons or property and the
commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such
company may be relieved from the prohibition to charge less for the
longer than for the shorter haul. The commission may authorize the
issuance of excursion and commutation tickets at special rates.
(3) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to
prevent the commission from ordering and compelling any railroad or
other transportation company to make reparation to any shipper on
account of the rates charged to such shipper being excessive or
discriminatory, provided no discrimination will result from such
reparation.
(b) Subdivision (a) is not applicable to network railroad
transportation.