Section 5109 Of Article 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 1.

. "Household goods carrier" includes every corporation or person, their lessees, trustee, receivers, or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, engaged in the permitted or unpermitted transportation for compensation or hire as a business by means of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles being used in the transportation of used household goods and personal effects over any public highway in this state. A broker, as defined in Section 5110.7, shall be considered a household goods carrier.