Section 5135.5 Of Article 2. Regulation Of Household Goods Carriers From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.
5135.5
. (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter,
every household goods carrier shall file with the commission one of
the following:
(1) A certificate of workers' compensation coverage for its
employees issued by an admitted insurer.
(2) A certification of consent to self-insure issued by the
Director of Industrial Relations, and the identity of the
administrator of the carrier's workers' compensation self-insurance
plan.
(3) A statement under penalty of perjury, stating that, in its
operations as a household goods carrier, it does not employ any
person in any manner so as to become subject to the workers'
compensation laws of this state.
(b) The workers' compensation certified to under paragraph (1) of
subdivision (a) shall be effective until canceled. Cancellation shall
require 30 days' advance notice.
(c) If, after filing the statement described in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a), the carrier becomes subject to the workers'
compensation laws of this state, the carrier shall promptly notify
the commission that the carrier is withdrawing its statement under
paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), and shall simultaneously file the
certificate described in either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision
(a).