Section 5371 Of Article 2. Authorization To Operate As A Charter-party Carrier Of Passengers From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.
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. No charter-party carrier of passengers excepting transit
districts, transit authorities or cities owning and operating local
transit systems themselves or through wholly owned nonprofit
corporations shall engage in transportation services made subject to
this chapter without first having obtained from the commission a
certificate that public convenience and necessity require the
operation, except that certain specific transportation services as
defined in Section 5384 may be conducted under authority of a permit
issued by the commission.