Section 5371.5 Of Article 2. Authorization To Operate As A Charter-party Carrier Of Passengers From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.
5371.5
. (a) Upon receipt of a complaint containing sufficient
information to warrant conducting an investigation, the commission
shall investigate any business that advertises limousine-for-hire or
passenger charter transportation service for compensation in motor
vehicles. The commission shall, in a rulemaking or other appropriate
procedure, adopt criteria that establishes the type of information,
if contained in a complaint, that is sufficient to warrant an
investigation. Pursuant to this investigation, the commission shall
do all of the following:
(1) Determine which businesses, if any, are required to have in
effect a passenger charter-party carrier certificate or permit
pursuant to Section 5371 but do not have the required certificate or
permit.
(2) Inform any business not having a required certificate or
permit that it is in violation of law.
(3) Within 60 days of informing the business pursuant to paragraph
(2), institute civil or criminal proceedings, or both, pursuant to
Article 6 (commencing with Section 5411) or any other applicable law.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "advertises" includes the
undertaking of any action described in subdivision (b) of Section
5386.