Section 5378.1 Of Article 2. Authorization To Operate As A Charter-party Carrier Of Passengers From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.
5378.1
. (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter,
every charter-party 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.
(3) A statement under penalty of perjury, stating that, in its
operations as a charter-party 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).
(d) The commission may adopt rules and regulations that it
determines to be necessary to carry out this section.