Section 2436 Of Article 3.5. Emergency Roadside Assistance From California Vehicle Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.5.
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. For the purposes of this article, each of the following terms
has the meaning given in this section:
(a) "Emergency road service" is the adjustment, repair, or
replacement by a highway service organization of the equipment,
tires, or mechanical parts of a motor vehicle so as to permit it to
be operated under its own power. "Towing service" is the drafting or
moving by a highway service organization of a motor vehicle from one
place to another under power other than its own.
(b) "Emergency roadside assistance" means towing service or
emergency road service.
(c) "Employer" has the same meaning as defined in Section 2430.1.
(d) "Freeway service patrol" has the same meaning as defined in
Section 2561 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(e) "Highway service organization" means a motor club, as defined
by Section 12142 of the Insurance Code and, in addition, includes any
person or organization that operates or directs the operation of
highway service vehicles to provide emergency roadside assistance to
motorists, or any person or organization that is reimbursed or
reimburses others for the cost of providing emergency roadside
assistance, and any employer and includes any person or organization
that directly or indirectly, with or without compensation, provides
emergency roadside assistance.
(f) "Regional or local entity" has the same meaning as defined in
Section 2430.1.
(g) "Tow truck driver" has the same meaning as defined in Section
2430.1.