Section 34518 Of Division 14.8. Safety Regulations From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.8.
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. (a) A foreign motor carrier or foreign private motor carrier
required to have a certificate of registration issued by the United
States Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to Part
368 (commencing with Section 368.1), or required to be registered
pursuant to Part 365 (commencing with Section 365.101), of Title 49
of the Code of Federal Regulations shall not do any of the following:
(1) Operate in this state without the required certificate in the
vehicle.
(2) Operate beyond the limitations or restrictions specified in
the certificate as issued.
(3) Refuse to show the certificate upon request of a peace
officer.
(4) Provide point-to-point transportation services, including
express delivery services, within the United States for goods other
than international cargo.
(b) A motor carrier required to be registered with the United
States Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to
Section 13902 of Title 49 of the United States Code, Part 365
(commencing with Section 365.101), Part 390 (commencing with Section
390.1), or Section 392.9a of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations shall not do any of the following:
(1) Operate in this state without the required registration.
(2) Operate beyond the limitations or restrictions specified in
its registration.
(3) Operate in this state without the required operating
authority.
(c) A violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is an infraction
punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(d) A member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol
may impound a vehicle operated in violation of subdivision (a) or (b)
and its cargo, until the citation and all charges related to the
impoundment are cleared. The impoundment charges are the
responsibility of the vehicle's owner.
(e) (1) A motor carrier granted permanent operating authority
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not operate a vehicle on a highway,
unless the vehicle is inspected by a Commercial Vehicle Safety
Alliance-certified inspector every three months and displays a
current safety inspection decal attesting to the successful
completion of those inspections for at least three years after
receiving permanent operating authority.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a motor carrier granted
authority to operate solely in a commercial zone on the United
States-Mexico International Border.
(f) As used in this section "limitations" or "restrictions"
include definitions of "commercial zones," "municipality,"
"contiguous municipalities," "unincorporated area," and "terminal
areas," in Part 372 (commencing with Section 372.101) of Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.