Section 1042 Of Article 2. Passenger Stage Corporations From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Every passenger stage corporation shall furnish the
commission annually with a list, prepared under oath, of all vehicles
used in transportation for compensation during the preceding year.
This list shall include and identify each modified limousine and the
terminal location of each modified limousine. The commission shall
furnish a copy of this list identifying each modified limousine and
its terminal location to the Department of the California Highway
Patrol. The commission shall also furnish a copy of this list to the
corporation's insurer, if the corporation's accident liability
protection is provided by a policy or policies of insurance.
(b) The commission shall not issue or continue in effect any
permit, certificate, or authority of a passenger stage corporation
that has not submitted fees required for inspection pursuant to
Section 34500.4 of the Vehicle Code and any associated penalties, if
applicable.
(c) If the passenger stage corporation's insurer informs the
commission that the corporation has failed to obtain insurance
coverage for any vehicle reported on the list, the commission may, in
addition to any other applicable penalty provided in this part, for
a first occurrence, suspend the corporation's certificate or impose a
fine, or both, and for a second or subsequent occurrence may suspend
or revoke the certificate or impose a fine, or both.
(d) As used in this section and Section 1042.1, "modified
limousine" means any vehicle that has been modified, altered, or
extended in a manner that increases the overall wheelbase of the
vehicle, exceeding the original equipment manufacturer's published
wheelbase dimension for the base model and year of the vehicle, in
any amount sufficient to accommodate additional passengers with a
seating capacity of not more than 10 passengers including the driver,
and is used in the transportation of passengers for hire. For
purposes of this subdivision, "wheelbase" means the longitudinal
distance between the vertical centerlines of the front and rear
wheels.