Section 23229.1 Of Article 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol And Drugs From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 12. >> Article 2.
23229.1
. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), Sections 23223 and 23225
apply to any driver providing transportation services on a
prearranged basis as a charter-party carrier of passengers, as
defined in Section 5360 of the Public Utilities Code, when the driver
of the vehicle transports any passenger under 21 years of age and
fails to comply with the requirements of Section 5384.1 of the Public
Utilities Code.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), it is not a violation of
Section 23225 for any driver providing transportation services on a
prearranged basis as a charter-party carrier of passengers that is
licensed pursuant to the Public Utilities Code to keep any bottle,
can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage in a
locked utility compartment within the area occupied by the driver and
passengers.
(c) In addition to the requirements of Section 1803, every clerk
of a court in which any driver in subdivision (a) was convicted of a
violation of Section 23225 shall prepare within 10 days after
conviction, and immediately forward to the Public Utilities
Commission at its office in San Francisco, an abstract of the record
of the court covering the case in which the person was convicted. If
sentencing is not pronounced in conjunction with the conviction, the
abstract shall be forwarded to the commission within 10 days after
sentencing, and the abstract shall be certified, by the person
required to prepare it, to be true and correct. For the purposes of
this subdivision, a forfeiture of bail is equivalent to a conviction.