SECTIONS 15985-15986 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 15985-15986

15985. Provisions of the Public Utilities Code and orders and
regulations of the Public Utilities Commission relating to common
carriers of passengers shall not apply to social service
transportation delivered by a nonprofit social service transportation
provider or to a locally licensed or franchised for-profit
transportation provider which operates, in dedicated vehicles, social
service transportation pursuant to contract with a nonprofit social
service transportation provider organization.
This section does not apply to a nonprofit social service
transportation provider that uses one or more vehicles which are
designed for carrying more than 16 persons including the driver or
that operates vehicles which offer transportation services over
regularly scheduled or fixed routes and allows any person to use
those transportation services for a fee.

15986. No county, city, or district may impose a special license or
fee for social service transportation provided by a nonprofit social
service transportation provider organization or by a for-profit
transportation provider, operating under local license or franchise,
which provides social service transportation pursuant to contract
with a nonprofit social service transportation provider organization.