Source: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/tcppermittypes/
Timestamp: 2020-04-06 18:28:52
Document Index: 286209844

Matched Legal Cases: ['§5371', '§5371', '§5371', '§5384', '§5384', '§5384', '§5353', '§5360', '§5353']

Types of Charter-Party Carrier Authorities
"A" Certificate (PUC §§5371.1 and 5383):
May operate vehicles of any seating capacity
May operate from any point to any point within California
May also conduct round-trip sightseeing and may charge individual fares in doing so.
Except for round-trip sightseeing, charges must be based on vehicle mileage, time of use, or combination of both.
May be transferred (fee: $300)
"B" Certificate (PUC §§5371.2 and 5383):
May not pick up passengers more than 125 air miles from the carrier's home terminal. This mileage restriction applies only to vehicles seating 10 or fewer, including the driver.
Charges based on vehicle mileage, time of use, or combination.
May be transferred (fee $300)
"C" Certificate (PUC §§5371.3 and 5383):
Provide transportation services incidental to commercial balloon operations, commercial river rafting, or skiing where no additional compensation is provided for the transportation. (If you will perform transportation that is incidental to a business other than these three, a "Z” permit, below, is the appropriate authority.)
Commercial balloon operations: see exemption under the "Charter-Party Exemptions" link below.
"P" Permit (PUC §5384(b)):
May operate only vehicles seating fewer than 16, including the driver. If you will operate one vehicle 16 or more, even occasionally, you may not do so with a "P" permit.
Charges based on vehicle mileage, time of use, or combination
NOTE: Even if you do not intent to operate any vehicle seating 16 or more in the near future, if you think you may do so later, consider applying for a "B" certificate instead.
"S" Permit (PUC §5384(c)):
This is for carriers conducting "round-trip sightseeing service." See section below on "Round-trip Sightseeing".
May charge individual fares. May also base charges on vehicle mileage, time of use, or combination. (The "A" certificate is the only other type of TCP authority that allows individual charges, only when conducting roundtrip sightseeing service.)
"Z" Permit (PUC §5384(a)):
These are "specialized carriers", who do not hold themselves out to serve the general public, but only:
provide service under contract with industrial and business firms, governmental agencies, and private schools OR
transport agricultural workers to and from farms for compensation OR
conduct transportation services, which are incidental to another business. (However, note that if the transportation is incidental to either commercial balloon operations, commercial river rating, or skiing, the appropriate authority is a "C" certificate, above.)
Rideshare (PUC §5353(h)):
Transportation of persons between home and work locations or person having a common work-related trip used for the purpose of ridesharing is excluded from Charter-Party Carrier authority. However, if the vehicle seating capacity is more than 15 passengers, the rideshare operator must do the follow to meet the exemption with the CPUC:
Register for the exemption with the CPUC, certifying that you meet the conditions of exemption.
File evidence of liability insurance protection with the CPUC in the amount and manner required by Commission General Order (GO) 101.
Pay a one-time filing fee of $75
Submit to and pass a CHP vehicle safety inspection, initially and annually.
Hired Drivers (PUC §5360):
Charter-Party Carrier Exemptions (PUC §5353)
Autonomous Vehicles Pilot Permit (AVCs)
Charter-Party Carrier of Passengers Application Instructions and Information (Detailed Guide Regarding TCP Authorities)
Application and Individual Forms