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CA Veh Code § 34501.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34501.18.

34501.18.  (a) Every motor carrier regularly employing more than 20 full-time drivers shall report to the department whenever it replaces more than half of its drivers within a 30-day period. Within 21 days of receipt of that report, the department shall inspect the motor carrier to ensure that the motor carrier is complying with all safety of operations requirements, including, but not limited to, controlled substances testing and hours-of-service regulations. The reporting requirement of this subdivision does not apply to a motor carrier who, through normal seasonal fluctuations in the business operations of the carrier, or through termination of a contract for transportation services, other than a collective bargaining agreement, replaces drivers in one geographical location with drivers in another geographical location.(b) For the purposes of subdivision (a), “employing” means having an employer-employee relationship with a driver or contracting with an owner-operator, as described in Section 34624, to provide transportation services for more than 30 days within the previous year.(c) For the purposes of subdivision (a), “full-time” means that the driver is on-duty with the motor carrier for an average of 30 hours or more per week during the course of his or her employment or contract with the motor carrier.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 789, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Veh Code § 34502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34502.

34502.  In adopting rules and regulations, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall consider as evidence of generally accepted safety standards the rules and regulations which have been adopted by the Public Utilities Commission.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2148.)
CA Veh Code § 34503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34503.

34503.  It is the legislative intention in enacting this division that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to this division shall apply uniformly throughout the State of California, and no state agency, city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of this State, including, but not limited to, a chartered city, city and county, or county, shall adopt or enforce any ordinance or regulation which is inconsistent with the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2148.)
CA Veh Code § 34504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34504.

34504.  The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall enforce the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501. Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501 shall become effective on March 1, 1965.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2148.)
CA Veh Code § 34505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.

34505.  (a) Tour bus operators shall, in addition to the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require each tour bus to be inspected at least every 45 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe operation. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Brake adjustment.(2) Brake system components and leaks.(3) Steering and suspension systems.(4) Tires and wheels.(b) A tour bus shall not be used to transport passengers until all defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature of the operator’s authorized representative.(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be kept at the operator’s maintenance facility or terminal where the tour bus is regularly garaged. The records shall be retained by the operator for one year, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, or other means of positive identification.(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.(3) Signature of operator’s authorized representative attesting to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.(4) Company vehicle number.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1306, Sec. 16.)
CA Veh Code § 34505.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.2.

34505.2.  (a) In furtherance of the requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34501, upon the request of, and in consultation with, representatives of a local government in a jurisdiction where tour buses operate, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall develop protocols for entering into memoranda of understanding with local governments to allow the department to increase the number of the locally operating tour buses that are being inspected by the department.(b) A memorandum of understanding entered into with a local government pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a provision that the local government will reimburse the department for all actual costs associated with conducting additional inspections.(c) Any inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be duplicative of an inspection conducted by the department to meet the requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34501.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 685, Sec. 1. (AB 1677) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Veh Code § 34505.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.5.

34505.5.  (a) Every motor carrier operating any vehicle described in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (j), or (k) of Section 34500, except those vehicles exempted under Section 34501.12, shall, as a part of the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require the vehicle or vehicles for which it is responsible pursuant to Section 34501.12 to be inspected at least every 90 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe operation. Vehicles which are out of service for periods greater than 90 calendar days are not required to be inspected at 90-day intervals if they are inspected before operation on the highway. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Brake adjustment.(2) Brake system components and leaks.(3) Steering and suspension systems.(4) Tires and wheels.(5) Vehicle connecting devices.(b) No vehicle subject to this section shall be operated on the highway other than to a place of repair until all defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative.(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be kept at the motor carrier’s terminals, as designated in accordance with Section 34501.12. The records shall be retained by the motor carrier for two years, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, company vehicle number, or other means of positive identification.(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.(3) Signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative attesting to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.(d) Printouts of inspection and maintenance records maintained in computer systems shall be accepted in lieu of signed inspection or repair records if the printouts include the information required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, records of 90-day inspections need not be retained in California for interstate vehicles which are not physically based in California. However, when these vehicles are present in California, they are subject to inspection by the department. If the inspection results indicate maintenance program deficiencies, the department may require the motor carrier to produce the maintenance records or copies of those records for inspection within 10 working days.(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 500, Sec. 8. (AB 529) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
CA Veh Code § 34505.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.7.

34505.7.  (a) Upon determining that a private carrier of passengers, as defined in Section 34681 of the Vehicle Code, has either failed to comply with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) or (2), or has been issued an out-of-service order for either an imminent hazard or an unsatisfactory rating by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the department shall make a written recommendation to the Department of Motor Vehicles that the carrier’s registration be suspended:(1) The private carrier of passengers has failed to maintain any vehicle of the carrier in a safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or with regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations relative to motor carrier safety, and, in the department’s opinion, the failure presents an imminent danger to public safety or constitutes such a consistent failure as to justify a recommendation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.(2) The private carrier of passengers has failed to enroll all drivers in the pull-notice system as required by Section 1808.1.(b) For purposes of this section, two consecutive unsatisfactory terminal ratings assigned for failure to comply with the periodic report requirements in Section 1808.1, or cancellation of an employer’s enrollment by the Department of Motor Vehicles for nonpayment of fees, constitutes a consistent failure. The department shall retain a record, by operator, of every recommendation made pursuant to this section.(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall give written notice to the carrier of all of the following:(1) That the department has determined that the carrier’s safety record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.(2) That the determination may result in a suspension or revocation of the carrier’s registration by the Department of Motor Vehicles.(3) That the carrier may request a review of the determination by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice required by this subdivision. If a review pursuant to this paragraph is requested by the carrier, the department shall conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting a notification pursuant to subdivision (a).(d) Commercial vehicle inspection facilities along the border of Mexico, including those in Calexico and Otay Mesa, shall be staffed at all times by a Department of the California Highway Patrol inspector whenever those facilities are open to the public. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall also assign, as staffing permits, a commercial inspector to control truck traffic entering the United States at the Tecate border crossing.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 311, Sec. 11. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Veh Code § 34505.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.8.

34505.8.  (a) A charter-party carrier of passengers engaged in charter bus transportation shall ensure that the driver of a vehicle as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5363 of the Public Utilities Code that is designed to carry 39 or more passengers shall instruct or play a video for all passengers on the safety equipment and emergency exits on the vehicle prior to the beginning of any trip and provide each passenger with written or video instructions that include, at a minimum, a demonstration of the location and operation of all exits, including emergency exits, the requirement to wear a seatbelt, if available, and that not wearing a seatbelt is punishable by a fine.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, no later than July 1, 2018, the department shall adopt standards and criteria for the implementation of the safety requirements specified in this section.(c) This section does not alter or affect the requirements of the Passenger Charter-party Carriers’ Act (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5351) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code).(d) The amendments to this section as added by the act that added this subdivision shall be operative on July 1, 2018.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 593, Sec. 4. (SB 20) Effective January 1, 2018. Amended version operative July 1, 2018, pursuant to earlier operation of new subdivision (d).)
CA Veh Code § 34505.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34505.10.

34505.10.  Motor carriers who contract or subcontract transportation service for other motor carriers shall retain all required records relating to the dispatch of vehicles and drivers and the pay of drivers that are not required to be retained by the carrier for whom the contracted or subcontracted service is performed.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 652, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Veh Code § 34506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34506.

34506.  It is a misdemeanor to fail to comply with any rule or regulation adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to Section 34501, 34501.5, 34508, or 34513 regarding any of the following:(a) Hours of service of drivers. (b) Hazardous material transportation. (c) Schoolbus construction, design, color, equipment, maintenance, or operation. (d) Youth bus equipment, maintenance, or operation. (e) Tour bus equipment, maintenance, or operation. (f) Equipment, maintenance, or operation of any vehicle described in subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of Section 34500. (g) Equipment, maintenance, or operation of any school pupil activity bus.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 928, Sec. 36. Effective October 14, 1991.)
CA Veh Code § 34506.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34506.3.

34506.3.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, it is an infraction to fail to comply with any rule or regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this division.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 298, Sec. 2.)
CA Veh Code § 34506.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34506.4.

34506.4.  (a) Any member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol may remove from the highway and have placed in a storage facility, any vehicle described in subdivision (a) of Section 22406, subdivision (g) of Section 34500, and any motortruck with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, which is in an unsafe condition. (b) Any member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol may impound any farm labor vehicle operated in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402, subject to the following requirements:(1) A farm labor vehicle impounded for a first violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402 may be released within 24 hours upon delivery to the impounding authority of satisfactory proof that the vehicle will be legally moved or transported to a place of repair.(2) A farm labor vehicle shall be impounded for not less than 10 days for a second violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402, or any combination of two of those provisions, if the original equipment or maintenance violation has not been repaired to comply with existing law. The farm labor vehicle shall be released after 10 days upon delivery to the impounding authority of satisfactory proof that the vehicle has been repaired to comply with existing law, or upon delivery to the impounding agency of satisfactory proof that the vehicle will be lawfully moved or transported to a place of repair.(3) A farm labor vehicle shall be impounded for not less than 30 days for a third or subsequent violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402, or any combination of three or more of those provisions, if the original equipment or maintenance violation has not been repaired to comply with existing law. The farm labor vehicle shall be released after 30 days upon delivery to the impounding authority of satisfactory proof that the vehicle has been repaired to comply with existing law, or upon delivery to the impounding agency of satisfactory proof that the vehicle will be lawfully moved or transported to a place of repair.(c) All towing and storage fees for a vehicle removed under this section shall be paid by the owner.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 873, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Veh Code § 34506.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34506.5.

34506.5.  (a) A farm labor vehicle is subject to forfeiture as a nuisance if it is driven on a highway in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 31402 and has been impounded for a second or subsequent time pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 34506.4.(b) (1) A registered or legal owner of record at the time of impoundment may request a hearing to determine the validity of the impoundment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (n) of Section 14607.6.(2) If it is determined that the necessary repairs had been completed and the farm labor vehicle complied with existing laws at the time of impoundment, the agency employing the person who directed the impoundment shall be responsible for the costs incurred for towing and storage.(c) Procedures established in subdivisions (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (o), (p), (q), (r), (t), (u), and (v) of Section 14607.6 shall be utilized for the forfeiture of an impounded farm labor vehicle.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 873, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Veh Code § 34507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34507.

34507.  To assist the department in enforcing this division, a vehicle that is subject to this division and to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Public Utilities Commission, or the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation shall have displayed prominently a distinctive identifying symbol as required by Section 34507.5.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 288, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Veh Code § 34507.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34507.6.

34507.6.  (a) Every operator of transportation service which is exempt from regulation as a charter-party carrier of passengers pursuant to subdivision (k) or (l) of Section 5353 of the Public Utilities Code, and which furnishes that transportation service in a bus, shall obtain a carrier identification number from the Department of the California Highway Patrol. Application for a carrier identification number shall be on a form furnished by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.(b) (1) The carrier identification number so obtained by the operator shall be displayed on both sides of each bus used in that transportation service.(2) The display of the carrier identification number shall be in sharp contrast to the background, and shall be of a size, shape, and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of at least 50 feet.(3) The carrier identification number shall be removed before the sale, transfer, or other disposal of the bus.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1039, Sec. 2.)
CA Veh Code § 34508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34508.

34508.  The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to the equipment, maintenance, construction, design, color, and operation of schoolbuses.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 774, Sec. 11.)
CA Veh Code § 34509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34509.

34509.  Vanpool vehicles, as defined in Section 668, and vanpool vehicles when used for purposes other than traveling to and from a work location and transporting not more than 10 persons including the driver, shall be exempt from the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501, except that the following shall apply:(a) The vanpool vehicle shall be equipped with an operable fire extinguisher which is of the dry chemical or carbon dioxide type with an aggregate rating of at least 4-B:C and which is securely mounted and readily accessible.(b) The vanpool vehicle shall be equipped with a first aid kit, conforming to the minimum requirements for schoolbuses. First aid kits shall be readily visible, accessible, and plainly marked “First Aid Kit.”(c) The vanpool vehicle shall be regularly and systematically inspected, maintained, and lubricated in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, or more often if necessary to ensure the safe operating condition of the vehicle. The maintenance shall include, as a minimum, an in-depth inspection of the vehicle’s brake system, steering components, lighting system, and wheels and tires, to be performed at intervals of not more than every six months or 6,000 miles, whichever occurs first.(d) Operators of vanpool vehicles shall document each systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication and repair performed for each vehicle under their control. Required records shall include services performed, the person performing the service, the date, and the mileage on the vehicle at the time of the repair. The records shall be maintained with the vehicle for one year, and shall be presented upon demand to any authorized representative of the California Highway Patrol.(e) Vanpool vehicles being operated pursuant to the exemptions specified in this section shall display, upon the rear and sides of the vehicle, a sign or placard, clearly visible and discernable for a distance of not less than 50 feet, indicating that the vehicle is being used as a vanpool vehicle.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 46, Sec. 11.)
CA Veh Code § 34510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS|Section 34510.

34510.  Persons operating vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in the transportation of hazardous material and subject to this division, shall carry in the vehicle while en route any shipping papers required to accompany the vehicle in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 2402. The bill of lading or other shipping paper shall be displayed upon demand of any member of the California Highway Patrol or any police officer of a city who is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing the provisions of this code.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 504, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)