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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 2429.7.

2429.7. (a) The commissioner shall appoint an impaired driving task force to develop recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed legislation, and other policies that will address the issue of impaired driving, including driving under the influence of cannabis and controlled substances. The task force shall also examine the use of technology, including field testing technologies and validated field sobriety tests, to identify drivers under the influence of prescription drugs, cannabis, and controlled substances. The task force shall include, but is not limited to, the commissioner, who shall serve as chairperson, and at least one member from each of the following:
(1) The Office of Traffic Safety.
(2) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(3) Local law enforcement.
(4) District attorneys.
(5) Public defenders.
(6) California Association of Crime Laboratory Directors.
(7) California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
(8) The California Cannabis Research Program, known as the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, authorized pursuant to Section 11362.9 of the Health and Safety Code.
(9) An organization that represents medicinal cannabis patients.
(10) Licensed physicians with expertise in substance abuse disorder treatment.
(11) Researchers with expertise in identifying impairment caused by prescription medications and controlled substances.
(12) Nongovernmental organizations committed to social justice issues.
(13) A nongovernmental organization that focuses on improving roadway safety.
(b) The members of the task force shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and without compensation.
(c) The task force members shall be free of economic relationships with any company that profits from the sale of technologies or equipment that is intended to identify impairment. Members and their organizations shall not receive pay from, grants from, or any form of financial support from companies or entities that sell such technologies or equipment.
(d) The task force shall make recommendations regarding prevention of impaired driving, means of identifying impaired driving, and responses to impaired driving that reduce reoccurrence, including, but not limited to, evidence-based approaches that do not rely on incarceration.
(e) The task force shall make recommendations regarding how to best capture data to evaluate the impact that cannabis legalization is having on roadway safety.
(f) By January 1, 2021, the task force shall report to the Legislature its policy recommendations and the steps state agencies are taking regarding impaired driving. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 27, Sec. 173. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2430.1.

2430.1. As used in this article, each of the following terms has the following meaning:
(a) “Tow truck driver” means a person who operates a tow truck, who renders towing service or emergency road service to motorists while involved in freeway service patrol operations, pursuant to an agreement with a regional or local entity, and who has or will have direct and personal contact with the individuals being transported or assisted. As used in this subdivision, “towing service” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2436.
(b) “Employer” means a person or organization that employs those persons defined in subdivision (a), or who is an owner-operator who performs the activity specified in subdivision (a), and who is involved in freeway service patrol operations pursuant to an agreement or contract with a regional or local entity.
(c) “Regional or local entity” means a public organization established as a public transportation planning entity pursuant to Title 7.1 (commencing with Section 66500) of the Government Code or authorized to impose a transaction and use tax for transportation purposes by the Public Utilities Code or the service authority for freeway emergencies described in Section 2551 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(d) “Emergency road service” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2436.
(e) “Freeway service patrol” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2561 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 214. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2430.2.

2430.2. “Regional or local entity,” as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 2430.1, also includes the transportation planning entity established pursuant to Section 130050.1 of the Public Utilities Code or the service authority for freeway emergencies described in Section 2551 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 374, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2430.3.

2430.3. (a) Every freeway service patrol tow truck driver and any California Highway Patrol rotation tow truck operator shall notify each of his or her employers and prospective employers and the Department of the California Highway Patrol of an arrest or conviction of any crime specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13377 prior to beginning the next workshift for that employer.
(b) For the purpose of conducting criminal history and driver history checks of any California Highway Patrol rotation tow truck operator, the commissioner may utilize the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS).
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 127, Sec. 5. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2430.5.

2430.5. (a) Every employer intending to hire a tow truck driver on or after July 1, 1992, shall require the applicant for employment to submit a temporary tow truck driver certificate issued by the department or a permanent tow truck driver certificate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The employer shall review the certificate and obtain a copy to be maintained as required by subdivision (c). The employer shall not hire any tow truck driver in any freeway service patrol operations who does not provide a temporary tow truck driver certificate issued by the department or a permanent tow truck driver certificate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The employer shall not allow a tow truck driver who is not certified to participate in any freeway service patrol operations. If the issuance date on the certificate is more than 90 days from the proposed date of hire, the employer shall contact the department to reverify eligibility.
(b) On or after July 1, 1992, every employer, whose currently employed tow truck drivers are required to obtain a tow truck driver certificate pursuant to Section 12520, shall require the employees to submit to the employer a temporary tow truck driver certificate issued by the department or a permanent tow truck driver certificate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The employer shall review the certificate and obtain a copy to be maintained as required by subdivision (c).
(c) Every employer shall maintain a tow truck driver certificate file for all tow truck drivers hired on or after July 1, 1992, or all currently employed tow truck drivers who are required to obtain a tow truck driver certificate pursuant to Section 12520. The employer shall retain employee rosters and copies of tow truck driver certificates for all tow truck drivers. The roster shall be comprised of the following two lists:
(1) Drivers who have valid tow truck driver certificates.
(2) Drivers who would be prohibited, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13377, from involvement in any freeway service patrol operation.
Every employer shall make available for inspection by the department at the employer’s primary place of business in this state. In addition, the employer shall maintain a personnel roster, also available for inspection, of all current tow truck drivers and their date of hire by the employer.
(d) Upon notification that a tow truck driver has been arrested for, or convicted of, any crime specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13377, the employer shall remove that tow truck driver from any position involving freeway service patrol operations.
(e) A violation of this section by an employer is a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2432.

2432. (a) It is unlawful for a freeway service patrol tow truck driver to knowingly provide false information on the application prepared and submitted to the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2431.
(b) It is unlawful for a California Highway Patrol rotation tow truck operator, including, but not limited to, a freeway service patrol tow truck driver, to fail to comply with the notification requirements in Section 2430.3.
(c) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 127, Sec. 6. Effective July 30, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2432.1.

2432.1. (a) If the commissioner determines that an employer has failed to comply with the requirements of this article or Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 2435), the commissioner may, after a hearing, suspend the highway safety carrier’s identification number issued pursuant to Section 2436.3 for a period not to exceed two years.
(b) If the commissioner determines that an employer has failed to comply with the requirements of this article or Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 2435) twice within a period of 24 consecutive months, the commissioner may, after a hearing, prohibit the employer from participating in any freeway service patrol operation for two years.
(c) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the hearing specified in subdivision (a) or (b).
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 488, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.3 - Tow Truck Drivers › Section 2432.3.

2432.3. (a) This article does not preempt the authority of any city, city and county, or county to regulate, pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 21100, any of the matters covered by this article.
(b) (1) For the purposes of verifying the criminal history of individuals involved in the operation of tow truck services, law enforcement agencies of any city, city and county, or county may conduct criminal history checks for all of the following:
(A) Applicants for employment to drive tow trucks.
(B) Those who drive tow trucks.
(C) Tow truck owners-operators.
(2) The law enforcement agency may obtain the fingerprints of the individuals on a form approved by the Department of Justice and provided by the agency. The fingerprint samples shall be submitted to the Department of Justice for the purpose of determining whether the individual has been convicted of any violation, including, but not limited to, Section 220, subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) of Section 261, or Section 264.1, 267, 288, or 289 of the Penal Code, or any felony or three misdemeanors as set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5164 of the Public Resources Code.
(3) For purposes of conducting criminal history screening of tow truck driver applicants, employees, and employers who have not resided continuously in the state for the previous seven years, the law enforcement agency of any city, city and county, or county, may obtain a second set of fingerprints, when necessary, and may submit that card to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for out-of-state criminal history checks.
(c) The law enforcement agency of any city, city and county, or county may charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of obtaining and processing the fingerprint cards through the Department of Justice.
(d) For the purposes of conducting driver history screening of applicants to drive tow trucks, employees, and owners-operators, the law enforcement agency of any city, city and county, or county may verify that the applicant or owner-operator, as the case may be, has a valid California driver’s license of the proper class, through the use of the automated records system.
(e) The Department of Justice shall develop a procedure whereby it will notify the requesting law enforcement agency if the person fingerprinted has been convicted of any of the specified crimes or is convicted of a specified crime subsequent to employment or beginning operation of a tow service. The Department of Justice shall release the requested information to the requesting agency.
(f) Information released to the requesting agency may be utilized for licensing and regulating procedures established pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 21100.
(g) Information released to the requesting agency shall be related to its inquiry, shall remain confidential, and shall not be made public.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 184, Sec. 5. Effective July 23, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Emergency Roadside Assistance › Section 2435.

2435. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the emergency roadside assistance provided by highway service organizations is a valuable service that benefits millions of California motorists. The Legislature further finds and declares that emergency roadside assistance is provided statewide, in cooperation with, and shares resources with, public safety agencies. The Legislature also finds that the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, is responsible for the rapid removal of impediments to traffic on highways within the state and that the Department of the California Highway Patrol may enter into agreements with employers for freeway service patrol operations under an agreement or contract with a regional or local entity. The Legislature declares that it is important to the public safety that drivers who provide emergency roadside service not have criminal records that include violent crimes against persons.
(b) The Legislature also declares that the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, shall be responsible for establishing the minimum training standards for highway service organization employees and employers who participate in freeway service patrol operations pursuant to an agreement or contract with a regional or local entity.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 374, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Emergency Roadside Assistance › Section 2436.

2436. For the purposes of this article, each of the following terms has the meaning given in this section:
(a) “Emergency road service” is the adjustment, repair, or replacement by a highway service organization of the equipment, tires, or mechanical parts of a motor vehicle so as to permit it to be operated under its own power. “Towing service” is the drafting or moving by a highway service organization of a motor vehicle from one place to another under power other than its own.
(b) “Emergency roadside assistance” means towing service or emergency road service.
(c) “Employer” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2430.1.
(d) “Freeway service patrol” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2561 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(e) “Highway service organization” means a motor club, as defined by Section 12142 of the Insurance Code and, in addition, includes any person or organization that operates or directs the operation of highway service vehicles to provide emergency roadside assistance to motorists, or any person or organization that is reimbursed or reimburses others for the cost of providing emergency roadside assistance, and any employer and includes any person or organization that directly or indirectly, with or without compensation, provides emergency roadside assistance.
(f) “Regional or local entity” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2430.1.
(g) “Tow truck driver” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2430.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 374, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Emergency Roadside Assistance › Section 2436.3.

2436.3. (a) On and after July 1, 1992, every employer shall obtain from the department a carrier identification number. Application for a carrier identification number shall be on forms furnished by the department. The number shall be displayed on both sides of each tow truck utilized in any freeway service patrol operation, in accordance with Section 27907.
(b) No employer shall operate a tow truck in any freeway service patrol operation if the carrier identification number issued pursuant to subdivision (a) has been suspended by the commissioner pursuant to Section 2432.1.
(c) The carrier identification number shall be removed before sale, transfer, or other disposal of the vehicle, or upon termination of an agreement or contract for freeway service patrol operations.
(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 488, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Emergency Roadside Assistance › Section 2436.5.

2436.5. (a) The department, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, shall provide training, pursuant to a reimbursable agreement or contract with a regional or local entity, for all employers and tow truck drivers who are involved in freeway service patrol operations pursuant to an agreement or contract with the regional or local entity. Dispatchers for freeway service patrol operations shall be employees of the department or the Department of Transportation.
(b) The training shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Tow truck driver and motorist safety.
(2) Patrol responsibility.
(3) Vehicle operation.
(4) Traffic control and scene management.
(5) Communication procedures.
(6) Demeanor and courtesy.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 488, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Emergency Roadside Assistance › Section 2436.7.

2436.7. (a) Every tow truck driver and employer, involved in a freeway service patrol operation under an agreement or contract with a regional or local entity, shall attend the training specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2436.5.
(b) Upon successful completion of the training, each trainee shall be issued a certificate of completion. The certificate shall state the name of the training organization, the name and signature of the trainer, the name of the trainee, and the date of completion of the training.
(c) The trainee shall provide a copy of the certificate of training to the employer. The employer shall maintain this information in the tow truck driver files established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2430.5.
(d) Every employer shall make the file available for inspection by the department at the employer’s primary place of business in this state.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 488, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Spill Containment and Abatement of Hazardous Substances › Section 2450.

2450. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Hazardous Substances Highway Spill Containment and Abatement Act.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 922, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Spill Containment and Abatement of Hazardous Substances › Section 2451.

2451. The Legislature finds and declares that a statewide program for the management of hazardous substances highway spills, under the jurisdiction of the California Highway Patrol, is necessary to protect the public health and environment.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 922, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Spill Containment and Abatement of Hazardous Substances › Section 2452.

2452. “Hazardous substance” means any hazardous material defined in Section 353 and any toxic substance defined pursuant to Section 108145 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 424. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Spill Containment and Abatement of Hazardous Substances › Section 2453.

2453. The California Highway Patrol shall serve as statewide information, assistance, and notification coordinator for all hazardous substances spill incidents occurring on highways within the State of California. The California Highway Patrol shall establish a single notification mechanism to serve as a central focus point for a hazardous substances spill response system. To assure timely notification of emergency personnel, the notification mechanism established pursuant to this section shall complement and not conflict with the system established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8574.17 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1214, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Spill Containment and Abatement of Hazardous Substances › Section 2454.

2454. (a) The authority for incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident is vested in the appropriate law enforcement agency having primary traffic investigative authority on the highway where the incident occurs. Responsibility for incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident shall continue until all emergency operations at the scene have been completed and order has been restored.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the local governing body of a city, whether general law or chartered, which has jurisdiction over the location where an on-highway hazardous substance incident occurs may assign the authority for incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident on local streets and roads, other than freeways, to either the local law enforcement agency or the local fire protection agency. However, the department is responsible for incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident on all highways where the department has primary traffic investigative authority. Any law enforcement agency having primary traffic investigative authority may enter into written agreements with other public agencies to facilitate incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident on local streets and roads other than freeways.
(c) For purposes of this section, “incident command at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident” means coordination of operations which occur at the location of a hazardous substance incident. This coordinating function does not include how the specialized functions provided by the various other responding agencies are to be performed. The incident commander at the scene of an on-highway hazardous substance incident shall consult with other response agencies at the scene to ensure that all appropriate resources are properly utilized, and shall perform his or her coordinating function in a manner designed to minimize the risk of death or injury to other persons.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2460.

2460. (a) The definitions set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 19200) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code apply for purposes of interpreting this article. The definitions set forth elsewhere in this section also apply for purposes of interpreting this article.
(b) A “licensed renderer” is a renderer licensed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(c) A “registered transporter” is a transporter of inedible kitchen grease registered under Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(d) A “peace officer” is any peace officer defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(e) A “container” is a receptacle, including, but not limited to, a box, barrel, tank, or jar, for holding meat or meat products, poultry meat or poultry meat products, animal carcasses or parts, inedible kitchen grease, packinghouse waste, or other such items.
(f) A “manifest” is a written or electronic record that contains information required by Section 1180.24 of Article 42 of Subchapter 2 of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.
(g) “Transportation” means the movement of inedible kitchen grease and the loading, unloading, or storage incidental to that movement.
(h) “Inedible kitchen grease” means any fat or used cooking grease or oils from any source.
(i) “Rendering” means all recycling, processing, and conversion of animal and fish materials and carcasses and inedible kitchen grease into fats, oils, proteins, and other products that are used in the animal, poultry, and pet food industries and other industries.
(j) “Collection center” means a receiving area for the temporary storage of animal carcasses, packinghouse waste, or other products before transportation to a licensed rendering plant or pet food processor.
(k) “Licensed collection center” means a collection center licensed pursuant to Section 19300.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 10. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2462.

2462. (a) In addition to any other records required to be maintained and retained pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code, each licensed renderer and collection center shall record and maintain for two years, in connection with the receipt of kitchen grease that is not intended for human food, all of the information required by Section 1180.24 of Article 42 of Subchapter 2 of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The name of each registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease who has delivered that material to the licensed renderer or collection center.
(2) The total amount of inedible kitchen grease purchased in each transaction.
(3) The date of delivery for each transaction.
(b) Each registered transporter shall record and maintain for two years a manifest that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The name and address of each location from which the registered transporter obtained the inedible kitchen grease.
(2) The quantity of inedible kitchen grease received from each location.
(3) The date on which the inedible kitchen grease was obtained from each location.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 11. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2464.

2464. All records required to be retained pursuant to this article shall be maintained and retained at the regular place of business of each licensed renderer, collection center, and registered transporter for two years. Those records shall be exhibited on demand to any peace officer or authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 12. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2466.

2466. A peace officer or an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Department of Food and Agriculture may, during normal business hours, inspect any premises maintained by a licensed renderer, collection center, or registered transporter, and any inedible kitchen grease located on the premises, for the purpose of determining whether that renderer, collection center, or transporter is complying with the record maintenance requirements of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 13. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2468.

2468. (a) A licensed renderer, collection center, or registered transporter who fails in any respect to keep the records required by this article, or to set out in that record any matter required by this article to be set out in the record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Each licensed renderer or collection center, or registered transporter, who refuses, upon demand of any peace officer or authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Department of Food and Agriculture, to exhibit any record required by this article, or who destroys that record within two years after making the final entry of any information required by this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) A violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is punishable as follows:
(1) For a first offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(2) For a second offense within a period of one year, by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other punishment imposed pursuant to this paragraph, the court may enjoin the defendant from engaging in the business as a transporter, collection center, or renderer for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(3) For a third or any subsequent offense within a period of two years, by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to this paragraph, the court shall enjoin the defendant from engaging in the business as a transporter, collection center, or renderer for a period of 30 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 14. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2470.

2470. It is unlawful for a person to engage in the transportation of inedible kitchen grease without being registered with the Department of Food and Agriculture and without being in possession of a valid registration certificate issued by that department, or a copy of the certificate, and a manifest for the inedible kitchen grease being transported.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 15. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2472.

2472. (a) It is unlawful for any person who is not a licensed renderer or collection center or registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease to transport that product from any place within this state to any place outside the borders of this state.
(b) It is unlawful for any person who is not a licensed renderer or collection center or registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease to transport that product from any place outside this state to any place inside the borders of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 16. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2474.

2474. It is unlawful for any person to steal, misappropriate, contaminate, or damage inedible kitchen grease, or containers thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 394, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2476.

2476. A licensed renderer or collection center, registered transporter, or any other person shall not take possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter, unlicensed renderer or collection center, or any other person, or knowingly take possession of stolen inedible kitchen grease.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 17. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2478.

2478. (a) Any person who is found guilty of violating Section 2470, 2472, 2474, or 2476, or the rules and regulations promulgated under those provisions, is subject to imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.
(b) If the conviction is a second or subsequent conviction of a violation described in subdivision (a), or the violation is committed with intent to defraud or mislead, the person is subject to imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 303, Sec. 6. (AB 2378) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Renderers and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 2482.

2482. (a) To assist law enforcement personnel in enforcing this article, each vehicle transporting inedible kitchen grease shall have a current registration decal issued by the Department of Food and Agriculture permanently affixed and prominently displayed on the upper right corner of the vehicle windshield or in a conspicuous location on the right side of the trailer being towed.
(b) Each vehicle used in the transportation of inedible kitchen grease shall conspicuously display the following information on both front doors of the vehicle in letters not less than two inches high:
(1) The name of the business or person registered as a transporter with the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(2) The address of the company or owner, or the carrier identification number issued by the California Highway Patrol.
(c) Removable signs shall also display the information specified in subdivision (b).
(d) A violation of this section shall be a correctable offense pursuant to Section 40303.5.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 19. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2500.

2500. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all licenses issued by the Department of the California Highway Patrol unless the particular provisions applicable to each license otherwise provide.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2501.

2501. (a) The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol may issue licenses for the operation of privately owned or operated ambulances used to respond to emergency calls, armored cars, fleet owner inspection and maintenance stations, and for the transportation of hazardous material, including the transportation of explosives. Licenses issued under this section shall be issued in accordance with this chapter and regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant thereto. Licenses issued by the commissioner shall expire one year from the date of issue, and may be renewed upon application and payment of the renewal fees if the application for renewal is made within the 30-day period before the date of expiration. A person whose license has expired shall immediately cease the activity requiring a license, but the commissioner shall accept applications for renewal during the 30-day period following the date of expiration if they are accompanied by the new license fee. A license shall not be renewed when the application is received more than 30 days after the date of expiration.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and this chapter, licenses shall not be required under this chapter for ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized tribe or operators of those ambulances.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 282, Sec. 2. (AB 798) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2502.

2502. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each application for a new or renewal license shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars ($10) for a new license or five dollars ($5) for a renewal license. This subdivision does not apply to licenses for transportation of hazardous material or operation of ambulances.
(b) Each application for a new or renewal license for the operation of ambulances shall be accompanied by a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for a new license or one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a renewal license.
(c) Each application for a new or renewal license to transport hazardous material shall be accompanied by a fee of not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a new license and not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75) for a renewal license.
(d) Each application shall be made upon a form furnished by the commissioner. It shall contain information concerning the applicant’s background and experience which the commissioner may prescribe, in addition to other information required by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 539, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2503.

2503. (a) Licenses issued by the commissioner shall not be transferable. A change in ownership or control of the licensed activity shall render the existing license null and void and a new license shall be required. A change in ownership or control includes, but is not limited to, a change in corporate status, or a stock transfer of shares possessing more than 50 percent of the voting power of the corporation. A change in ownership or control does not include the addition or deletion of partners, officers, directors, or board members comprising 50 percent or less ownership or control of the licensed activity if both of the following are complied with:
(1) The new partners, officers, directors, or board members have not committed any acts described in Section 2541.
(2) An amended license application form indicating the changes and any other information required pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2502 is submitted to the commissioner within 10 days of the change.
(b) In the event of a change of name, not involving a change of ownership or control, the license shall be returned to the commissioner for cancellation, and a new license application form shall be submitted. The commissioner shall cancel the returned license and issue a new license for the unexpired term without a fee.
(c) In the event of loss, destruction, or mutilation of a license issued by the commissioner, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate upon paying a fee of five dollars ($5). Any person who loses a license issued by the commissioner and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original license, shall immediately surrender the original license to the commissioner.
(d) Any change of address or relocation of a licensed service shall be reported to the commissioner within 10 days.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1008, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2505.

2505. Notwithstanding Sections 2501 and 2502, for the purpose of staggering license renewals subject to this chapter, the commissioner may, during any 12-month period, issue licenses that expire 6 to 18 months from the date of issue. Subsequent renewal of these licenses shall be for a period of 12 months. Fees with respect to these licenses for more or less than one year shall be prorated accordingly.
This section applies only to licenses for the transportation of hazardous materials established on or after January 1, 1982.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1230, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 2 - Privately Owned and Operated Ambulances and Armored Cars › Section 2510.

2510. (a) (1) A person applying for a license to operate ambulances or armored cars shall provide separate identification data and reports of inspection for each vehicle as prescribed by the commissioner.
(2) A person who operates ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized Indian tribe shall be exempt from the requirements set forth under paragraph (1) and this chapter.
(b) (1) A person shall not operate a privately owned emergency ambulance or armored car until the California Highway Patrol has determined that the vehicle is in compliance with this code and regulations adopted by the commissioner. Ambulances licensed by the department shall be inspected by the department not less often than once annually.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the department shall not inspect ambulances owned or operated by a fire department of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 282, Sec. 3. (AB 798) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 2 - Privately Owned and Operated Ambulances and Armored Cars › Section 2511.

2511. Licenses for the operation of ambulances may be issued only to those persons or entities which operate ambulances designed and operated exclusively as such and which are used to respond to emergency calls.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 2 - Privately Owned and Operated Ambulances and Armored Cars › Section 2512.

2512. (a) The commissioner, after consultation with, and pursuant to the recommendations of, the Emergency Medical Service Authority and the department, shall adopt and enforce reasonable regulations as the commissioner determines are necessary for the public health and safety regarding the operation, equipment, and certification of drivers of all ambulances used for emergency services. The regulations shall not conflict with standards established by the Emergency Medical Service Authority pursuant to Section 1797.170 of the Health and Safety Code. The commissioner shall exempt, upon request of the county board of supervisors that an exemption is necessary for public health and safety, noncommercial ambulances operated within the county from the regulations adopted under this section as are specified in the board of supervisors’ request. The Emergency Medical Service Authority shall be notified by the county boards of supervisors of any exemptions.
(b) The department, in cooperation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the Emergency Medical Service Authority, may adopt and administer regulations relating to the issuance, suspension, or revocation of ambulance driver’s certificates. In addition to the fee authorized in Section 2427, the department shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for the issuance of an original certificate and twelve dollars ($12) for the renewal of that certificate, and, in the administration thereof, to exercise the powers granted to the commissioner by this section.
(c) This section shall not preclude the adoption of more restrictive regulations by local authorities, except that inspection of ambulances pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2510 shall not be duplicated by local authorities. It is the intent of the Legislature that regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be the minimum necessary to protect public health and safety, and shall not be so restrictive as to preclude compliance by ambulances operated in sparsely populated areas. This subdivision does not relieve the owner or driver of any ambulance from compliance with Section 21055.
(d) The Department of the California Highway Patrol after consultation with the department and the Emergency Medical Service Authority shall prepare, and make available for purchase, an ambulance driver’s handbook.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 440, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.

2525. For purposes of this article:
(a) “Fleet owner” means an owner of a fleet of three or more vehicles that are any one or more of the types specified in Section 34500 who is engaged in the transportation of persons or property and whose vehicles are registered in California.
(b) “Inspection and maintenance station” means a facility operated by a fleet owner to inspect and maintain his own vehicles and licensed by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 502.)