(Added by Ord. No. 180,999, Eff. 1/7/10.)
(a) The Taxicab Administrator, Chief Transportation Investigator, Senior Transportation Investigator, Transportation Investigator and any individual holding Peace Officer status with jurisdictional authority in the City, may, upon request, inspect the waybill of any charter-party carrier of passengers operating within the City for the purpose of verifying valid pre-arranged travel. As required by Part 3.01 of General Order 157-C promulgated by the California Public Utilities Commission, or any successor regulation, the waybill must include the following:
(1) Name of carrier and TCP number;
(2) Vehicle license plate number;
(3) Driver's name;
(4) Name and address of person requesting or arranging the charter;
(5) Time and date when charter was arranged;
(6) Whether the transportation was arranged by telephone or written contract;
(7) Number of persons in the charter group;
(8) Name of at least one passenger in the traveling party, or identifying information about the traveling party's affiliation; and
(9) Points of origination and destination.
The party arranging the transportation must have exclusive use of the vehicle.
(b) Any person operating a charter-party carrier of passengers within the City who, upon request by an individual authorized under Subsection (a) of this Section, fails or refuses to produce his or her waybill for inspection is guilty of an infraction punishable under this Section, as provided in Subsection (c) hereof.
(c) Upon conviction of a violation charged under this Section, the person so convicted shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of $100.00; and for a second additional violation within one year of the first offense, by a fine of $250.00. A third violation of this Section within one year shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor.