California Public Utilities Code Section 5331

CA Pub Util Code § 5331 (2017)  

(a) If any person or corporation is in default in the payment of the license fee prescribed by this chapter for a period of 30 days or more, the commission may suspend or revoke any permit or license of the person or corporation, shall estimate from all available information the gross operating revenue of that person or corporation, shall compute the license fee required by Section 5328, and shall impose a penalty of 25 percent of the fee for failure, neglect, or refusal to report. In no event shall the amount of the penalty be less than one dollar ($1). Upon payment of the estimated license fee and the penalty, the permit or license of the agency suspended in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be reinstated.

(b) The commission may grant a reasonable extension of the 30-day period to any person or corporation, upon written application of the person or corporation and showing of the necessity for the extension.

(c) Upon the revocation of any operating authority issued to any person or corporation subject to this chapter, all fees provided for by this chapter shall become due and payable immediately.

(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1005, Sec. 88. Effective January 1, 2000. Inoperative July 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 5340.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018