California Public Utilities Code ARTICLE 2 - Regulation of Household Goods Carriers

• Section 5131.
  No household goods carrier shall engage in such business for compensation by motor vehicle over any public highway in this State, except in accordance with...
• Section 5132.
  Each household goods carrier shall display on each vehicle operated by it an identification symbol in the form and in accordance with rules and regulations...
• Section 5133.
  (a) No household goods carrier shall engage, or attempt to engage, in the business of the transportation of used household goods and personal effects, by motor...
• Section 5134.
  Application for a permit shall be in writing, verified under oath, and shall be in a form, contain information, and be accompanied by proof of...
• Section 5135.
  (a) Before a permit is hereafter issued the commission shall require the applicant to establish ability and reasonable financial responsibility to initiate the proposed operations. The...
• Section 5135.5.
  (a) Beginning July 1, 1990, and continuing thereafter, every household goods carrier shall file with the commission one of the following:(1) A certificate of workers’ compensation coverage...
• Section 5135.6.
  The commission shall not issue or authorize the transfer of any permit under this chapter to any person or corporation against whom a final judgment...
• Section 5136.
  Each application for issuance of a permit under this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee of five hundred dollars ($500).The filing fee for an...
• Section 5137.
  (a) A household goods carrier, under its permit, may also transport used office, store, and institution furniture and fixtures. The commission shall not regulate the service,...
• Section 5138.
  The commission shall establish rules and regulations governing the notification of shippers of any delay in the delivery of goods beyond the date agreed to...
• Section 5139.
  (a) The commission may establish rules for the performance of any service of the character furnished or supplied by household goods carriers. Every household goods carrier...
• Section 5140.
  It is unlawful for the owner of a household goods carrier motor vehicle employing or otherwise directing the driver of the vehicle to permit the...
• Section 5142.
  (a) Except as provided in Section 5133, a household goods carrier in compliance with this chapter has a lien on used household goods and personal effects...
• Section 5143.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Consignor” means the person named in the bill of lading as the person from...
• Section 5144.
  Every household goods carrier shall add a prominent link to the household goods carrier’s home Internet Web site, if the household goods carrier operates, posts...

Last modified: October 22, 2018