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For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Carrier of passengers” means a motor carrier, passenger carrier, or charter-party carrier of passengers that operates a motor vehicle, on a commercial or for-hire basis, and engages in the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

(b) “Charter-party carrier of passengers” has the same meaning as used in Section 5360 of the Public Utilities Code.

(c) “Disembarkation” means the physical discharge of passengers from a transportation service provided by a carrier of passengers at a geographic location within California.

(d) “Embarkation” means the physical commencement of a transportation service provided by a carrier of passengers.

(e) “Motor vehicle” has the same meaning as used in Section 5359 of the Public Utilities Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 32. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)