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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 1Pt. 1Ch. 3Art. 3§ 527 Free Carrier Transportation Exchange

§ 527 Free Carrier Transportation Exchange

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§ 527 Free Carrier Transportation Exchange

Key Takeaways

  • •Train and bus companies can give free or cheap rides to their workers, families, and some other people like doctors or lawyers.
  • •This is allowed even if the companies usually have to follow strict rules about prices.
  • •It applies to companies that move people or stuff in California or between the U.S. and other countries.
  • •The free or cheap rides can also be shared between different companies that follow these rules.

Example

A bus driver gets a free train ticket for his kid to visit grandma in another city.

The bus company and train company are allowed to give free rides to each other’s workers and families, even though they normally charge everyone else.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 527 Free Carrier Transportation Exchange

Nothing in this part shall prevent the interchange of free or reduced rate transportation for passenger or express matter between common carriers, their officers, agents, employees, attorneys, physicians and surgeons, and members of their families, where such common carriers are subject in whole or in part to the jurisdiction of the commission or of the federal Surface Transportation Board or where such common carriers, though not in whole or in part subject to the jurisdiction of this commission or of the federal Surface Transportation Board are engaged in the business of transporting passengers and freight by water between the United States and foreign countries, and are permitted by federal law to interchange such free transportation with common carriers which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission or the federal Surface Transportation Board. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1005, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2000.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

transportationcommissionphysicianemployeejurisdictionunited states

Related Statutes

  • § 523 Free Reduced Transportation Rules
  • § 524 Media Advertising Transit Discounts
  • § 529 Transportation Discounts And Passes
  • § 533 Transportation Safety Inspection Access
  • § 452 Competitive Carrier Rate Limits

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 527.
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