§ 98005 Public Transit Definition

Public Utilities Code·California

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•Transit means moving people (not stuff) using buses or trains where each person pays their own fare.
•It doesn’t include special buses like chartered or sightseeing buses.
•The district can rent its buses to approved private companies.
•The district can also provide school bus services for kids going to and from school.

Example

Taking a city bus to work.

If you pay a fare to ride the city bus to your job, that’s transit. But if you rent a whole bus for a family trip, that’s not transit.

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§ 98005 Public Transit Definition

“Transit” means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual fare-paying basis, and includes rapid transit. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the district from leasing its buses to private certified public carriers or to prohibit the district from providing schoolbus service for the transportation of pupils between their homes and schools. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 597, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 98005.

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