Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16550.1 · Chapter 7. Transportation Network Company Drivers: Business Licenses
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 16550.1
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Business license” includes any license, certificate, fee, or equivalent payment that is required or collected by a local jurisdiction annually, or on some other fixed cycle, as a condition of providing prearranged transportation services in the local jurisdiction.
(b) “Driver” has the same meaning as the definition of driver provided in subdivision (a) of Section 5431 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) “Local jurisdiction” means a city, county, or city and county, including charter cities.
(d) “Personally identifiable information” means individually identifiable information about an individual driver collected by the local jurisdiction from that individual, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A first and last name.
(2) A residential address, including a street and city name.
(3) An email address.
(4) A telephone number.
(5) A social security number.
(6) Driver income or tax information.
(e) “Transportation network company” has the same meaning as the definition of transportation network company provided in subdivision (c) of Section 5431 of the Public Utilities Code.
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History
Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 769, Sec. 1. (SB 182) Effective January 1, 2018.
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