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CHAPTER 2 <br />GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br />FOR ALL MOTOR CARRIERS <br />The California Highway Patrol's regulations in Subchapter 6.5, 13 CCR apply to <br />any person or organization who is a "motor carrier" as defined in 408 CVC, <br />which reads: <br />408. "Motor carrier" is the registered owner, lessee, <br />licensee, or bailee of any vehicle set forth in Section 34500, <br />who operates or directs the operation of any such vehicle on <br />either a.for-hire or not-for-hire basis. <br />For certain purposes relating to motor carrier business arrangements, the <br />definition of a motor carrier is more specifically detailed in 34501.12 (a) <br />CVC, as follows: <br />34501.:12. (a) Nothwithstanding Section 408, as used in this <br />section and Sections 34505.5 and 34505.6, -motor carrier" means <br />the registered owner of any vehicle described in subdivision <br />(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of Section 34500, except in the <br />following circumstances: <br />(1) The registered owner leases the vehicle to another <br />person for 'a term greater than four months. If the lease is <br />greater than four months, the lessee is the motor carrier. <br />(2) The registered owner operates the vehicle exclusively <br />under the authority and direction of another person. If the <br />operation is exclusively under the authority and direction of <br />another person, that other person may assume the <br />responsibilities as the motor carrier. If not so assumed, the <br />registered owner is the motor carrier. <br />34500 CVC is reproduced in Chapter 1 of this guide. It includes most <br />commercial-type vehicles, whether they are operated for hire or not. Examples <br />of vehicles which are included in 34500 CVC are 3-axle trucks, 4-axle trucks <br />(rare in California), tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and buses of all <br />types: school buses_, city or county transit buses, tour buses, inter-city <br />buses, and buses operated by churches, youth groups, and other private <br />organizations. Vehicles operated by or under contract to government agencies <br />are subject to the regulations with few exceptions. Also included are some <br />vehicles which are not readily recognizable as "commercial-type", such as <br />pick=ups and small vans used to transport hazardous materials, or small vans <br />with seating for 10 to 15, passengers, which are actually buses. <br />2-1 HPG 84.6 <br />