(a) No local agency may impose a tax upon, or require a license for, the conduct of ridesharing which uses a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of not more than 15 persons, including the driver, if the ridesharing purpose is incidental to another purpose of the driver of the ridesharing vehicle.

(b) For purposes of this section:

Terms Used In California Government Code 53075

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(1) “Local agency” means a county, city, city and county, political subdivision, district, or municipal corporation.

(2) “Ridesharing” shall have the meaning specified in § 522 of the Vehicle Code.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 25, Sec. 3.)