§ 7815 Passenger Ticket Requirement

Public Utilities Code·California

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•If a street railroad company doesn't give you a ticket when you ask for one, they have to pay you $200.
•This rule only applies if the company charges more than five cents for a ride.
•If the ride costs five cents or less, the company doesn't have to give you a ticket if you ask for one.

Example

You want to buy a ticket for a streetcar ride that costs ten cents, but the company refuses to sell you one.

Because the company didn't give you a ticket when you asked, they have to pay you $200.

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§ 7815 Passenger Ticket Requirement

Every street railroad corporation shall provide, and on request furnish to all persons desiring a passage on its cars, any required quantity of passenger tickets or checks, each to be good for one ride. Any corporation failing to provide and furnish tickets or checks to any person desiring to purchase them at the prescribed rate shall forfeit to such person the sum of two hundred dollars ($200), to be recovered as provided in Section 7814. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such street railroad corporations as charge but five cents ($0.05) fare. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 7815.

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