§ 483

Selling nontransferable transit tickets

See penalty details Fraud & Money Title 13, Ch. 4 · Forgery and Counterfeiting

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Except as otherwise provided in Section 26002.5 of the Government Code and Sections 40180.5 and 99151 of the Public Utilities Code, any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that shall sell to another any ticket, pass, scrip, mileage or commutation book, coupon, or other instrument for passage on a common carrier, for the use of any person not entitled to use the same according to the terms thereof, or of the book or portion thereof from which it was detached, shall be guilty of a .

History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.

Simplified explanation

Selling a ticket, pass, or other instrument for passage on a common carrier for use by someone not entitled to use it under its terms is a misdemeanor.