§ 2215
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(1)This chapter applies to any carrier of passengers operating a motor vehicle who knows or reasonably should know that the motor vehicle will be transporting, from embarkation, 10 or more passengers who are likely to seek emergency shelter and other immediate services upon disembarkation.
(2)For purposes of this subdivision, “likely to seek emergency shelter and other immediate services upon disembarkation” may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(A)Temporary housing or shelter.
(B)Food.
(C)Clothing.
(D)Medical screenings.
(b)For purposes of this chapter, there is a presumption that passengers who have arrived in the United States within 30 days of embarkation are likely to seek emergency shelter and other immediate services upon disembarkation.
(c)At least 24 hours before embarkation, a carrier of passengers shall provide electronic notice to a designated point of contact at the governing body of the city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction at the geographic location of disembarkation. This electronic notice shall include all of the following information:
(1)The anticipated date and time of arrival of passengers at the geographic location of disembarkation and the address of the geographic location.
(2)The waybill or trip report, consistent with Section 5381.5 of the Public Utilities Code.
(3)The number of passengers on the motor vehicle who the carrier of passengers knows or reasonably should know arrived in the United States within 30 days of embarkation, and, if the carrier of passengers has relevant information, the number of these passengers that are likely to seek emergency shelter and other immediate services upon disembarkation.
(4)A description of the motor vehicle, including the color, the license plate number, and any logo or other information printed on the exterior of the motor vehicle to assist local officials in identifying the motor vehicle.
(1)The governing body of the city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction at the geographic location of disembarkation may designate a specific location of disembarkation within the governing body’s jurisdiction.
(2)A governing body described in paragraph
(1)that elects to designate a specific location of disembarkation pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall post notice of that location on the governing body’s internet website. The carrier of passengers shall check the internet website before embarkation. If the location of disembarkation is not posted on the internet website, the carrier of passengers may disembark at the geographic location they specify pursuant to paragraph
(1)of subdivision (c).
(e)If a governing body described in paragraph
(1)of subdivision
(d)elects to designate a specific location of disembarkation pursuant to paragraph
(1)of subdivision (d), and has provided electronic notice of that location pursuant to paragraph
(2)of subdivision
(d)or posted notice of that location on the governing body’s internet website pursuant to paragraph
(2)of subdivision (d), disembarkation shall only occur at that location.
(1)The location of disembarkation, including the city and county, shall be made known to, and agreed to by, each passenger before embarkation.
(2)If the passenger is a minor, then the location of disembarkation shall be made known to, and agreed to by, the minor passenger’s parent or guardian before embarkation. The notice and agreement shall be done in the passenger’s primary language.
(g)A governing body shall not share, disclose, or otherwise make accessible to any immigration authority, as defined in Section 7284.4 of the Government Code, any information shared or received pursuant to any provision of this chapter without a court-ordered subpoena or judicial warrant.