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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A3-33. Prohibition against acceptance of discounted travel. (Restatement of existing state law)

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Sec. A3-33. Prohibition against acceptance of discounted travel. (Restatement of existing state law)

(a) The California Constitution, Article XII, Section 7 states: Sec. 7. "A transportation company may not grant free passes or discounts to anyone holding an office in this state; and the acceptance of a pass or discount by a public officer shall work a forfeiture of that office "

(b) The phrase "transportation company" as used in the Constitutional prohibition includes a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. It may also include a transportation company subject to regulation by a federal agency.

(c) The Attorney General concluded in a 1984 opinion that the Constitutional provision does not prohibit a member from accepting a free or discounted travel pass when such passes are offered on the same conditions to a segment of the public. (67 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 81.)

(Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, § 1, 9-23-97)

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