Civil Code section 2188

A passenger who refuses to pay his fare or to conform to any lawful regulation of the carrier, may be ejected from the vehicle by the carrier. But this must be done with as little violence as possible, and at any usual stopping place or near some dwelling house.

Source: Section 2188, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=2188. (accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_2188

Original Source: Section 2188, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=2188. (last accessed May 12, 2025).