Public Utilities Code section 5503


(a)

All commercial air operators shall maintain in force at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) of liability insurance for personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage resulting from the operation of an aircraft pursuant to this article, with additional liability coverage of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each passenger for any aircraft covered by this article.

(b)

This section shall become operative on July 1, 2018.

Source: Section 5503, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=5503.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2018; accessed Jun. 23, 2025).

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