California Penal Code Section 640 prohibits:
- Evasion of payment of the fares of the system.
- Misuse of transfers, passes, or tickets with the intent to evade the payment of fares.
- Playing sound equipment (without earphones) in or on system facilities or vehicles.
- Smoking, eating, or drinking in or on system facilities or vehicles.
- Expectorating upon system facilities or vehicles.
- Willfully disturbing others in or on system facilities or vehicles by engaging in
boisterous or unruly behavior.
- Writing, spraying, scratching, or otherwise affixing graffiti in or on system facilities
or vehicles.
- Weapons of any kind on the vehicles.
- Soliciting in or on system facilities or
buses.
Passengers who violate Penal Code Section 640 may receive a fine up to $250 and
community service time up to 48 hours. Violators must pay for the cleanup, repair, or
replacement of equipment damaged by the prohibited acts.
Passengers must also follow these rules:
- No alcohol beverages or illegal substances are
allowed
- No littering in or on buses or bus shelters.
- No animals allowed (except for service animals permitted by the ADA).
- Standees must stand behind the standee line. No standing or walking in the aisle when the bus is moving.
- Carriages and strollers must be folded and out of the aisle.
- Shoes and shirts must be worn on the bus.
- No profanity (swearing or cursing) allowed.
- Food and beverages must be in closed
containers and carried in bags but may not be consumed on the buses.
- No more than three (3) bags per each paying
passenger.
Any passenger violating the rules may be
asked to leave the bus and/or reported to the
nearest police or sheriff agency. Passengers violating the rules may have their
riding privileges temporarily or permanently revoked.

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