Section 2188

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California Code › Code civ › Division 3 › Part 4 › Title 7 › Chapter 5 › Article 2 › Section 2188

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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.

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