These documents will be required in your TCP application process. The fees for the Statement of Information and Articles of Incorporation equal 125 dollars. The fee for the Articles of Organization is 70 dollars.
Your requester code will be required in your TCP application packet. It can take up to 6 weeks to receive your requester code.
CHP inspection fees are approximately 15 dollars per vehicle.
Insurance tends to cost significantly more if you seek a TCP permit without a vehicle, as opposed to including your vehicle information with your application. You are required to carry public liability and property damage insurance. For more information about the insurance requirements, go to the CPUC website. If you have employees, you must also have workers’ compensation insurance on file with the CPUC.
Your application will be reviewed within two weeks of being received. If your application is missing any required forms, you will receive a deficiency letter in the mail. Check your mail thoroughly to make sure you don’t miss this letter. Submitting an application and getting a file number does not give you authority to operate. Only active authority allows you to operate. Don’t submit an application until you are committed to meeting all requirements and able to begin operation within 3 months. If you apply for an “A” certificate, which allows you to operate round-trip sightseeing tours and charge individual fares while doing so, your application fee will increase to 1500 dollars.
Once you have turned in your TCP application packet and have been assigned a number, you can finalize your insurance.
Substances that are tested for include: marijuana metabolites, cocaine metabolites, amphetamines, opiate metabolites, and phencyclidine (commonly referred to as PCP). Consult the list of drug and alcohol testing consultants provided on the CPUC website.
