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a) No person shall drive upon any highway any vehicle designed or used for transporting persons for compensation for more than consecutive hours nor for more than hours spread over a total of consecutive hours. Thereafter, such person shall not drive any such vehicle until eight consecutive hours have elapsed. Regardless of aggregate driving time, no driver shall drive for more than hours in any 24-hour period unless eight consecutive hours off duty have elapsed. (

b) No person shall drive upon any highway any vehicle designed or used for transporting merchandise, freight, materials or other property for more than consecutive hours nor for more than hours spread over a total of consecutive hours. Thereafter, such person shall not drive any such vehicle until eight consecutive hours have elapsed. Regardless of aggregate driving time, no driver shall drive for more than hours in any 24-hour period unless eight consecutive hours off duty have elapsed. (

c) This

section does not apply in any case of casualty or unavoidable accident or

an act of God. (

d) In computing the number of hours under this section, any time spent by a person in driving such a vehicle outside this state shall, upon the vehicle entering this state, be included. (

e) Any person who violates any provision of this

section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. (

f) This

section shall not apply to the driver of a vehicle which is subject to the provisions of

Section 34500.