§ 2437. Requirements for Identification of Terminal Employees, Contractors and Visitors to the Terminal.

(a) All persons entering or leaving a terminal must possess and show a valid identification card or document as prescribed in subsection (b) of this Section to gain access to the terminal. All passengers in vehicles must have valid identification. Identification must be presented to security personnel or government agents upon request. In the event that an individual seeking access to the terminal does not have an identification card that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, an alternative means of identification as prescribed in subsection (b)(13) of Section 2436, must be used.

(b) Valid identification cards or documents must be tamper resistant and at a minimum include the holders name and a recent photograph of the holder. Any of the following may constitute a valid form of identification:

(1) Employer issued employee identification cards;

(2) Identification card issued by a government agency;

(3) State issued drivers license;

(4) Pacific Maritime Association card;

(5) Labor Organization identity card; or

(6) Passport.

(c) Security personnel or competent authority shall verify that identification documents and applicable licenses or credentials match the person presenting them. Persons arriving by motorcycle shall be required to remove helmets to assist in identification.

(d) Security personnel shall randomly verify the identity and identification of persons encountered during roving patrols.

(e) The MTSO shall develop a verification process as prescribed in subsection (b)(14) of Section 2436, to ensure that all persons requiring access to the terminal have valid business on the terminal. Vendors, contractors, truck drivers and visitors arrivals shall be scheduled in advance. If their arrival is not prearranged, entry shall be prohibited until their need to enter is verified.

(f) The MTSO shall require contractors and vendors who require access to the terminal or vessels at the terminal, to provide the terminal with a current pre-authorized list of persons requiring access. This requirement does not preclude such persons from having valid identification.

(g) Vessel's crew members, agents, contractors and vendors on board vessels moored at terminal, shall not be permitted to exit or enter the terminal unless their names are provided and verified in advance.

(h) The terminal shall have a process to account for all persons within the terminal at any given time.

(i) All persons requiring access to the terminal shall be subject to search before being permitted to proceed beyond a terminal's access points. Signs shall be posted at access points being utilized to advise persons of this requirement.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 2-24-2003; operative 2-24-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 9).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 8755 and 8756, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 8750, 8751, 8752, 8755 and 8756, Public Resources Code.