SACRAMENTO, July 15 (UPI) -- A California judge on Wednesday ordered Uber to pay a $7.3 million fine for failing to provide state agencies with documentation showing the ride-sharing company provides services fairly for all people.
A judge with the California Public Utilities Commission said Uber must pay the fine or file an appeal within 30 days or the company will have its license to operate suspended.
The ruling was handed down after CPUC said Uber failed to provide the data it required for months. The agency sought information about how many requests it gets for handicap-accessible rides, how often it fails to provide those rides, causes of accidents involving Uber drivers, number of rides given per ZIP code, the number of declined rides and the costs of trips.
"They had a year to comply with these regulations, and didn't do it," CPUC spokeswoman Constance Gordon said.
Uber said it will appeal the decision.
"Uber has already provided substantial amounts of data to the California Public Utilities Commission, information we have provided elsewhere with no complaints," a statement from the company said. "Going further risks compromising the privacy of individual riders as well as driver-partners. These CPUC requests are also beyond the remit of the commission and will not improve public safety."
