California · Streets and Highways Code - SHC

SHC §27174.3: Every person who stands in the roadway or on the sidewalk of any district toll bridge, or the approaches thereto, for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle is guilty of a mis

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who stands on a toll bridge roadway or sidewalk to solicit rides from drivers commits a misdemeanor offense.

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Every person who stands in the roadway or on the sidewalk of any district toll bridge, or the approaches thereto, for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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