California · Vehicle Code

VEH §22520.5: (a) No person shall solicit, display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or attempt to vend any merchandise or service while being wholly or partly within any of the following: (1) The right-of-w

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What this law says, in plain English

No person may solicit, display, or sell merchandise or services on freeways, their ramps, shoulders, or nearby sidewalks within specified distances. A first violation is an infraction; a second or subsequent violation is a misdemeanor.

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(a) No person shall solicit, display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or attempt to vend any merchandise or service while being wholly or partly within any of the following: (1) The right-of-way of any freeway, including any on ramp, off ramp, or roadway shoulder which lies within the right-of-way of the freeway. (2) Any roadway or adjacent shoulder within 500 feet of a freeway off ramp or on ramp. (3) Any sidewalk within 500 feet of a freeway off ramp or on ramp, when vending or attempting to vend to vehicular traffic. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a roadside rest area or vista point located within a freeway right-of-way which is subject to Section 22520.6, to a tow truck or service vehicle rendering assistance to a disabled vehicle, or to a person issued a permit to vend upon the freeway pursuant to Section 670 of the Streets and Highways Code. (c) A violation of this section is an infraction. A second or subsequent conviction of a violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

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