California

Vehicle Code

3,866 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 28053 — (a) Nothing in this article prevents the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, if the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement.
• § 2806 — Any regularly employed and salaried police officer or deputy sheriff, or any reserve police officer or reserve deputy sheriff listed in Section 830.
• § 2806.5 — (a) A peace officer making a traffic or pedestrian stop, before engaging in questioning related to a criminal investigation or traffic violation, shall state the reason for the stop.
• § 28060 — (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new recreational vehicle or new camper which is equipped with cooking equipment or heating equipment, and no dealer or person holding a retail seller’s per
• § 28062 — (a) A modified limousine shall be equipped with two readily accessible and fully charged fire extinguishers having at least a 2A10BC 5 pound rating and maintained in efficient operating condition.
• § 2807 — (a) The California Highway Patrol shall inspect every schoolbus at least once each school year to ascertain whether its construction, design, equipment, and color comply with all provisions of law.
• § 2807.1 — (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect and certify every school pupil activity bus specified in Section 546 at least once each year to ascertain whether its condition compli
• § 2807.2 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, by regulation, provide for a preventive maintenance inspection guide for use by operators of tour buses, motor vehicles specified in Sections 280
• § 2807.3 — (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect and certify every youth bus at least once each school year to ascertain whether its condition complies with all provisions of law.
• § 28070 — As used in this article, “passenger vehicle” means “passenger vehicle” as defined in Section 34710.
• § 28071 — Every passenger vehicle registered in this state shall be equipped with a front bumper and with a rear bumper.
• § 2808 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all schoolbuses transporting pupils to or from any private school or private school activity shall be subject to the same statutes, rules, and regulations re
• § 28080 — (a) Every motor vehicle upon which a camper is mounted shall be equipped with an audible or visual signaling device which can be activated from inside the camper and which is constructed so as to allo
• § 28081 — The provisions of Section 28080 shall not apply to either of the following: (a) Any motor vehicle upon which a camper is mounted if a person is able to move between the cab portion of the motor vehicl
• § 28085 — Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows: (a) The system may flash any o
• § 2809 — All scales and weighing instruments used by any member of the California Highway Patrol to enforce the provisions of this code with respect to weight limitations shall be inspected and certified as to
• § 28090 — Every renter of a motor vehicle with cellular radio telephone equipment shall provide the person who rents the motor vehicle with written operating instructions concerning the safe use of the equipmen
• § 2810 — (a) A member of the California Highway Patrol may stop any vehicle transporting any timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease, and in
• § 2810.1 — (a) Any traffic officer may stop any commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 260, that is a rental vehicle and inspect the bills of lading, shipping, delivery papers, or other evidence to determine
• § 2810.2 — (a) (1) A peace officer, as described in Chapter 4.
• § 28100 — A pilot car shall display at least one red warning flag on each side of the vehicle.
• § 28101 — In addition to the lighting, sign, and flag requirements in Sections 25270, 27904, 27904.
• § 28102 — Pilot cars equipped with vertical clearance measuring devices shall comply with Section 35252.
• § 28103 — It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to violate any provision of this article or to fail to have any required equipment in good working order.
• § 2811 — Any traffic officer who observes a fence along any highway, which has been damaged as a result of a traffic accident, shall promptly report same to the owner, lessee, occupant, or person in charge of
• § 28110 — As used in this article, “antisiphoning device” means a device which prevents the removal by suction of fuel from a motor vehicle.
• § 28111 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 28112, any 1993 and later model-year vehicle which is capable of operating on methanol or ethanol and is imported into the state, or sold, purchased, leased, re
• § 28112 — Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 28111, the State Air Resources Board may adopt regulations providing for exemptions from antisiphoning device requirements for categories of vehicles of 1993
• § 28113 — (a) Every light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicle operated for compensation to transport persons in an air quality management district or air pollution control district, which does not meet all appli
• § 28114 — (a) Every heavy-duty vehicle operated by a transit authority or transit district, or owned by a private entity providing transit service under contract with a transit district or transportation author
• § 2812 — Whenever poisonous gas, explosives, dust, smoke, or other similar substances, or fire exist upon or so near a public highway as to create a menace to public health or safety, members of the California
• § 2812.5 — Whenever visibility limitations pose a significant safety hazard, as determined by a member of the California Highway Patrol, that member may restrict or prohibit the use of any highway by any vehicle
• § 2813 — Every driver of a commercial vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection of the vehicle’s size, weight, equipment, loading, and smoke emissions, as well as the driver’s license, medical
• § 2813.5 — (a) The commissioner shall have exclusive authority in the issuance of stickers as evidence that commercial vehicles have been inspected pursuant to Section 2813 and have been found to be in complianc
• § 2814 — Every driver of a passenger vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection of the mechanical condition and equipment of the vehicle at any location where members of the California Highway
• § 2814.1 — (a) A board of supervisors of a county may, by ordinance, establish, on highways under its jurisdiction, a vehicle inspection checkpoint program to check for violations of Sections 27153 and 27153.
• § 2814.2 — (a) A driver of a motor vehicle shall stop and submit to a sobriety checkpoint inspection conducted by a law enforcement agency when signs and displays are posted requiring that stop.
• § 2815 — Any person who shall disregard any traffic signal or direction given by a nonstudent school crossing guard, appointed pursuant to Section 21100, or authorized by any city police department, any board
• § 28150 — (a) No vehicle shall be equipped with any device that is designed for, or is capable of, jamming, scrambling, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with radar, laser, or any other electron
• § 28155 — (a) A vehicle shall not be equipped with a device that is specifically designed for, marketed for, or being used for, neutralizing, disabling, or otherwise interfering with a driver monitoring system
• § 2816 — It is unlawful to load or discharge children onto or from a youth bus upon a highway at any location where the children must cross the highway upon which the youth bus is stopped, unless traffic is co
• § 28160 — (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall adopt regulations governing the specifications, installation, and use of child safety alert systems.
• § 2817 — Any person who disregards any traffic signal or direction given by a peace officer authorized pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 70 of the Penal Code to escort funeral processions, if the peace of
• § 2818 — It is unlawful to traverse an electronic beacon pattern, a flare pattern, cone pattern, or combination of electronic beacon, flare, or cone patterns, provided for the regulation of traffic, or provide
• § 28200 — Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Account holder” means a person who is a party to or a user of services provid
• § 28202 — (a) A vehicle with connected vehicle service shall clearly indicate to a person who is inside the vehicle when a person who is outside the vehicle has accessed either of the following: (1) Connected v
• § 28204 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 28206 — (a) This article, except Section 28202, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 28220) shall become operative on July 1, 2025, and apply to vehicles that have connected vehicle service.
• § 28210 — A covered provider or any officer, director, employee, vendor, or agent of a covered provider shall not be subject to liability for any claims deriving from an action taken in compliance with this cha
• § 28220 — (a) A covered provider shall provide a process that includes a prominent and clearly visible link entitled “HOW TO DISCONNECT REMOTE VEHICLE ACCESS” on its internet website to complete both of the fol
• § 28222 — To enhance transparency and communication, the process to submit a connected vehicle service request or obtain a new connected vehicle service account shall be efficient, secure, user-friendly, and in
• § 28224 — (a) A driver shall demonstrate to a covered provider the authority to terminate a person’s access to connected vehicle service by providing both of the following: (1) The vehicle identification number
• § 28226 — (a) If a covered provider terminated a person’s access to connected vehicle service in response to a connected vehicle service request, the covered provider shall not provide to the person any data or
• § 28228 — The termination of connected vehicle service pursuant to this article shall not be deemed to impact legal ownership of a vehicle.
• § 28240 — If a vehicle includes connected vehicle location access, a covered provider shall provide a mechanism that can be used by a driver who is inside a vehicle to immediately disable connected vehicle loca
• § 28242 — A mechanism for disabling connected vehicle location access shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be prominently located and easy to use.
• § 28244 — Disabling the connected vehicle location access from inside the vehicle shall not result in an account holder of the connected vehicle service, vehicle manufacturer, or a third-party service provider
• § 285 — “Dealer” is a person not otherwise expressly excluded by Section 286 who: (a) For commission, money, or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys, or offers for sale, negotiates or attempts to nego
• § 28500 — (a) “Public agency utility” means a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.
• § 286 — The term “dealer” does not include any of the following: (a) Insurance companies, banks, finance companies, public officials, or any other person coming into possession of vehicles in the regular cour
• § 288 — “Declared combined gross weight” equals the total unladen weight of the combination of vehicles plus the heaviest load that will be transported by that combination of vehicles.
• § 289 — “Declared gross vehicle weight” means weight that equals the total unladen weight of the vehicle plus the heaviest load that will be transported on the vehicle.
• § 29 — Wherever a notice or other communication is required by this code to be mailed by registered mail by or to a person or corporation, the mailing of that notice or other communication by certified mail,
• § 290 — “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles except, when used in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 and in Divisions 11 (commencing with Section 21000), 12 (commencing with
• § 2900 — There is in this state, the California Traffic Safety Program, which consists of a comprehensive plan in conformity with the laws of this state to reduce traffic accidents and deaths, injuries, and pr
• § 29000 — Unless specified, this chapter does not apply to tow trucks or to the drawbar or other connection between a motor vehicle and a pole or pipe dolly or logging dolly or to any lawful trailer used as a p
• § 29001 — The upper and lower halves of every fifth wheel connecting device on any semitrailer and truck-tractor or auxiliary dolly shall be securely affixed to the vehicles to prevent shifting of the device on
• § 29002 — Every fifth wheel mechanism, including adapters, shall be equipped with a locking device which will not permit the upper and lower halves to be separated without the operation of a positive manual rel
• § 29003 — (a) Every hitch or coupling device used as a means of attaching the towed and towing vehicles shall be properly and securely mounted and be structurally adequate for the weight drawn.
• § 29004 — (a) (1) Except as required under paragraph (2), a towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable, or equivalent device in addition to the regular drawbar, tongu
• § 29004.5 — No recreational vehicle, as described in Section 18010.
• § 29005 — When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed 15 feet.
• § 29006 — (a) No person shall operate a vehicle towing another motor vehicle upon a freeway unless the towing vehicle is coupled to the towed vehicle by a rigid structure attached securely to both vehicles by n
• § 29007 — The requirements of Section 29004 shall not apply to vehicles engaged in driveaway-towaway operations if all the following conditions are met: (a) The towed vehicle has one end supported by the towing
• § 29008 — Sections 29004 and 29005 shall not apply to trailers or dollies used to support booms attached to truck cranes if the following conditions are met: (a) The trailer or dolly is connected to the boom by
• § 29009 — The requirements of Section 29004 do not apply to a dolly used to support a portion of special construction equipment, as defined in Section 565, which, due to its size or weight is being operated und
• § 2901 — The Governor may appoint a highway safety representative who shall serve in the Transportation Agency and who shall, in consultation with the Governor and Secretary of Transportation, prepare the Cali
• § 2902 — To the maximum extent permitted by federal law and regulations and the laws of this state, the Governor may delegate to the Secretary of Transportation and the highway safety representative the author
• § 2903 — The Governor may establish an Advisory Committee on the California Traffic Safety Program which shall consist of various officials of state and local government and other persons who are interested in
• § 2904 — The California Traffic Safety Program shall include a local traffic safety program designed to encourage the political subdivisions of this state to establish traffic safety programs consistent with t
• § 2905 — On or before the fifth legislative day of the 1968 legislative session and each year thereafter, the Governor shall submit a report to the Legislature through such interim committee or committees as m
• § 2906 — The California Traffic Safety Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury to consist of the funds referred to in Section 2907.
• § 2907 — Any funds which are appropriated by Congress for the purposes of carrying out Section 402 of Title 23, United States Code (P.
• § 2908 — The Governor shall apportion any funds contained in the California Traffic Safety Program Fund among the various state agencies and local political subdivisions as shall effectuate the purposes of the
• § 2909 — Any local political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a city, a county, a city and county, a district, or a special district, is authorized to participate in a local traffic sa
• § 291 — Any reference in this code to the Department of Public Works shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Transportation, which is part of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency as provided
• § 2910 — Such local political subdivision may use, in implementing its local traffic safety program, any funds which are apportioned to it from the California Traffic Safety Program Fund by the Governor pursua
• § 2911 — All traffic safety programs that receive state funds and that include public awareness campaigns involving emergency vehicle operations shall include in the public awareness campaign, information on t
• § 2930 — (a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
• § 2931 — A motorcyclist safety program is hereby established in the Department of the California Highway Patrol, to be administered by the commissioner.
• § 2932 — The commissioner may, through contracts with other public agencies or with private entities, do all of the following: (a) Provide financial or other support to projects aimed at enhancing motorcycle o
• § 2933 — The commissioner shall not directly manage or provide program services.
• § 2934 — (a) The California Motorcyclist Safety Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 2935 — The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, in addition to other fees, collect a fee of two dollars ($2) upon initial registration and renewal of registration of every motorcycle subject to registration f
• § 295 — The “director” is the Director of Motor Vehicles.
• § 295.5 — A “disabled person” is any of the following: (a) Any person who has lost, or has lost the use of, one or more lower extremities or both hands, or who has significant limitation in the use of lower ext
• § 295.7 — A “disabled veteran” is any person who, as a result of injury or disease suffered while on active service with the armed forces of the United States, suffers any of the following: (a) Has a disability
• § 296 — A “distributor” is any person other than a manufacturer who sells or distributes new vehicles subject to registration under this code, new trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.
• § 297 — A “distributor branch” is an office maintained by a distributor for the sale of new vehicles or new trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.
• § 3 — All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under the code repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, continue to hold them according to their former ten
• § 30 — It is declared as a matter of legislative policy that red lights and sirens on vehicles should be restricted to authorized emergency vehicles engaged in police, fire and lifesaving services; and that
• § 300 — A “drawbar” is a rigid structure forming a connection between a trailer and a towing vehicle, securely attached to both vehicles by nonrigid means and carrying no part of the load of either vehicle.
• § 3000 — There is in the Department of Motor Vehicles a New Motor Vehicle Board, which consists of nine members.
• § 3001 — (a) Four of the appointive members of the board shall be new motor vehicle dealers as defined in Section 426 who have engaged for a period of not less than five years preceding their appointment in ac
• § 3002 — The appointments of the appointive members shall be made effective as of the effective date of this article.
• § 3003 — (a) Each appointive member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year has elapsed
• § 3004 — Members of the board shall take an oath of office as provided in the Constitution and the Government Code.
• § 3005 — The appointing authority has the power to remove from office at any time, any member of the board appointed by such appointing authority for continued neglect of duties required by law, or for incompe
• § 3006 — The board shall organize and elect a president from among its members for a term of one year at the first meeting of each year.
• § 3007 — The board shall meet at least twice during each calendar year.
• § 3008 — All meetings of the board shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the board, except that the board may hold executive sessions to deliberate on the decisi
• § 3010 — Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of any duty or the exercise of any power or authority of the board, except that three members o
• § 3011 — A vacancy on the board shall not impair the power of the remaining members to perform all duties and exercise all powers of the board, providing the members remaining constitute a quorum.
• § 3012 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually spent in the discharge of official duties, and he or she shall be reimbursed for traveling and oth
• § 3013 — The board shall adopt a seal and such other device as the members may desire thereon, by which they shall authenticate all papers and documents under their control.
• § 3014 — The board may appoint an executive director, who shall be exempt from civil service requirements, and who shall devote as much time as may be necessary to discharge the functions of the board as herei
• § 3015 — In addition to the office of the executive director in Sacramento, the department shall, as the need therefor occurs, secure adequate rooms for the meetings of the board in Los Angeles, San Francisco,
• § 3016 — (a) New motor vehicle dealers and other licensees under the jurisdiction of the board shall be charged fees sufficient to fully fund the activities of the board other than those conducted pursuant to
• § 303 — A “driveaway-towaway operation” is any operation in which any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles coupled together constitutes the commodity being transported, when one or more sets of whee
• § 305 — A “driver” is a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
• § 3050 — The board shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt rules and regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 3050.1 — (a) In a proceeding, hearing, or in the discharge of duties imposed under this chapter, the board, its executive director, or an administrative law judge designated by the board may administer oaths,
• § 3050.2 — (a) Obedience to subpoenas issued to compel attendance of witnesses, or the production of books, records, papers, and other documents at the proceeding or hearing, may be enforced by application to th
• § 3050.3 — A witness, other than an officer or employee of the state or of a political subdivision of the state, who appears by order of the board or its executive director, shall receive for his or her attendan
• § 3050.4 — In a protest or petition before the board, the board, its executive director, or an administrative law judge designated by the board or its executive director, may order a mandatory settlement confere
• § 3050.5 — Pursuant to Section 3016, the board shall establish a fee for the initial filing by any party in regard to any protest or petition filed pursuant to this chapter.
• § 3050.6 — The board or its executive director may, in the event of a granting of a continuance of a scheduled matter, assess costs of the board upon the party receiving the continuance.
• § 3050.7 — (a) The board may adopt stipulated decisions and orders, without a hearing pursuant to Section 3066, 3080, or 3085.
• § 3051 — This chapter does not apply to any person licensed as a transporter under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) or as a salesperson under Article 2 (commencing with Section 11800) of Chapter 4 of
• § 3060 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 20999.
• § 3061 — In determining whether good cause has been established for modifying, replacing, terminating, or refusing to continue a franchise, the board shall take into consideration the existing circumstances, i
• § 3062 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if a franchisor seeks to enter into a franchise establishing an additional motor vehicle dealership, or seeks to relocate an existing motor veh
• § 3063 — In determining whether good cause has been established for not entering into a franchise or relocating an existing dealership of the same line-make, the board shall take into consideration the existin
• § 3064 — (a) Every franchisor shall specify to its franchisees the delivery and preparation obligations of the franchisees prior to delivery of new motor vehicles to retail buyers.
• § 3065 — (a) Every franchisor shall properly fulfill every warranty agreement made by it and adequately and fairly compensate each of its franchisees for labor and parts used to satisfy the warranty obligation
• § 3065.1 — (a) All claims made by a franchisee for payment under the terms of a franchisor incentive program shall be either approved or disapproved within 30 days after receipt by the franchisor.
• § 3065.2 — (a) A franchisee seeking to establish or modify its retail labor rate, retail parts rate, or both, to determine a reasonable warranty reimbursement schedule shall, no more frequently than once per cal
• § 3065.25 — As used in Sections 3065, 3065.
• § 3065.3 — (a) No franchisor shall establish or maintain a performance standard, sales objective, or program for measuring a dealer’s sales, service, or customer service performance that is inconsistent with the
• § 3065.4 — (a) If a franchisor fails to comply with Section 3065.
• § 3066 — (a) Upon receiving a protest pursuant to Section 3060, 3062, 3064, 3065, 3065.
• § 3067 — (a) The decision of the board shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues presented.
• § 3068 — Either party may seek judicial review of final decisions of the board.
• § 3069 — The provisions of this article shall be applicable to all franchises existing between dealers and manufacturers, manufacturer branches, distributors and distributor branches at the time of its enactme
• § 3069.1 — Sections 3060 to 3065.
• § 3070 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 20999.
• § 3071 — In determining whether good cause has been established for modifying, replacing, terminating, or refusing to continue a franchise of a dealer of new recreational vehicles, the board shall take into co
• § 3072 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if a franchisor seeks to enter into a franchise establishing an additional recreational vehicle dealership, or seeks to relocate an existing re
• § 3072.5 — For the purposes of this article, a “recreational vehicle line-make” is a group or groups of recreational vehicles defined by the terms of a written agreement that complies with Section 331.
• § 3073 — In determining whether good cause has been established for not entering into a recreational vehicle franchise or relocating an existing dealership of the same recreational vehicle line-make, the board
• § 3074 — (a) A franchisor shall specify to its franchisees the delivery and preparation obligations of the franchisees prior to delivery of new recreational vehicles to retail buyers.
• § 3075 — (a) A franchisor shall properly fulfill every warranty agreement made by it and adequately and fairly compensate each of its franchisees for labor and parts used to fulfill that warranty when the fran
• § 3076 — (a) All claims made by a franchisee for payment under the terms of a franchisor incentive program shall be either approved or disapproved within 30 days after receipt by the franchisor.
• § 3077 — (a) In addition to fees imposed under Sections 3016 and 11723, the department shall impose a one-time additional fee on those dealers subject to this article for the issuance or renewal of a license,
• § 3078 — (a) If the board receives a complaint from a member of the public seeking a refund involving the sale or lease of, or a replacement of, a recreational vehicle, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section
• § 3079 — This article applies only to a recreational vehicle franchise entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2004.
• § 3080 — (a) Upon receiving a protest pursuant to Section 3070, 3072, 3074, 3075, or 3076, the board shall fix a time and place of hearing within 60 days of the order, and shall send by certified mail a copy o
• § 3081 — (a) The decision of the board shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues presented.
• § 3082 — Either party may seek judicial review of final decisions of the board.
• § 3085 — (a) An association may bring a protest challenging the legality of an export or sale-for-resale prohibition policy of a manufacturer, manufacturer branch, distributor, or distributor branch at any tim
• § 3085.10 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends that date.
• § 3085.2 — (a) Upon receiving a protest pursuant to Section 3085, the board shall fix a time and place of hearing within 60 days, and shall send by certified mail a copy of the order to the manufacturer, manufac
• § 3085.4 — (a) The decision of the board shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues presented.
• § 3085.6 — Either party may seek judicial review of final decisions of the board.
• § 3085.8 — The provisions of this article shall be applicable to any association which is primarily owned by or comprised of new motor vehicle dealers and acts on behalf of its new motor vehicle franchisees.
• § 3090 — (a) The Chair of the California Transportation Commission shall create, in consultation with the Secretary of the Transportation Agency, a Road Usage Charge (RUC) Technical Advisory Committee.
• § 3091 — (a) Based on the recommendations of the RUC Technical Advisory Committee, the Transportation Agency shall implement a pilot program to identify and evaluate issues related to the potential implementat
• § 3092 — (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare and submit a report of its findings based on the results of the pilot program to the RUC Technical Advisory Committee, the California Transportation Commiss
• § 3092.5 — (a) Commencing on or after January 1, 2023, the Transportation Agency, in consultation with the California Transportation Commission, shall implement a pilot program to identify and evaluate issues re
• § 3093 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.
• § 31 — No person shall give, either orally or in writing, information to a peace officer while in the performance of his duties under the provisions of this code when such person knows that the information i
• § 310 — A “driver’s license” is a valid license to drive the type of motor vehicle or combination of vehicles for which a person is licensed under this code or by a foreign jurisdiction.
• § 310.4 — A “driving instructor” is, except as provided in Section 11105.
• § 310.6 — A “driving school” is a business which, for compensation, conducts or offers to conduct instruction in the operation of motor vehicles.
• § 310.8 — A “driving school operator” is either a driving school owner who operates his own driving school or an employee of a driving school who is designated by the driving school owner of such school to pers
• § 311 — A “driving school owner” is any person licensed by the department to engage in the business of giving instruction for compensation in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applican
• § 312 — The term “drug” means any substance or combination of substances, other than alcohol, which could so affect the nervous system, brain, or muscles of a person as to impair, to an appreciable degree, hi
• § 312.5 — (a) An “electric bicycle” is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power.
• § 313 — The term “electric personal assistive mobility device” or “EPAMD” means a self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, that is not greater than 20 inches deep and 25 inches wide and can turn in place
• § 313.5 — An “electrically motorized board” is any wheeled device that has a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep and 18 inches wide, is designed to transport
• § 31301 — (a) No person shall transport any explosive substance, flammable liquid, liquefied petroleum gas or poisonous gas in a tank truck, trailer, or semitrailer through the Caldecott Tunnel located on State
• § 31303 — (a) The provisions of this section apply to the highway transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste for which the display of placards or markings is required pursuant to Section 27903.
• § 31304 — (a) The transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste for which the display of placards or markings is required pursuant to Section 27903 may be restricted or prohibited, by the Department
• § 31305 — (a) Upon receipt of a written petition from a local jurisdiction or motor carrier adversely affected by a restriction or prohibition adopted pursuant to Section 31304, the Department of the California
• § 31306 — (a) A list of highways restricted or prohibited pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 31304 shall be published or updated by the Department of the California Highway Patrol semiannually.
• § 31307 — (a) It is unlawful for the owner of any vehicle or the authorized agent of the owner to drive, or to direct or knowingly permit the driving of, the vehicle in violation of Section 31303 or 31304.
• § 31308 — (a) Nothing contained in Section 31303 or 31304 shall be deemed to exempt any person subject to these sections from other provisions of this code.
• § 31309 — Notwithstanding Section 34500 and subdivision (a) of Section 34501, the transportation of hazardous materials in a manner requiring that placards be displayed on the transporting vehicle pursuant to S
• § 314 — An “expressway” is a portion of highway that is part of either of the following: (a) An expressway system established by a county under Section 941.
• § 31400 — Trucks used primarily or regularly for the transportation of workmen shall be: (a) Equipped with seats securely fastened to the vehicle.
• § 31401 — (a) The department shall adopt regulations designed to promote the safe operation of farm labor vehicles described in Section 322, including, but not limited to, vehicular design, equipment, passenger
• § 31401.5 — (a) The department shall develop, by regulation, specifications for a display sticker that shall be clearly displayed on every farm labor vehicle.
• § 31402 — (a) No person may operate any farm labor vehicle except as may be necessary to return the unladen vehicle or combination of vehicles to the residence or place of business of the owner or driver, or to
• § 31403 — A farm labor vehicle known to an owner, farm labor contractor, or driver, to be unsafe, or not equipped as required by this code, or any regulations adopted thereunder, shall not be used for transport
• § 31404 — Any person who operates, or any owner or farm labor contractor who knowingly allows the operation of, a farm labor vehicle in violation of subdivision (b) or (d) of Section 31401 or Section 31402 or 3
• § 31405 — (a) Except as authorized under paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), every farm labor vehicle issued an inspection certificate under Section 31401 shall be equipped at each passenger position with a Type
• § 31406 — (a) No person may be transported in a farm labor vehicle that does not have all passenger seating positions in compliance with Section 571.