California

Vehicle Code

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

• § 31407 — All cutting tools or tools with sharp edges carried in the passenger compartment of a farm labor vehicle shall be placed in securely latched containers that are firmly attached to the vehicle.
• § 31408 — No person may operate a farm labor vehicle on a highway unless both headlamps required under Section 24400 are lighted, regardless of the time of day.
• § 31409 — Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 322, any vehicle owned or operated by or for a public transit system that is purchased with funds appropriated pursuant to Item 2660-103-004
• § 315 — “Essential parts” are all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, the removal, alteration, or substitution of which would tend to conceal the identity
• § 31540 — (a) The department shall adopt and enforce such regulations as it determines are necessary for public safety regarding the transportation of: (1) Freight van or tank containers which can be removed fr
• § 31560 — (a) A person operating a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, in the transportation of 10 or more used tires or waste tires, or a combination of used tires and waste tires totaling 10 or more, as defi
• § 31600 — For the purposes of this division “explosive” or “explosives” means any substance, or combination of substances, the primary or common purpose of which is detonation or rapid combustion and which is c
• § 31601 — (a) This division shall apply to the operation of any motor vehicle on any highway, and to the operation and parking of any vehicle on any property designated pursuant to this division as a safe stopp
• § 31602 — (a) It is a misdemeanor for any owner of a vehicle to drive or permit the driving of the vehicle on any public highway for the purpose of transporting any explosive as defined herein and within the sc
• § 31607 — (a) Any person operating or permitting the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles used in the transportation of explosives and subject to this division shall make or cause to be made an ins
• § 31608 — The inspection of a vehicle required under subdivision (b) of Section 31607 shall include inspection of the following: (a) Brakes and the brake system.
• § 31609 — Every person operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles in the transportation of explosives subject to this division shall complete a record of every inspection which is required under Sections 31
• § 31610 — Every vehicle or combination of vehicles used in the transportation of explosives and subject to this division, in addition to any other equipment required by law, shall be equipped and maintained as
• § 31611 — Every owner of a vehicle used in the transportation of explosives and subject to this division shall make available in each vehicle the latest map showing the routes which are to be used for the trans
• § 31612 — Persons operating vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in the transportation of explosives and subject to this division, shall not accept any explosives for transportation unless the shipment is acc
• § 31613 — There shall not be included in any cargo of explosives any flammable liquids, acids, or corrosive liquids, oxidizers, or combustible materials, other than the explosives themselves, which may have suc
• § 31614 — The following provisions shall apply to any vehicle transporting explosives subject to this division: (a) When transporting explosives through or into a city or any other congested area for which a ro
• § 31615 — Nothing contained in this division shall be deemed to exempt any vehicle transporting explosives and subject to this division, or the owner or any other person, from other provisions of this code, but
• § 31616 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol, after consultation with the officials having the responsibility for the prevention and suppression of fire in communities through which routes for the
• § 31616.5 — Notwithstanding Section 11349.
• § 31617 — In the event of an emergency, the Department of the California Highway Patrol is authorized to suspend or change any designated route for the transportation of explosives or to temporarily designate n
• § 31618 — Where not specifically provided otherwise, it is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any provision of this division.
• § 31619 — When not in conflict with any local ordinance pertaining to the transportation of explosives, it shall be lawful to transport smokeless powder in an amount not exceeding 100 pounds if packed in contai
• § 31620 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol, upon application of any interested party, with the concurrence of the fire chief or chiefs in the area or areas affected, and if he determines that suc
• § 32 — Whenever local authorities are given the power to take action by ordinance pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) and Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), they shall also have
• § 320 — “Established place of business” is a place actually occupied either continuously or at regular periods by any of the following: (a) A dealer, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, manufacturer, manuf
• § 320.5 — An “extralegal load” is a single unit or an assembled item which, due to its design, cannot be reasonably reduced or dismantled in size or weight so that it can be legally transported as a load withou
• § 32000 — It is the intent of the Legislature, by enacting this division, that the public be provided additional protection through the licensing of motor carriers transporting hazardous material.
• § 32000.5 — (a) A motor carrier who directs the transportation of an explosive and a motor carrier who directs the transportation of a hazardous material, who is required to display placards pursuant to Section 2
• § 32001 — (a) (1) Any authorized employee of the department may inspect any sealed or unsealed vehicle, container, or shipment subject to this division in maintenance facilities, terminals, or other public or p
• § 32002 — (a) The commissioner may adopt any regulations that are necessary to administer this division.
• § 32002.5 — (a) The commissioner may temporarily suspend a license to haul hazardous material prior to any hearing, when, in the commissioner’s opinion, the action is necessary to prevent an imminent and substant
• § 32003 — (a) All fees collected by the department pursuant to the issuance or renewal of a license for the transportation of hazardous material shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account of the State Tran
• § 32004 — Any violation of any provision of this division may be enjoined in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, upon request of the department,
• § 32050 — (a) Prior to the transport of anhydrous hydrazine, methylhydrazine, dimethylhydrazine, Aerozine 50, fuming nitric acid, liquid fluorine, or nitrogen tetroxide in bulk packaging, except when that packa
• § 32051 — (a) Each advance notification required by Section 32050 shall contain all of the following information: (1) The name, address, and emergency telephone number of the manufacturer, shipper, carrier, and
• § 32052 — (a) The notification required by Section 32050 shall reach the department at least 72 hours before the beginning of the 48-hour period during which departure of the shipment of any material designated
• § 32053 — (a) Any carrier who violates Section 32050, 32051, or 32052, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than o
• § 321 — “Factory-built housing” is a structure as defined in Section 19971 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 32100 — It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this division, to create a special category of inhalation hazards and poison gases and to establish special safeguards for their transportation.
• § 32100.5 — This division applies to the transportation of inhalation hazards in bulk packaging, except when that packaging contains only residue.
• § 32101 — As used in this division: (a) “Inhalation hazard” means any material defined as “Poison A” pursuant to Section 173.
• § 32102 — (a) The department may adopt any regulations that are necessary to administer this division.
• § 32103 — (a) Every motor carrier shall make available in each vehicle used in the transportation of inhalation hazards the latest map showing the routes to be used for the transportation of inhalation hazards
• § 32104 — (a) It is unlawful for the motor carrier or its authorized agent to drive or to permit the driving of any vehicle transporting inhalation hazards, or for the driver to drive the vehicle, upon any publ
• § 32105 — (a) Unless there is no practicable alternative, every driver of a vehicle transporting inhalation hazards shall avoid, by prearrangement of routes, driving into or through heavily populated areas, con
• § 32106 — Every vehicle used in the transportation of an inhalation hazard, in addition to any other equipment required by law, shall be equipped and maintained as required by this section.
• § 32107 — Every vehicle, or combination of vehicles, transporting an inhalation hazard shall contain a self-contained breathing apparatus and equipment capable of immediate communication with emergency personne
• § 32109 — Nothing in this division exempts any vehicle transporting inhalation hazards and subject to this division, or the owner or any other person, from other provisions of this code.
• § 322 — (a) A “farm labor vehicle” is any motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of nine or more farmworkers, in addition to the driver, to or from a place of employment or employm
• § 324 — A “fifth-wheel travel trailer” is a vehicle designed for recreational purposes to carry persons or property on its own structure and so constructed as to be drawn by a motor vehicle by means of a king
• § 324.5 — A “former prisoner of war” is any person who, while serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces, as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Armed Forces, as a part of a United States Expedit
• § 325 — A “foreign jurisdiction” is any other state, the District of Columbia, territories or possessions of the United States, and foreign states, provinces, or countries.
• § 330 — A “foreign vehicle” is a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code brought into this State from a foreign jurisdiction other than in the ordinary course of business, by or through a
• § 33000 — Subject to the provisions of Section 114765 of the Health and Safety Code, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, after consulting with the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt r
• § 33002 — (a) Prior to the transport of any hazardous radioactive materials containing cargoes of commercially produced, spent radioactive fuel outside the confines of a facility where that material was used or
• § 331 — (a) A “franchise” is a written agreement between two or more persons having all of the following conditions: (1) A commercial relationship of definite duration or continuing indefinite duration.
• § 331.1 — A “franchisee” is any person who, pursuant to a franchise, receives new motor vehicles subject to registration under this code, new off-highway motorcycles, as defined in Section 436, new all-terrain
• § 331.2 — A “franchisor” is any person who manufactures, assembles, or distributes new motor vehicles subject to registration under this code, new off-highway motorcycles, as defined in Section 436, new all-ter
• § 331.3 — A “recreational vehicle franchise” is a written agreement between two or more persons having both of the following conditions: (a) A commercial relationship of definite duration or continuing indefini
• § 332 — “Freeway” is a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or rest
• § 335 — A “gantry truck” is a motor vehicle so designed and constructed that it straddles the load to be transported and by means of appropriate mechanism picks up the load and supports it during transportati
• § 336 — “General public paratransit vehicle” means any motor vehicle designed for carrying no more than 24 persons and the driver, that provides local transportation to the general public, including transport
• § 340 — A “garage” is a building or other place wherein the business of storing or safekeeping vehicles of a type required to be registered under this code and which belong to members of the general public is
• § 34000 — It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional protection to the public and reduce the risk of possible hazards in the highway transportation of hazardous waste and of flammable and combust
• § 34001 — The provisions of this division refer to vehicles having a cargo tank and to hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers, as defined in Section 25167.
• § 34002 — (a) It is the legislative intention that the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division shall apply uniformly throughout the State of California, and no state agency, city, city
• § 34003 — For purposes of this division: (a) “Cargo tank” has the same meaning as defined in Section 171.
• § 34004 — The provisions of this division shall apply equally to new as well as existing cargo tanks.
• § 34006 — The provisions of this division shall not apply to “wine,” as defined by Section 23007 of the Business and Professions Code, or any other aqueous solution, having an alcoholic content less than, or eq
• § 34019 — (a) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable regulations with respect to the following: (1) The design, construction, and structural safety of cargo tanks and fire auxiliary equipment.
• § 34020.5 — (a) The Department of Transportation, after consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the State Fire Marshal, and affected local agencies, and following a public hearing subje
• § 34021 — The regulations adopted by the commissioner shall make reasonable allowances for cargo tanks in existence when the regulations become effective.
• § 34022 — In adopting the regulations, the commissioner shall consider, as evidence of generally accepted safety standards, the publications of the National Fire Protection Association and the United States Dep
• § 34024 — The regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division shall be adopted, amended, and repealed in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 34060 — The commissioner shall provide for the establishment, operation, and enforcement of random on- and off-highway inspections of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers.
• § 34060.5 — Any required pressure, vacuum, or hydrostatic testing of a cargo tank shall be performed, or be caused to be performed, by the carrier, operator, or consultant who shall certify in writing that the ca
• § 34061 — The department shall compile data and annually publish a report relating to the level of cargo tank and hazardous waste transport vehicle and container inspections conducted during the previous year.
• § 34064 — Any duly authorized employee of the department may inspect cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers, or the appurtenances and equipment thereof, in terminals, yards, or simila
• § 34100 — A violation of this division or of any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division is a misdemeanor.
• § 345 — A “golf cart” is a motor vehicle having not less than three wheels in contact with the ground, having an unladen weight less than 1,300 pounds, which is designed to be and is operated at not more than
• § 34500 — The department shall regulate the safe operation of the following vehicles: (a) Motortrucks of three or more axles that are more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
• § 34500.1 — In addition to the duties imposed by Section 34500, the department shall regulate the safe operation of tour buses.
• § 34500.2 — No additional inspection shall be required under this division on any vehicle which is owned and operated by a public agency and is used for responding to and returning from an emergency, as defined i
• § 34500.3 — (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles, regarding cargo securement standards.
• § 34500.4 — (a) Not later than July 1, 2017, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall implement a program to conduct safety inspections of modified limousine terminals that are operated by passenger
• § 34500.5 — For purposes of this division, the term “commercial motor vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210, or any vehicle listed in Section 34500.
• § 34500.6 — (a) For purposes of this division, an agricultural vehicle is a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating or a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less if a
• § 34500.7 — (a) Subject to Section 34500, motor carriers, drivers, and vehicles shall comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in Parts 385, 392, 393, 396, and 397 of Title 49 of the Code of Feder
• § 34501 — (a) (1) The department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations that, in the judgment of the department, are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles described in Section 34500, regardin
• § 34501.1 — A manufacturer or distributor of wheelchair lifts for buses, schoolbuses, youth buses, and general public transit vehicles, regardless of capacity, shall, prior to the distribution of the wheelchair l
• § 34501.10 — The employer of any person required to keep log books, records of physical examination, and other driver records as may be required by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department o
• § 34501.12 — (a) Vehicles and the operation thereof, subject to this section, are those described in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), or (k) of Section 34500.
• § 34501.13 — If the inspection of a carrier facility, maintenance facility, or terminal of any person who operates a schoolbus results in an unsatisfactory terminal rating by the department, the department shall n
• § 34501.14 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 34501.
• § 34501.15 — (a) The regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501 shall require that any driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210, be ordered out of service for 24 hours if the driver is
• § 34501.16 — (a) Every employer of a commercial driver shall provide information to that employee at the time of hiring and to all employed commercial drivers annually, concerning all of the following: (1) The pro
• § 34501.17 — (a) All paratransit vehicles shall be regularly and systematically inspected, maintained, and lubricated by the owner or operator in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, or more often i
• § 34501.18 — (a) Every motor carrier regularly employing more than 20 full-time drivers shall report to the department whenever it replaces more than half of its drivers within a 30-day period.
• § 34501.19 — A vehicle described in Section 34500 shall comply with the equipment requirements specified in Part 393 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, relating to automatic brake adjusters and brake
• § 34501.2 — (a) The regulations adopted under Section 34501 for vehicles engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce shall establish hours-of-service regulations for drivers of those vehicles that are consistent
• § 34501.3 — (a) No motor carrier shall schedule a run or permit or require the operation of any motor vehicle subject to this division between points within a period of time which would do either of the following
• § 34501.4 — Any driver subject to the hours of service limitations and logbook requirements of this division, who is unable to produce upon request of a representative of the department any driver’s logbook or is
• § 34501.5 — (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations that, in the judgment of the department, are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles describ
• § 34501.6 — The governing board of a local educational agency that provides for the transportation of pupils shall adopt procedures that limit the operation of schoolbuses when atmospheric conditions reduce visib
• § 34501.7 — (a) Any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501 for the construction, testing, or certification of wheelchair lifts for installation and use on buses shall take into consideration the c
• § 34501.8 — (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect every general public paratransit vehicle, as defined in Section 336, at least once each year to certify that its condition complies wi
• § 34501.9 — (a) Nothing in this division or the regulations adopted under this division is intended to, or shall, affect the rate of payment of wages, including, but not limited to, regular, premium, or overtime
• § 34502 — In adopting rules and regulations, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall consider as evidence of generally accepted safety standards the rules and regulations which have been adopted b
• § 34503 — It is the legislative intention in enacting this division that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to this division shall apply uniformly thro
• § 34504 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall enforce the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501.
• § 34505 — (a) Tour bus operators shall, in addition to the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require each tour bus to be inspected at least every 45 da
• § 34505.1 — (a) Upon determining that a tour bus carrier or modified limousine carrier has either failed to comply with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) or (2), or has been issued an out-of-service ord
• § 34505.10 — Motor carriers who contract or subcontract transportation service for other motor carriers shall retain all required records relating to the dispatch of vehicles and drivers and the pay of drivers tha
• § 34505.2 — (a) In furtherance of the requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34501, upon the request of, and in consultation with, representatives of a local government in a jurisdiction where tour
• § 34505.5 — (a) Motor carriers operating any vehicle described in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), or (k) of Section 34500, except those vehicles exempted under Section 34501.
• § 34505.6 — (a) Upon determining that a motor carrier of property, as defined in Section 34601, either is subject to paragraph (1) or (2), or has been issued an out-of-service order for either an imminent hazard
• § 34505.7 — (a) Upon determining that a private carrier of passengers, as defined in Section 34681 of the Vehicle Code, has either failed to comply with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) or (2), or has
• § 34505.8 — (a) A charter-party carrier of passengers engaged in charter bus transportation shall ensure that the driver of a vehicle as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5363 of the Public
• § 34505.9 — (a) An ocean marine terminal that receives and dispatches intermodal chassis may conduct the intermodal roadability inspection program, as described in this section, in lieu of the inspection required
• § 34506 — It is a misdemeanor to fail to comply with any rule or regulation adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to Section 34501, 34501.
• § 34506.3 — Except as otherwise provided in this division, it is an infraction to fail to comply with any rule or regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this division.
• § 34506.4 — (a) Any member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol may remove from the highway and have placed in a storage facility, any vehicle described in subdivision (a) of Section 22406, subdivis
• § 34506.5 — (a) A farm labor vehicle is subject to forfeiture as a nuisance if it is driven on a highway in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 2800, subdivision (a) of Section 24002.
• § 34507 — To assist the department in enforcing this division, a vehicle that is subject to this division and to the jurisdiction, control, and regulation of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Public Utiliti
• § 34507.5 — (a) A motor carrier, as defined in Section 408, whose principal place of business is in this state, who operates from a terminal in this state, or who is required to be licensed pursuant to Section 32
• § 34507.6 — (a) Every operator of transportation service which is exempt from regulation as a charter-party carrier of passengers pursuant to subdivision (k) or ( l ) of Section 5353 of the Public Utilities Code,
• § 34508 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating to the equipment, maintenance, construction, design, color, and operation of schoolbuses.
• § 34509 — Vanpool vehicles, as defined in Section 668, and vanpool vehicles when used for purposes other than traveling to and from a work location and transporting not more than 10 persons including the driver
• § 34510 — Persons operating vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in the transportation of hazardous material and subject to this division, shall carry in the vehicle while en route any shipping papers require
• § 34510.5 — (a) (1) A broker of construction trucking services, as defined in Section 3322 of the Civil Code, shall not furnish construction transportation services to any construction project unless it has secur
• § 34511 — Any violation of any provision of this division or regulation adopted pursuant thereto may be enjoined in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of Calif
• § 34513 — The department shall adopt rules and regulations relating to the equipment and maintenance of tour buses.
• § 34514 — (a) Beginning with the 1990–91 fiscal year, the department shall, upon appropriation of the requisite funds by the Legislature, annually conduct additional roadside vehicle safety inspections of vehic
• § 34515 — (a) As used in this division and in regulations adopted pursuant to this division, “maintenance facility or terminal” means any place or places where a vehicle of a type listed in Section 34500 is reg
• § 34516 — (a) No person shall use or arrange for the use of a refrigerated motor vehicle, tank truck, dry van, or other motor vehicle, to provide transportation of food products for human consumption if the veh
• § 34517 — (a) With respect to a commercial motor vehicle from another country, a person shall not operate the vehicle outside the boundaries of a designated commercial zone unless the required operating authori
• § 34518 — (a) A foreign motor carrier or foreign private motor carrier required to have a certificate of registration issued by the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to Part 3
• § 34520 — (a) Motor carriers and drivers shall comply with the controlled substances and alcohol use, transportation, and testing requirements of the United States Secretary of Transportation as set forth in Pa
• § 34520.3 — (a) For the purposes of this section, a “school transportation vehicle” is a vehicle that is not a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, or youth bus, and is used by a school district or county office
• § 34520.5 — (a) All employers of drivers who operate paratransit vehicles, and the drivers of those vehicles, who are not otherwise required to participate in a testing program of the United States Secretary of T
• § 34600 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act.
• § 34601 — (a) As used in this division, “motor carrier of property” means any person who operates any commercial motor vehicle as defined in subdivision (c).
• § 34602 — As used in this division, “fund” means the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund.
• § 34603 — The Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Public Utilities Commission, the Bureau of Household Goods and Services, and the State Board of Equalization shall furnish, upon request, whatever
• § 34604 — The department may adopt reasonable rules and regulations necessary to administer this division.
• § 34605 — (a) The department may contract with the Office of Administrative Hearings to administer proceedings and impose fines for failure to comply with Division 14.
• § 34620 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and Section 34622, a motor carrier of property shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle on any public highway in this state, unless it has complied with S
• § 34621 — (a) The fee required by Section 7232 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be paid to the department upon initial application for a motor carrier permit and for annual renewal.
• § 34622 — This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) Vehicles described in Section 5004 or 5011, and those that are exempt from vehicle registration fees.
• § 34623 — (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol has exclusive jurisdiction for the regulation of safety of operation of motor carriers of property.
• § 34623.1 — The motor carrier permit of a licensee may be suspended pursuant to Section 494.
• § 34623.5 — Except as provided under subdivision (c) of Section 34630 and subdivision (d) of Section 34640, before a permit may be reissued after a suspension is terminated, there shall, in addition to any other
• § 34624 — (a) The department shall establish a classification of motor carrier of property known as owner-operators.
• § 34630 — (a) A motor carrier permit shall not be granted to any motor carrier of property until there is filed with the department proof of financial responsibility in the form of a currently effective certifi
• § 34631 — The proof of financial responsibility required under Section 34630 shall be evidenced by the deposit with the department, covering each vehicle used or to be used under the motor carrier permit applie
• § 34631.5 — (a) (1) Every motor carrier of property as defined in Section 34601, except those subject to paragraph (2), (3), or (4), shall provide and thereafter continue in effect adequate protection against lia
• § 34632 — (a) Every motor carrier of property shall furnish the department annually, as specified by the department, a list, prepared under oath, of all vehicles, described in Section 34601, used in transportat
• § 34633 — Every motor carrier of property with a carrier fleet of 20 or more commercial motor vehicles as defined in Section 34601 shall, under oath, file annually a report with the department indicating the nu
• § 34634 — (a) Upon receipt of a stop order issued by the Director of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 3710.
• § 34640 — (a) A motor carrier permit shall not be granted to any motor carrier of property until one of the following is filed with the department: (1) A certificate of workers’ compensation coverage for its em
• § 34660 — (a) A motor carrier of property, after its motor carrier permit has been suspended by the department, who continues to operate as a motor carrier, either independently or for another motor carrier, is
• § 34661 — Any person or corporation who violates any provision of this division is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment i
• § 34670 — Any violation of Division 14.
• § 34671 — Except as provided under subdivision (c) of Section 34630 and subdivision (d) of Section 34640, a motor carrier permit suspended or revoked under the provisions of this code shall not be reinstated un
• § 34672 — If a motor carrier permit is paid for by a check that is dishonored by the bank, the permit shall be canceled.
• § 34680 — This division may be cited as the Private Carriers of Passengers Registration Act.
• § 34681 — (a) For purposes of this division, “private carrier” means a not-for-hire motor carrier, as defined in Section 408, who transports passengers and is required to obtain a carrier identification number
• § 34682 — The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall furnish, upon request, whatever information from its records may be required to assist the department and the Department of the California
• § 34683 — (a) Except as provided in Section 34686, a private carrier of passengers shall not operate a motor vehicle on any public highway in this state unless its operation is currently registered with the dep
• § 34684 — A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be paid to the department for the filing of the initial registration of private carriers of passengers, and an annual renewal fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall
• § 34685 — (a) When the Department of the California Highway Patrol issues a carrier identification number pursuant to Section 34507.
• § 34686 — The State of California and its agencies and political subdivisions are exempt from the registration requirements of this division.
• § 34687 — (a) Registration shall not be granted to a private carrier of passengers until proof of financial responsibility is filed by an insurer or surety with the department.
• § 34688 — A private carrier of passengers shall display the carrier identification number, as required by Section 34507.
• § 34689 — The department shall periodically, but not less frequently than quarterly, transmit to the Department of the California Highway Patrol a list of persons, firms, and corporations that have received a c
• § 34690 — (a) Any person or corporation that violates any provision of this division is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by im
• § 34691 — (a) Upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that the registration of a private carrier of passengers be suspended for failure to either (1) mainta
• § 34692 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a private carrier of passengers, as defined in Section 34681, that is required to register under Section 34683 shall provide and thereafter continue in effec
• § 34693 — This division shall become operative on July 1, 2018.
• § 34700 — This division may be cited as the Greene-Harmer Motor Vehicle Damage Control Act.
• § 34710 — As used in this division, “passenger vehicle” means any motor vehicle defined in Section 465, except any of the following motor vehicles: (a) Motorcycles.
• § 34715 — No new passenger vehicle, except a passenger vehicle certified by its manufacturer as having been manufactured prior to September 1, 1973, shall be sold or registered on and after September 1, 1973, u
• § 34725 — Any violation of any provisions of this division may be enjoined in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, upon request of the Department
• § 350 — (a) “Gross vehicle weight rating” (GVWR) means the weight specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
• § 35000 — The provisions of this division refer exclusively to the size and weight of, and loads upon, vehicles when operated upon the highways.
• § 35001 — The provisions of this division, except those requiring a permit for overweight loads, do not apply to motor trucks equipped with snow removal devices.
• § 35002 — (a) (1) This division does not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle owned or operated by a governmental agency while being used in responding to and returning from emergency fire calls, while bein
• § 35003 — For the purpose of this division, booms, masts, machinery or other equipment which is not attendant to the efficient operation of the body of the vehicle but which may be attached to the body or chass
• § 35100 — (a) The total outside width of any vehicle or its load shall not exceed 102 inches, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
• § 35100.1 — For purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 35100, the following apply: (a) The metric equivalent of 102 inches, 2.
• § 35100.5 — The total outside width of a cotton module mover operated on the highways pursuant to Section 35555 and the load thereon shall not exceed 130 inches in width.
• § 35101 — When any vehicle is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum width from the outside of one wheel and tire to the outside of the opposite outer wheel and tire shall not exceed 108 inches, but the out
• § 35102 — When any vehicle carries a load of loosely piled agricultural products such as hay, straw, or leguminous plants in bulk but not crated, baled, boxed, or sacked, such load of loosely piled material and
• § 35103 — (a) A vehicle used for recreational purposes may exceed the maximum width established under Section 35100 if the excess width is attributable to an appurtenance, excluding a safety device, that does n
• § 35104 — The limitations as to width do not apply to the following vehicles except that these vehicles shall not exceed a width of 120 inches: (a) Special mobile equipment.
• § 35105 — Any city organized under a freeholders’ charter may by ordinance permit a total outside width of vehicle and load in excess of the limits set forth in Sections 35100, 35101, 35102, 35104, and 35106 wh
• § 35106 — (a) Motor coaches or buses may have a maximum width not exceeding 102 inches.
• § 35107 — “Urban and suburban service” means a service performed in urban or suburban areas, or between municipalities in close proximity, except that: (a) The one-way route mileage of the service shall not be