California Vehicle Code Traffic Laws

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California Vehicle Code Traffic Laws

General Provisions

DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 – 681]

DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION [1500 – 3093]

DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE [4000 – 9808]

DIVISION 3.5. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF VESSELS [9840 – 9928]

DIVISION 3.6. VEHICLE SALES [9950 – 9993]

DIVISION 4. SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS [10500 – 10904]

DIVISION 5. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS [11100 – 12217]

DIVISION 6. DRIVERS’ LICENSES [12500 – 15326]

DIVISION 6.5. MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSACTIONS WITH MINORS [15500 – 15501]

DIVISION 6.7. UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT [15600 – 15632]

DIVISION 7. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS [16000 – 16560]

DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY [17000 – 17714]

DIVISION 10. ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS [20000 – 20018]

DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000 – 23336]

DIVISION 11.5. SENTENCING FOR DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE [23500 – 23675]

DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000 – 28160]

DIVISION 12.5. Zero-Emission Vehicles [28500]

DIVISION 13. TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT [29000 – 31560]

DIVISION 14. TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES [31600 – 31620]

DIVISION 14.1. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL [32000 – 32053]

DIVISION 14.3. TRANSPORTATION OF INHALATION HAZARDS [32100 – 32109]

DIVISION 14.5. TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS [33000 – 33002]

DIVISION 14.7. FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS [34000 – 34100]

DIVISION 14.8. SAFETY REGULATIONS [34500 – 34520.5]

DIVISION 14.85. MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY PERMIT ACT [34600 – 34672]

DIVISION 14.86. Private Carriers of Passengers Registration Act [34680 – 34693]

DIVISION 14.9. MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE CONTROL [34700 – 34725]

DIVISION 15. SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD [35000 – 35796]

DIVISION 16. IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY [36000 – 36800]

DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES [38000 – 38604]

DIVISION 16.6. Autonomous Vehicles [38750 – 38755]

DIVISION 16.7. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF BICYCLES [39000 – 39011]

DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1 – 41610]

DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000 – 42277]

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