California Code
CHAPTER 1 - Administration
ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation

Section 90. - 90. The department shall have full possession and control of...

Section 90.1. - 90.1. The powers and duties enumerated in this section are...

Section 91. - 91. The department shall improve and maintain the state highways,...

Section 91.2. - 91.2. (a) The department shall perform construction inspection services for...

Section 91.4. - 91.4. (a) Upon the completion of a scheduled cleanup and...

Section 91.41. - 91.41. (a) The Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021...

Section 91.42. - 91.42. (a) The Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021...

Section 91.43. - 91.43. (a) The department may use job order contracting to...

Section 91.5. - 91.5. (a) The department may enter into an agreement to...

Section 91.6. - 91.6. The department shall, within its maintenance programs relating to...

Section 91.8. - 91.8. (a) The department shall, within its maintenance program, establish...

Section 92. - 92. The department may do any act necessary, convenient or...

Section 92.1. - 92.1. (a) The department shall update guidance by July 1,...

Section 92.2. - 92.2. Where practical or desirable, the department shall, along any...

Section 92.3. - 92.3. (a) The department shall do both of the following:...

Section 92.4. - 92.4. Where a city street or county road abuts upon...

Section 92.5. - 92.5. The department shall install, in all tunnels and underpasses...

Section 92.6. - 92.6. At such locations as shall be determined by the...

Section 93. - 93. The department may construct and maintain detours as may...

Section 94. - 94. (a) The department may make and enter into any...

Section 94.3. - 94.3. To the extent that existing provisions of Part 23...

Section 94.4. - 94.4. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to:...

Section 95. - 95. Whenever the commission relinquishes any portion of any state...

Section 95.5. - 95.5. From and after November 8, 1967, the department shall...

Section 95.6. - 95.6. (a) The department shall adopt and implement, on or...

Section 96. - 96. If any directional or traffic control sign installed or...

Section 97. - 97. (a) A state highway segment shall be designated by...

Section 97.01. - 97.01. The following segments are eligible for designation as Safety...

Section 97.1. - 97.1. (a) A highway segment shall be designated as a...

Section 100. - 100. Using existing resources, the department shall monitor the cumulative...

Section 100.1. - 100.1. The department is authorized to do any and all...

Section 100.15. - 100.15. Before the commission approves a capacity-increasing project or a...

Section 100.2. - 100.2. The department is authorized to enter into an agreement...

Section 100.21. - 100.21. (a) Whenever a street or highway closing agreement is...

Section 100.22. - 100.22. The city council or board of supervisors shall, prior...

Section 100.25. - 100.25. In addition to the other matters that may be...

Section 100.3. - 100.3. From and after the adoption of a resolution by...

Section 100.45. - 100.45. When the department constructs a freeway on the route...

Section 100.5. - 100.5. Whenever the location of a State highway is such...

Section 100.51. - 100.51. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 100.5, whenever any bridge...

Section 100.6. - 100.6. The department may, on behalf of the State of...

Section 100.7. - 100.7. The department may, for the protection of the State...

Section 100.9. - 100.9. When any state highway is relocated in such a...

Section 101. - 101. (a) The department shall keep in repair all objects...

Section 101.1. - 101.1. (a) The department may place the state’s 9-1-1 emergency...

Section 101.2. - 101.2. The department may, when it deems it necessary, replace...

Section 101.3. - 101.3. The department shall submit all plans and specifications for...

Section 101.4. - 101.4. The department shall replace or cause to be replaced...

Section 101.5. - 101.5. The department may file for record with the State...

Section 101.6. - 101.6. The department shall design, place and maintain or cause...

Section 101.7. - 101.7. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that...

Section 101.8. - 101.8. (a) The department may design, place, and maintain, or...

Section 101.9. - 101.9. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations to...

Section 101.10. - 101.10. (a) (1) The department shall design, construct, place, and...

Section 101.11. - 101.11. (a) The Department of Transportation shall, through the erection...

Section 101.12. - 101.12. The department may place and maintain, or cause to...

Section 101.13. - 101.13. The department shall erect, at appropriate locations on highways...

Section 101.14. - 101.14. (a) Prior to June 30, 2016, and subject to...

Section 101.15. - 101.15. Roundabouts shall be included in the list of highway...

Section 102. - 102. (a) In the name of the people of the...

Section 103. - 103. (a) As used in this section, the following terms...

Section 103.5. - 103.5. Subject to Sections 1240.670, 1240.680, and 1240.690 of the...

Section 103.65. - 103.65. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 104. - 104. The department may acquire, either in fee or in...

Section 104.2. - 104.2. If property is provided through donation or at less...

Section 104.3. - 104.3. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 104.4. - 104.4. Whenever the right of occupancy of any person upon...

Section 104.5. - 104.5. The director may execute all deeds or conveyances necessary...

Section 104.6. - 104.6. The authority conferred by this code to acquire real...

Section 104.7. - 104.7. (a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, when requested by...

Section 104.8. - 104.8. The department may retain in its records all deeds,...

Section 104.9. - 104.9. None of the deeds, conveyances or other evidences of...

Section 104.10. - 104.10. The Department of Transportation shall, not later than the...

Section 104.11. - 104.11. (a) Upon a finding that the action would not...

Section 104.12. - 104.12. (a) The department may lease to public agencies or...

Section 104.13. - 104.13. (a) The department shall act as agent for the...

Section 104.15. - 104.15. Whenever land has been acquired pursuant to former Section...

Section 104.16. - 104.16. (a) Any airspace under a freeway, or real property...

Section 104.17. - 104.17. (a) The department may provide information regarding, and may...

Section 104.18. - 104.18. (a) Real property in the City of San Diego...

Section 104.19. - 104.19. (a) The excess property owned by the department described...

Section 104.21. - 104.21. (a) (1) The department may lease airspace under the...

Section 104.22. - 104.22. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Transportation...

Section 104.24. - 104.24. (a) Any airspace under a freeway, or real property...

Section 104.25. - 104.25. (a) The department may lease the real property located...

Section 104.26. - 104.26. (a) (1) Any airspace under a freeway, or real...

Section 104.30. - 104.30. (a) The department may make available for lease airspace...

Section 105. - 105. The department may construct and maintain stock trails approximately...

Section 106. - 106. Whenever in its opinion the public convenience and necessity...

Section 107. - 107. Any such agreement may be: (a) With any person...

Section 108. - 108. Any agreement made under the authority of sections 106...

Section 109. - 109. Any such bridge acquired, constructed, reconstructed, replaced or improved...

Section 109.5. - 109.5. Whenever the construction of any facility of the United...

Section 110. - 110. Nothing in this article shall prohibit any county or...

Section 111. - 111. Whenever the natural course of a State highway passes...

Section 111.5. - 111.5. Whenever a city street or a county highway and...

Section 112. - 112. The department may enter into an agreement with any...

Section 113. - 113. Upon a request from the department the governing body...

Section 113.5. - 113.5. A city or county may enter into a cooperative...

Section 114. - 114. (a) When the commission or other public entity has...

Section 115. - 115. All work performed pursuant to any provisions of sections...

Section 116. - 116. The department may delegate to any such city or...

Section 117. - 117. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the instrument conveying title,...

Section 118. - 118. (a) If the department determines that real property or...

Section 118.1. - 118.1. Except as provided in Article 8 (commencing with Section...

Section 118.5. - 118.5. No parcel of property acquired by eminent domain for...

Section 118.6. - 118.6. The department shall, to the greatest extent possible, offer...

Section 118.7. - 118.7. (a) The department may, upon terms, standards, and conditions...

Section 118.9. - 118.9. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 119. - 119. Any real property or interest therein which has passed...

Section 120. - 120. With the consent and approval of the Public Utilities...

Section 121. - 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state highway...

Section 122. - 122. Whenever jurisdiction over any highway within a State park...

Section 123. - 123. The provisions of section 122 shall neither affect nor...

Section 123.5. - 123.5. The department shall erect and maintain signs directing the...

Section 124. - 124. The department may restrict the use of, or close,...

Section 124.1. - 124.1. (a) Upon completion by the department of a safety...

Section 125. - 125. To notify the public that a state highway is...

Section 127. - 127. The California Highway Patrol shall cooperate with the department...

Section 128. - 128. The department shall maintain, in each district office, a...

Section 129. - 129. Each county recorder shall keep all such state highway...

Section 130. - 130. The department and any county, city, or joint highway...

Section 130.1. - 130.1. Upon the completion of the improvement of any portion...

Section 130.2. - 130.2. Upon receipt of the resolution of completion by the...

Section 130.5. - 130.5. The department may enter into a contract with the...

Section 131. - 131. Upon the application of the governing authority of any...

Section 131.1. - 131.1. Upon the request of any service authority for freeway...

Section 131.5. - 131.5. The department and any county having a park commission...

Section 132. - 132. For any cooperation rendered under the provisions of subdivisions...

Section 133. - 133. To the extent possible, and where feasible and cost...

Section 134. - 134. In the expenditure of funds allocated under Sections 2107...

Section 134.5. - 134.5. Whenever by the construction or improvement of a State...

Section 135. - 135. The department may enter into contracts for the removal...

Section 135.3. - 135.3. The Legislature intends by this act to provide prompt...

Section 135.4. - 135.4. As used in Sections 135.3, 135.4, 135.5, 135.6, and...

Section 135.5. - 135.5. (a) As used in this section, “relocation assistance” means,...

Section 135.6. - 135.6. The department may acquire, either in fee or in...

Section 135.7. - 135.7. The department may contract with other public agencies, private...

Section 136. - 136. The department may enter into contracts for the leasing...

Section 136.1. - 136.1. The department may enter into major damage mitigation contracts...

Section 136.5. - 136.5. (a) The contracts referred to in Sections 135, 136,...

Section 136.6. - 136.6. (a) The department may enter into contracts not exceeding...

Section 137. - 137. The department shall determine the kind, quality, and extent...

Section 137.6. - 137.6. The design of, the drafting of specifications for, and...

Section 138. - 138. The department may employ an attorney at law and...

Section 139. - 139. The director or the Chief Engineer of the department...

Section 140. - 140. The department may establish and maintain shops for the...

Section 140.3. - 140.3. Effective June 30, 2006, the Equipment Service Fund in...

Section 140.5. - 140.5. The department may do anything, including the prosecution of...

Section 141. - 141. In addition to the other powers relating to state...

Section 142. - 142. All expense incurred in carrying out the objects of...

Section 143. - 143. (a) (1) “Best value” means a value determined by...

Section 143.1. - 143.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the demonstration...

Section 144. - 144. The department is authorized to divide or separate any...

Section 144.5. - 144.5. No state highway shall be divided as provided in...

Section 145. - 145. The department is authorized to lay out and construct...

Section 146. - 146. Any public agency having responsibility for the planning and...

Section 146.5. - 146.5. (a) The department may construct, maintain, and operate fringe...

Section 147. - 147. The director shall, without supplanting any other program required...

Section 148. - 148. The department may construct and maintain transit related highway...

Section 148.1. - 148.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Monterey-Salinas...

Section 149. - 149. The department may construct exclusive or preferential lanes for...

Section 149.1. - 149.1. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this code,...

Section 149.2. - 149.2. (a) The department shall report to the transportation policy...

Section 149.3. - 149.3. The department may undertake the construction of exclusive or...

Section 149.4. - 149.4. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this...

Section 149.5. - 149.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this...

Section 149.6. - 149.6. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 149, 149.7, and 30800, and Section...

Section 149.7. - 149.7. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800, a regional transportation...

Section 149.8. - 149.8. (a) Pursuant to Section 149.7, the Legislature hereby authorizes...

Section 149.9. - 149.9. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this code,...

Section 149.10. - 149.10. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this code,...

Section 149.11. - 149.11. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this...

Section 149.12. - 149.12. The Highway Toll Account is hereby created in the...

Section 149.13. - 149.13. (a) VTA may apply to the commission pursuant to...

Section 150. - 150. When the department, in cooperation with rapid transit districts,...

Section 151. - 151. The department may make such regulations as may be...

Section 152. - 152. The department may permit the placing of, and cooperate...

Section 153. - 153. The department may place and maintain or cooperate with...

Section 154. - 154. The department shall encourage the construction and development by...

Section 154.1. - 154.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 154 or any other provision of...

Section 155. - 155. The department may accept any gift of money or...

Section 155.5. - 155.5. The commission, to the extent constitutionally permitted and if...

Section 155.6. - 155.6. Unless prohibited by federal laws or rules and regulations,...

Section 155.7. - 155.7. (a) On or before April 1, 2018, the Secretary...