California Code
DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION
CHAPTER 1 - Offenses

ARTICLE 1 - Violation of Code

Section 40000.1. - 40000.1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is...

Section 40000.3. - 40000.3. A violation expressly declared to be a felony, or...

Section 40000.5. - 40000.5. A violation of any of the following provisions shall...

Section 40000.6. - 40000.6. A violation of any of the following is a...

Section 40000.61. - 40000.61. A violation of Section 1808.45, relating to unauthorized disclosure...

Section 40000.65. - 40000.65. A violation of Section 2430.5 or 2432, relating to...

Section 40000.7. - 40000.7. (a) A violation of any of the following provisions...

Section 40000.70. - 40000.70. A violation of Section 23112.5, relating to notification of...

Section 40000.77. - 40000.77. A violation of Article 7 (commencing with Section 2570)...

Section 40000.8. - 40000.8. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.9. - 40000.9. A violation of any of the following provisions shall...

Section 40000.10. - 40000.10. A violation of subdivision (a) of Section 12500 shall...

Section 40000.11. - 40000.11. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.13. - 40000.13. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.13. - 40000.13. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.14. - 40000.14. A violation of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section...

Section 40000.15. - 40000.15. A violation of any of the following provisions shall...

Section 40000.16. - 40000.16. A second or subsequent violation of Section 23114, relating...

Section 40000.18. - 40000.18. A violation of subdivision (b) of Section 31401 or...

Section 40000.19. - 40000.19. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.20. - 40000.20. A third or subsequent violation of Section 23225, relating...

Section 40000.21. - 40000.21. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.22. - 40000.22. (a) A violation of subdivision (e) of Section 34501,...

Section 40000.23. - 40000.23. A violation of any of the following provisions is...

Section 40000.24. - 40000.24. A violation of any of the following provisions shall...

Section 40000.25. - 40000.25. A violation of any of the following provisions shall...

Section 40000.26. - 40000.26. A violation of subdivision (g) of Section 34501.12 or...

Section 40000.28. - 40000.28. Any offense which would otherwise be an infraction is...

Section 40001. - 40001. (a) It is unlawful for the owner, or any...

Section 40002. - 40002. (a) (1) If there is a violation of Section...

Section 40002.1. - 40002.1. (a) Whenever a person has failed to appear in...

Section 40003. - 40003. Whenever an employee is prosecuted for a violation of...

Section 40004. - 40004. (a) The period for commencing criminal action against any...

Section 40005. - 40005. Whenever a driver is cited for a violation of...

Section 40006. - 40006. Whenever a disabled vehicle, being taken to a repair...

Section 40007. - 40007. Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100) does not preclude...

Section 40008. - 40008. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as...

ARTICLE 2 - Procedure on Equipment and Registration Violations

Section 40150. - 40150. Whenever any vehicle or combination of vehicles is found...

Section 40151. - 40151. (a) Whenever any lighting equipment or device does not...

Section 40152. - 40152. (a) Whenever any vehicle or combination of vehicles is...

ARTICLE 3 - Procedure on Parking Violations

Section 40200. - 40200. (a) Any violation of any regulation that is not...

Section 40200.1. - 40200.1. A person shall not be subject to both a...

Section 40200.3. - 40200.3. (a) All parking penalties collected by the processing agency,...

Section 40200.4. - 40200.4. (a) The processing agency shall deposit with the county...

Section 40200.5. - 40200.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section...

Section 40200.6. - 40200.6. (a) If a contract is entered into pursuant to...

Section 40200.8. - 40200.8. The parking processing agency shall notify the department and...

Section 40202. - 40202. (a) If a vehicle is unattended during the time...

Section 40203. - 40203. The notice of parking violation shall be accompanied by...

Section 40203.5. - 40203.5. (a) The schedule of parking penalties for parking violations...

Section 40203.6. - 40203.6. (a) In addition to an assessment levied pursuant to...

Section 40204. - 40204. (a) If the parking penalty is received by the...

Section 40205. - 40205. If a person contests the parking violation, the processing...

Section 40206. - 40206. (a) If the payment of the parking penalty is...

Section 40206.5. - 40206.5. (a) Within 15 days of a request, by mail...

Section 40207. - 40207. (a) The notice of delinquent parking violation shall contain...

Section 40208. - 40208. The notice of delinquent parking violation shall contain, or...

Section 40209. - 40209. If the affidavit of nonliability is returned to the...

Section 40210. - 40210. (a) If the affidavit of nonliability is returned and...

Section 40211. - 40211. (a) If the registered owner, or an agent of...

Section 40215. - 40215. (a) For a period of 21 calendar days from...

Section 40220. - 40220. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 40220.5, 40221,...

Section 40220.5. - 40220.5. (a) (1) A processing agency may only use the...

Section 40221. - 40221. The processing agency shall not file a civil judgment...

Section 40222. - 40222. The processing agency shall terminate proceedings on a notice...

Section 40224. - 40224. The time limitation provided by law for commencement of...

Section 40225. - 40225. (a) An equipment violation entered on the notice of...

Section 40226. - 40226. An issuing agency may, in lieu of collecting a...

Section 40230. - 40230. (a) Within 30 calendar days after the mailing or...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Procedure on Video Imaging of Parking Violations Occurring in Transit-Only Lanes

Section 40240. - 40240. (a) A public transit operator, as defined in Section...

Section 40240. - 40240. (a) The City and County of San Francisco may...

Section 40240.5. - 40240.5. (a) A public transit operator, including the Alameda-Contra Costa...

Section 40241. - 40241. (a) A designated employee of the local agency, including...

Section 40241. - 40241. (a) A designated employee of the City and County...

ARTICLE 4 - Procedure on Toll Evasion Violations

Section 40250. - 40250. (a) Except where otherwise specifically provided, a violation of...

Section 40251. - 40251. All toll evasion penalties collected by the processing agency,...

Section 40252. - 40252. (a) An issuing agency may elect to contract with...

Section 40253. - 40253. If a contract is entered into pursuant to Section...

Section 40254. - 40254. (a) If a vehicle is found, by automated devices,...

Section 40255. - 40255. (a) Within 21 days from the issuance of the...

Section 40255. - 40255. (a) Within 21 days from the issuance of the...

Section 40256. - 40256. (a) Within 20 days after the mailing of the...

Section 40257. - 40257. The notice of toll evasion violation shall be accompanied...

Section 40258. - 40258. (a) The schedule of toll evasion penalties for toll...

Section 40258. - 40258. (a) (1) The schedule of toll evasion penalties for...

Section 40259. - 40259. If the toll evasion penalty is received by the...

Section 40260. - 40260. (a) If the payment of the toll evasion penalty...

Section 40261. - 40261. (a) Within 10 days from the mailing of a...

Section 40262. - 40262. (a) The notice of delinquent toll evasion violation shall...

Section 40262. - 40262. (a) (1) The notice of delinquent toll evasion violation...

Section 40262.5. - 40262.5. If the registered owner fails to pay the toll...

Section 40263. - 40263. The notice of delinquent toll evasion violation shall contain,...

Section 40264. - 40264. If the affidavit of nonliability is returned to the...

Section 40265. - 40265. (a) If the affidavit of nonliability is returned and...

Section 40266. - 40266. (a) If the registered owner, or an agent of...

Section 40267. - 40267. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 40268 and 40269,...

Section 40268. - 40268. The processing agency shall not file a civil judgment...

Section 40269. - 40269. (a) The processing agency shall terminate proceedings on the...

Section 40269.5. - 40269.5. (a) (1) An issuing agency shall make a payment...

Section 40269.6. - 40269.6. (a) Commencing July 1, 2023, an issuing agency shall...

Section 40270. - 40270. If the notice of delinquent toll evasion violation is...

Section 40271. - 40271. The time limitation provided by law for commencement of...

Section 40272. - 40272. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an imposition of...

Section 40273. - 40273. Any information obtained pursuant to this article through the...