California Code
Vehicle Code - VEH
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...

CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests

ARTICLE 1 - Arrests

Section 40300. - 40300. The provisions of this chapter shall govern all peace...

Section 40300.2. - 40300.2. Whenever a person is arrested for a violation of...

Section 40300.5. - 40300.5. In addition to the authority to make an arrest...

Section 40300.6. - 40300.6. Section 40300.5 shall be liberally interpreted to further safe...

Section 40301. - 40301. Except as provided in this chapter, whenever a person...

Section 40302. - 40302. Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of...

Section 40302.5. - 40302.5. Whenever any person under the age of 18 years...

Section 40303. - 40303. (a) Whenever a person is arrested for any of...

Section 40303.5. - 40303.5. An arresting officer shall permit a person arrested for...

Section 40304. - 40304. Whenever any person is arrested by any member of...

Section 40304.5. - 40304.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any person...

Section 40305. - 40305. (a) Whenever a nonresident is arrested for violating any...

Section 40305.5. - 40305.5. (a) If a nonresident is arrested for violating this...

Section 40306. - 40306. (a) Whenever a person is arrested for a misdemeanor...

Section 40307. - 40307. (a) When an arresting officer attempts to take a...

Section 40309. - 40309. Whenever a notice of parking violation is issued in...

Section 40310. - 40310. The Judicial Council shall annually adopt a uniform traffic...

Section 40311. - 40311. Whenever a person is arrested under authority of a...

Section 40312. - 40312. A peace officer shall not arrest, on the basis...

Section 40313. - 40313. If a notice of reexamination was issued pursuant to...

ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear

Section 40500. - 40500. (a) Whenever a person is arrested for any violation...

Section 40501. - 40501. (a) The time specified in the notice to appear...

Section 40502. - 40502. The place specified in the notice to appear shall...

Section 40503. - 40503. Every notice to appear or notice of violation and...

Section 40504. - 40504. (a) The officer shall deliver one copy of the...

Section 40505. - 40505. Whenever any traffic or police officer delivers a notice...

Section 40506. - 40506. The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file a...

Section 40506.5. - 40506.5. Prior to the date upon which the defendant promised...

Section 40507. - 40507. A written promise to appear in court may be...

Section 40508. - 40508. (a) A person willfully violating his or her written...

Section 40508.6. - 40508.6. The superior court in any county may establish administrative...

Section 40509.1. - 40509.1. If any person has willfully failed to comply with...

Section 40510. - 40510. (a) Prior to the date upon which a defendant...

Section 40510.5. - 40510.5. (a) The clerk of the court may accept a...

Section 40511. - 40511. If bail has not been previously fixed and approved...

Section 40512. - 40512. (a) (1) Except as specified in paragraph (2) and...

Section 40512.5. - 40512.5. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), if at...

Section 40512.6. - 40512.6. (a) If a defendant who elects or is ordered...

Section 40513. - 40513. (a) Whenever written notice to appear has been prepared,...

Section 40514. - 40514. No warrant shall issue on the charge for the...

Section 40515. - 40515. (a) When a person signs a written promise to...

Section 40516. - 40516. (a) The expenses incurred by the Department of the...

Section 40518. - 40518. (a) Whenever a written notice to appear has been...

Section 40519. - 40519. (a) Any person who has received a written notice...

Section 40520. - 40520. (a) A notice to appear issued pursuant to Section...

Section 40521. - 40521. (a) Except when personal appearance is required by the...

Section 40522. - 40522. Whenever a person is arrested for violations specified in...

ARTICLE 3 - Notice of Violation

Section 40600. - 40600. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a peace...

Section 40604. - 40604. (a) If the person charged with the offense has...

ARTICLE 4 - Notice to Correct Violation

Section 40610. - 40610. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if,...

Section 40610. - 40610. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if,...

Section 40611. - 40611. (a) Upon proof of correction of an alleged violation...

Section 40612. - 40612. An exact, legible copy of the notice to correct...

Section 40614. - 40614. Any person who signs a notice to correct or...

Section 40616. - 40616. Any person willfully violating a written promise to correct...

Section 40618. - 40618. Whenever proof of correction of violation is not received...

CHAPTER 3 - Illegal Evidence

ARTICLE 1 - Prosecutions Under Code

Section 40800. - 40800. (a) A traffic officer on duty for the exclusive...

Section 40801. - 40801. No peace officer or other person shall use a...

Section 40802. - 40802. (a) A “speed trap” is either of the following:...

Section 40803. - 40803. (a) No evidence as to the speed of a...

Section 40804. - 40804. (a) In any prosecution under this code upon a...

Section 40805. - 40805. Every court shall be without jurisdiction to render a...

Section 40806. - 40806. In the event a defendant charged with an offense...

Section 40807. - 40807. No record of any action taken by the department...

Section 40808. - 40808. Subdivision (d) of Section 28 of Article I of...

ARTICLE 2 - Civil Actions

Section 40830. - 40830. In either of the following circumstances a violation of...

Section 40831. - 40831. In any civil action proof of speed in excess...

Section 40832. - 40832. No record of the suspension or revocation of the...

Section 40833. - 40833. Neither the report required by Sections 16000, 16001, 16002,...

Section 40834. - 40834. A judgment of conviction for any violation of this...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Evidence

Section 40900. - 40900. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a verification by...

Section 40901. - 40901. (a) A court, pursuant to this section, may by...

Section 40902. - 40902. (a) (1) The court , pursuant to this section,...

Section 40903. - 40903. (a) Any person who fails to appear as provided...

CHAPTER 4 - Presumptions

Section 41100. - 41100. In any action involving the question of unlawful speed...

Section 41101. - 41101. (a) Whenever a traffic sign or traffic control device...

Section 41104. - 41104. In any case, involving an accident or otherwise, where...

CHAPTER 5 - Defenses

Section 41400. - 41400. Whenever any person is charged with a violation of...

Section 41401. - 41401. No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of...

Section 41402. - 41402. No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of...

Section 41403. - 41403. (a) In any proceedings to have a judgment of...

CHAPTER 6 - Nonprosecution of Violations

Section 41500. - 41500. (a) A person shall not be subject to prosecution...

Section 41501. - 41501. (a) After a deposit of bail and bail forfeiture,...

CHAPTER 7 - Arrest Quotas

Section 41600. - 41600. For purposes of this chapter, “arrest quota” means any...

Section 41601. - 41601. For purposes of this chapter, “citation” means a notice...

Section 41601.5. - 41601.5. For purposes of this chapter, “agency” includes the Regents...

Section 41602. - 41602. No state or local agency employing peace officers or...

Section 41603. - 41603. No state or local agency employing peace officers or...

CHAPTER 8 - Consolidated Disposition

Section 41610. - 41610. (a) Whenever a person who is in custody enters...