In this definitive collection of motor vehicle and traffic-related statutes, the California Vehicle Code Handbook provides complete coverage of the California Vehicle Code, as well as relevant coverage of the Code of Regulations, Streets and Highways Code, Health and Safety Code, Fish and Game, and selected provisions of vehicle-related statutes law enforcement professionals use most often. The newest edition also includes a valuable presentation of Legal Guidelines for an officer’s constitutional practice, a listing of applicable sections affected by legislation during the latest session, along with an extensive index and table of contents for quick access to each area of the law. Furthermore, the Code includes coverage of California Search and Seizure Law.
California Vehicle Code Handbook: 2025 Ed.
Features the comprehensive text of California’s Vehicle Code, Streets and Highways Code, as well as key provisions in titles relating to the Rules of Court, Code of Regulations, Health and Safety, and various other vehicle-related statutes law enforcement professionals use most often. Also includes a presentation of California Search and Seizure Law
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Vehicle Law Highlights of the 2024
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2024 Legislative Changes to the
California Vehicle Code Handbook
VEHICLE CODE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION 3. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES AND
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
DIVISION 3.5. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF
VESSELS
DIVISION 3.6. VEHICLE SALES
DIVISION 4. SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS
DIVISION 5. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
DIVISION 6. DRIVERS’ LICENSES
DIVISION 6.5. MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSACTIONS
WITH MINORS
DIVISION 6.7. UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
DIVISION 7. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW
DIVISION 9. CIVIL LIABILITY
DIVISION 10. ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT
REPORTS
DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD
DIVISION 11.5. SENTENCING FOR DRIVING
WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
DIVISION 12.5. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES
DIVISION 13. TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 14. TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
DIVISION 14.1. TRANSPORTATION OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
DIVISION 14.3. TRANSPORTATION OF
INHALATION HAZARDS
DIVISION 14.5. TRANSPORTATION OF
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
DIVISION 14.7. FLAMMABLE AND
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
DIVISION 14.8. SAFETY REGULATIONS
DIVISION 14.85. MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY
PERMIT ACT
DIVISION 14.86. PRIVATE CARRIERS OF
PASSENGERS REGISTRATION ACT
DIVISION 14.9. MOTOR VEHICLE DAMAGE
CONTROL
DIVISION 15. SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD
DIVISION 16. IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY
DIVISION 16.5. OFF–HHIGHWAY
VEHICLES
DIVISION 16.6. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
DIVISION 16.7. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING
OF BICYCLES
DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION
DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF
FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES
RELATED INFORMATION
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
CIVIL CODE
EDUCATION CODE
FISH AND GAME CODE
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
GOVERNMENT CODE
HARBORS AND NAVIGATION CODE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
INSURANCE CODE
LABOR CODE
PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
RULES OF COURT
CODE OF REGULATIONS
INDEX