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CA Veh Code § 29003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29003.

29003.  (a) Every hitch or coupling device used as a means of attaching the towed and towing vehicles shall be properly and securely mounted and be structurally adequate for the weight drawn. The mounting of the hitch or coupling device on the towing and towed vehicle shall include sufficient reinforcement or bracing of the frame to provide sufficient strength and rigidity to prevent undue distortion of the frame.(b) The drawbar, tongue, or other connection between the towing and towed vehicles shall be securely attached and structurally adequate for the weight drawn. (c) The raised end of any motor vehicle being transported by another motor vehicle using a tow dolly shall be secured to the tow dolly by two separate chains, cables, or equivalent devices adequate to prevent shifting or separation of the towed vehicle and the tow dolly.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 708, Sec. 10.)
CA Veh Code § 29004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29004.

29004.  (a) (1) Except as required under paragraph (2), a towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable, or equivalent device in addition to the regular drawbar, tongue, or other connection.(2) A vehicle towed by a tow truck shall be coupled to the tow truck by means of at least two safety chains in addition to the primary restraining system. The safety chains shall be securely affixed to the truck frame, bed, or towing equipment, independent of the towing sling, wheel lift, or under-reach towing equipment.(3) A vehicle transported as a load on a trailer, using vehicles other than those described in Section 34500, shall be secured by at least four tiedown chains, straps, or an equivalent device, independent of the winch or loading cable.(b) All safety connections and attachments shall be of sufficient strength to control the towed vehicle in the event of failure of the regular hitch, coupling device, drawbar, tongue, or other connection. All safety connections and attachments also shall have a positive means of ensuring that the safety connection or attachment does not become dislodged while in transit.(c) No more slack may be left in a safety chain, cable, or equivalent device than is necessary to permit proper turning. When a drawbar is used as the towing connection, the safety chain, cable, or equivalent device shall be connected to the towed and towing vehicle and to the drawbar so as to prevent the drawbar from dropping to the ground if the drawbar fails.(d) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a fifth wheel and kingpin assembly, and does not apply to a towed motor vehicle when steered by a person who holds a license for the type of vehicle being towed.(e) For purposes of this section, a “tow truck” includes both of the following:(1) A repossessor’s tow vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 615.(2) An automobile dismantler’s tow vehicle, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 615.(f) A vehicle towed by a repossessor’s tow vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 615, is exempt from the multisafety chain requirement of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) so long as the vehicle is not towed more than one mile on a public highway and is secured by one safety chain.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 311, Sec. 9. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Veh Code § 29004.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29004.5.

29004.5.  No recreational vehicle, as described in Section 18010.5 of the Health and Safety Code, designed to be towed, shall be manufactured for sale in this state, sold, offered for sale, leased, or rented unless it is equipped with a safety connection in compliance with Section 29004 with breaking strength which equals or exceeds the gross weight of the towed vehicle. The retail seller, renter, or lessor shall supply instructions to the purchaser, renter, or lessee of such recreational vehicle on proper methods of making the connection between the towed and towing vehicles. Nothing in this section shall, however, require a lessor of a recreational vehicle to supply to the lessee of such vehicle the required instructions if such vehicle is sold to the lessor by a third party and such third party or the agent of the third party delivers possession of the vehicle to the lessee. In such case, such third party shall supply to the lessee the required instructions.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 932.)
CA Veh Code § 29005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29005.

29005.  When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed 15 feet.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 58.)
CA Veh Code § 29006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29006.

29006.  (a) No person shall operate a vehicle towing another motor vehicle upon a freeway unless the towing vehicle is coupled to the towed vehicle by a rigid structure attached securely to both vehicles by nonrigid means.(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) are not applicable to a vehicle towing a motor vehicle which has been disabled and is being towed from the point of disablement to the nearest and most accessible exit from the freeway.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 334.)
CA Veh Code § 29007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29007.

29007.  The requirements of Section 29004 shall not apply to vehicles engaged in driveaway-towaway operations if all the following conditions are met:(a) The towed vehicle has one end supported by the towing vehicle.(b) The towed vehicle is secured to the towing vehicle by a device designed and constructed as to be readily demountable and to perform the functions of a fifth-wheel-type connection.(c) The fifth-wheel-type connection device is securely affixed to the vehicles to prevent shifting of the device on the vehicles to which it is attached.(d) The fifth-wheel-type connection device provides a means of variation of inclination between the towing and towed vehicle due to vertical curvatures of the highway. Such means shall not depend upon either the looseness or deformation of the connection or the vehicles to provide for such variation.(e) No more than three saddle-mounts may be used in any combination.(f) No more than one tow-bar or ball-and-socket type coupling device may be used in any combination.(g) Driveaway-towaway combinations shall comply with all provisions specified in Section 393.71 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 56. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Veh Code § 29008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29008.

29008.   Sections 29004 and 29005 shall not apply to trailers or dollies used to support booms attached to truck cranes if the following conditions are met:(a) The trailer or dolly is connected to the boom by a pin, coupling device, or fifth wheel assembly.(b) The trailer is secured to the boom with a chain, cable, or equivalent device of sufficient strength to control the trailer or dolly in case of failure of the connection consisting of a pin, coupling device, or fifth wheel assembly.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 664. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Veh Code § 29009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 13 - TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Towing Equipment|Section 29009.

29009.  The requirements of Section 29004 do not apply to a dolly used to support a portion of special construction equipment, as defined in Section 565, which, due to its size or weight is being operated under the authority of a permit issued by the Department of Transportation, if the dolly is secured to the construction equipment, and the construction equipment is secured to the towing vehicle, by chain, cable, or equivalent devices of sufficient strength to control the construction equipment and dolly.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 907, Sec. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 32000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing|Section 32000.

32000.  It is the intent of the Legislature, by enacting this division, that the public be provided additional protection through the licensing of motor carriers transporting hazardous material. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall be authorized to inspect and license the motor carriers with special attention directed to the negligent operators or repeat violators.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 860, Sec. 13.)
CA Veh Code § 32002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing|Section 32002.

32002.  (a) The commissioner may adopt any regulations that are necessary to administer this division. It is a misdemeanor for any motor carrier to violate this division or regulations adopted pursuant to this division.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), it is unlawful for the motor carrier or the person who directs the driver to operate a vehicle transporting hazardous material, when that transportation requires a license pursuant to this division, to cause the operation of the vehicle unless the motor carrier holds a valid license for the transportation of hazardous materials. A violation of this subdivision shall be punished as follows:(1) For a first violation, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000).(2) For a second or subsequent violation, by a fine of not less than four thousand dollars ($4,000).(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1384, Sec. 4.)
CA Veh Code § 32002.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing|Section 32002.5.

32002.5.  (a) The commissioner may temporarily suspend a license to haul hazardous material prior to any hearing, when, in the commissioner’s opinion, the action is necessary to prevent an imminent and substantial danger to the public health. The commissioner shall notify the holder of the license of the temporary suspension and the effective date thereof and, at the same time, shall serve the person with an accusation. Upon receipt of a notice of defense to the accusation, the commissioner shall set the matter for a hearing which shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than 10 days after receipt of the notice of defense. The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the hearing is completed and the commissioner has made a final determination on the merits, which, in any event, shall be made within 10 days after the completion of the hearing. If the determination is not transmitted within 10 days after the hearing is completed, the temporary suspension is of no further effect.(b) The commissioner shall suspend a license to transport hazardous material of a person or motorcarrier, for a period of at least 90 days but not more than 180 days, if the holder of the license permits the transportation of fissile class III shipments or highway route controlled quantity radioactive materials, as defined in Subpart I (commencing with Section 173.401) of Part 173 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by a person who does not possess a license of the appropriate class and an attached radioactive materials driver’s certificate or an endorsement issued under Article 6 (commencing with Section 15275) of Chapter 7 of Division 6.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 92. Effective September 30, 1992.)
CA Veh Code § 32003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing|Section 32003.

32003.  (a) All fees collected by the department pursuant to the issuance or renewal of a license for the transportation of hazardous material shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account of the State Transportation Fund.(b) All moneys collected from these fees shall be used for the support of the hazardous materials inspection and licensing program of the department upon appropriation therefor by the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 860, Sec. 13.)
CA Veh Code § 32004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 1 - Licensing|Section 32004.

32004.  Any violation of any provision of this division may be enjoined in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, upon request of the department, except that it shall not be necessary to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show irreparable damage or loss.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 860, Sec. 13.)
CA Veh Code § 32050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 2 - Notification of Routes|Section 32050.

32050.  (a) Prior to the transport of anhydrous hydrazine, methylhydrazine, dimethylhydrazine, Aerozine 50, fuming nitric acid, liquid fluorine, or nitrogen tetroxide in bulk packaging, except when that packaging contains only residue, outside the confines of a facility where that material was used or stored, or prior to the delivery of that bulk material to a carrier for transport, each carrier shall provide advance notification, in writing, of the shipment, to the department, which, in turn, shall notify the sheriff of each county and police chief of each city in which is located the proposed route. Notification shall be made through the Department of Justice’s California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. The sheriffs and police chiefs shall, in turn, make timely notification to the fire chiefs within their respective jurisdictions through a mutually agreed upon communications system.(b) Subdivision (a) applies only to the extent that it does not conflict with federal law.(c) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Bulk packaging” has the same meaning as defined in Section 171.8 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) “Fire chief” means the fire chief of each county and city fire department and the fire chief of each fire protection district serving a population greater than 15,000 in which is located the proposed route. This paragraph does not apply to any fire chief of a fire department or fire protection district that is composed of 50 percent or more volunteer firefighters.(3) “Residue” has the same meaning as defined in Section 171.8 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Veh Code § 32051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 2 - Notification of Routes|Section 32051.

32051.  (a) Each advance notification required by Section 32050 shall contain all of the following information:(1) The name, address, and emergency telephone number of the manufacturer, shipper, carrier, and receiver of the shipment.(2) A current copy of a material data safety sheet, as designated by the department, regarding the material.(3) If the shipment is originating within California, the point of origin of the shipment and the 48-hour period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur, the destination of the shipment within California, and the 48-hour period during which the shipment is estimated to arrive.(4) If the shipment is originating outside of California, the point of origin of the shipment and the 48-hour period during which the shipment is estimated to arrive at the state boundary, the destination of the shipment within California, and the 48-hour period during which the shipment is estimated to arrive.(5) A telephone number and address for current shipment information.(b) The department shall design a standard notification form to include all of the information specified in subdivision (a) and shall make these forms available by April 1, 1989.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1222, Sec. 2.)
CA Veh Code § 32052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 2 - Notification of Routes|Section 32052.

32052.  (a) The notification required by Section 32050 shall reach the department at least 72 hours before the beginning of the 48-hour period during which departure of the shipment of any material designated in Section 32050 is estimated to occur, and the department shall notify the sheriffs and the police chiefs as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 32050 at least 36 hours before the beginning of the 48-hour departure period specified in subdivision (a) of Section 32051, who shall notify the fire chiefs, as provided in Section 32050. A copy of the notification shall be retained by the department for three years.(b) The carrier shall also notify, by telephone or telegram, the department if there are any changes in the scheduling of a shipment, in the routes to be used for shipment, or any cancellation of a shipment. The department shall, in turn, notify the sheriffs and the police chiefs specified in subdivision (a) of Section 32050 that would be affected by these changes in the scheduling of a shipment, in the routes to be used for a shipment, or the cancellation of a shipment, who shall notify the fire chiefs, as provided in Section 32050. The department shall maintain for three years a record of each telegram and telephonic notification.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1222, Sec. 2.)
CA Veh Code § 32053 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.1 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL|CHAPTER 2 - Notification of Routes|Section 32053.

32053.  (a) Any carrier who violates Section 32050, 32051, or 32052, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, is subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. For purposes of this section, each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.(b) When establishing the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider, in addition to other relevant circumstances, all of the following:(1) The extent of the harm caused by the violation.(2) The persistence of the violation.(3) The number of prior violations by the same violator.(4) The deterrent value of the penalty based on the financial resources of the violator.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1222, Sec. 2.)
CA Veh Code § 34000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 34000.

34000.  It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional protection to the public and reduce the risk of possible hazards in the highway transportation of hazardous waste and of flammable and combustible liquids in tank vehicles. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall place as a high priority the random inspection of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers for compliance with this code.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 539, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Veh Code § 34001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 34001.

34001.  The provisions of this division refer to vehicles having a cargo tank and to hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers, as defined in Section 25167.4 of the Health and Safety Code, that are operating on highways within this state.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 945, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Veh Code § 34002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 34002.

34002.  (a) It is the legislative intention that the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division shall apply uniformly throughout the State of California, and no state agency, city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a chartered city, city and county, or county, shall adopt or enforce any ordinance or regulation which is inconsistent with this division.(b) No other state agency, city, city and county, county, or other public agency of this state, including, but not limited to, a chartered city, city and county, or county, shall enforce any provisions regarding the design and construction of any cargo tank subject to this division, regardless of the location of the cargo tank, or the area of operation of the cargo tank, within this state.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 661, Sec. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 34003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 34003.

34003.  As used in this division:(a) “Cargo tank” means any tank having a volumetric capacity in excess of 120 gallons that is used for the transportation of flammable liquids or combustible liquids. “Cargo tank” includes pumps, meters, valves, fittings, piping, and other appurtenances attached to a tank vehicle and used in connection with the flammable liquids or combustible liquids being transported in the cargo tank except that the volumetric capacity refers to the capacity of the container portion of a cargo tank.“Cargo tank” does not include any of the following:(1) Any tank used only to carry fuel necessary for the operation of the vehicle or any equipment of the vehicle.(2) Any tank containing not more than 120 gallons of residue. For purposes of this paragraph, “residue” means the liquid material remaining after a tank has been unloaded to the maximum extent practicable through the normal discharge opening.(3) Any intermodal portable tank, meeting United States Department of Transportation IM 101 or IM 102 Specification transported as part of an interstate shipment when operated within a 25-mile radius of its ocean port or railroad terminal loading or unloading facility.(4) Any tank meeting the requirements of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, with a volumetric capacity of less than 500 gallons used to transport flammable or combustible liquids, except a portable tank used to transport an inhalation hazard as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 32101.(5) Any tank designated by the United States Department of Transportation as a “single trip container” or “nonreusable container,” marked and used as such, with a volumetric capacity of less than 500 gallons.(6) Any vehicle that is registered in any other state and is used for refueling aircraft while operating in this state pursuant to a contract with this state or the United States for the conduct of fire suppression or other emergency-related activities.(b) “Tank vehicle” means any truck, trailer, or semitrailer equipped with a cargo tank which is used for the transportation of flammable liquids or combustible liquids within this state.(c) “Flammable liquids” and “combustible liquids” mean those liquids as defined by the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to Section 2402.7.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 93. Effective September 30, 1992.)
CA Veh Code § 34004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 34004.

34004.  The provisions of this division shall apply equally to new as well as existing cargo tanks.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1106.)