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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.2.

2525.2. The commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary to administer the provisions of this article. A fleet owner licensed by the commissioner as an inspection and maintenance station pursuant to this chapter shall comply with such regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 502.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.4.

2525.4. (a) Fleet owners licensed as inspection and maintenance stations shall do all of the following:
(1) Conduct all installations, adjustments, inspections, and maintenance under the supervision of, and subject to the regulations of, the department, and subject to Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000).
(2) If engaged in interstate transportation, also conduct inspections and maintenance in accordance with the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation.
(3) If operating or maintaining vehicles described in subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), or (g), of Section 34500, enroll each licensed inspection and maintenance station for inspection by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 34501.12 and pay the fees required by subdivision (e) of that section.
(b) Fleet owners may not certify vehicle safety systems, as described in Section 9888.5 of the Business and Professions Code, or the installation, inspection, repair, or servicing of motor vehicle pollution control devices or systems, except for vehicles in the owner’s fleet.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 681, Sec. 23. (AB 1263) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.6.

2525.6. Each fleet owner licensed as an inspection and maintenance station may place upon a vehicle which it has inspected and maintained, or upon which it has installed or adjusted required equipment, a sticker, in a form approved by the commissioner, certifying the compliance of such vehicle with all pertinent requirements imposed upon such vehicle by this code or regulations adopted thereunder and, if applicable, by the United States Department of Transportation. Such stickers shall remain valid for a period of one year and shall not be placed on any vehicle which is not part of the fleet.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 502.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.8.

2525.8. The commissioner shall make and enforce regulations with respect to the issuance of stickers to be displayed upon vehicles owned or operated by a fleet owner which has complied with Section 2525.6.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1067.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.10.

2525.10. It is unlawful and constitutes a separate offense for any person to knowingly place or knowingly permit to be placed any sticker authorized by this article on any vehicle which does not comply with all the equipment requirements of this code or regulations adopted thereunder.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1067.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 3.5 - Inspection and Maintenance Stations › Section 2525.12.

2525.12. The commissioner may charge a fee for the stickers furnished to fleet owner inspection and maintenance stations. The fee charged shall be established by regulation and shall not produce a total estimated revenue which, together with license fees charged pursuant to Sections 2502 and 2503, is in excess of the estimated total cost to the department of the administration of the statutes relating to fleet owner inspection and maintenance stations.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 502.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Transportation of Hazardous Material › Section 2531.

2531. In addition to taking action pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 2540), the commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke a license to transport hazardous material when it is evident that the applicant or licensee or his or her employees have repeatedly violated any provision of law to such an extent as to demonstrate that it would be unsafe and not in the public interest to permit the applicant or licensee to operate or permit the operation of any vehicle owned or controlled by him or her for the transportation of hazardous material upon the public highways.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 161, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 4 - Transportation of Hazardous Material › Section 2532.

2532. The commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary to administer the provisions of this article.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 860, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2540.

2540. Any license issued may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner. The commissioner may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for the reasons set forth in Section 2531 or 2541. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner shall have all the powers granted therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 860, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2541.

2541. (a) The commissioner may deny a license if the applicant or any partner, officer, or director thereof:
(1) Fails to meet the qualifications established by the department pursuant to this chapter for the issuance of the license applied for.
(2) Was previously the holder of a license issued under this chapter which license has been revoked and never reissued or which license was suspended and the terms of the suspension have not been fulfilled.
(3) Has committed any act which, if committed by any licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(4) Has committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit whereby another is injured or whereby the applicant has benefited.
(5) Has acted in the capacity of a licensed person or firm under this chapter without having a license therefor.
(6) Has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or been found guilty of, or been convicted of, a felony, or a crime involving moral turpitude, and the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, irrespective of an order granting probation following such conviction, suspending the imposition of sentence, or of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the plea or verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation or information.
(b) The commissioner may also deny a license if a corporation is the applicant and the policy or activities of the corporation are or will be directed, controlled, or managed by individuals or shareholders who are ineligible for a license, and the licensing of that corporation would likely defeat the purpose of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 16, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2542.

2542. The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or take other disciplinary action against a license as provided in this article if the licensee or any partner, officer, director, controlling shareholder, or manager thereof:
(a) Violates any section of this code which relates to his or her licensed activities.
(b) Is convicted of any felony.
(c) Is convicted of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(d) Violates any of the regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.
(e) Commits any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit whereby another is injured or any act involving moral turpitude.
(f) Has misrepresented a material fact in obtaining a license.
(g) Aids or abets an unlicensed person to evade this chapter.
(h) Fails to make and keep records showing his or her transactions as a licensee, or fails to have these records available for inspection by the commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative for a period of not less than three years after completion of any transaction to which the records refer, or refuses to comply with a written request of the commissioner to make such record available for inspection.
(i) Violates or attempts to violate this chapter relating to the particular activity for which he or she is licensed.
(j) Fails to equip or maintain his or her vehicles, as required by this code or by the regulations adopted pursuant to this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 161, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2543.

2543. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The commissioner may order the license suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2544.

2544. The commissioner may take disciplinary action against any licensee after a hearing as provided in this chapter by any of the following:
(a) Imposing probation upon terms and conditions to be set forth by the commissioner.
(b) Suspending the license.
(c) Revoking the license.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2545.

2545. Upon the effective date of any order of suspension or revocation of any license governed by this chapter, the licensee shall surrender the license to the commissioner.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2546.

2546. The expiration or suspension of a license by operation of law or by order or decision of the commissioner or a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee shall not deprive the commissioner of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation of or action or disciplinary proceedings against such licensee, or to render a decision suspending or revoking such license.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2547.

2547. All accusations against licensees shall be filed within three years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, except that with respect to an accusation alleging a violation of subdivision (f) of Section 2542, the accusation may be filed within two years after the discovery by the California Highway Patrol of the alleged facts constituting the fraud or misrepresentation prohibited by said section.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2548.

2548. When any license has been revoked or suspended following a hearing under the provisions of this chapter, any additional license issued under this chapter in the name of the licensee may be likewise revoked or suspended by the commissioner.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation › Section 2549.

2549. After suspension of the license upon any of the grounds set forth in this article, the commissioner may reinstate the license upon proof of compliance by the applicant with all provisions of the decision as to reinstatement. After revocation of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this article, the license shall not be reinstated or reissued within a period of one year after the effective date of revocation.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 7 - Transportation of School Pupils › Section 2570.

2570. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, that the public be provided additional protection through the licensing of private schoolbus contractors transporting school pupils under contracts with school districts, and that the Department of the California Highway Patrol be authorized to inspect and license the contractors described in subdivision (a), giving special attention directed to negligent operators or repeat violators.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 7 - Transportation of School Pupils › Section 2571.

2571. Every private schoolbus contractor who contracts with a school district for the transportation of school pupils shall be licensed in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner. The license fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for an initial license and seventy-five dollars ($75) for each annual renewal.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 7 - Transportation of School Pupils › Section 2572.

2572. (a) The commissioner may adopt whatever regulations are necessary to administer this chapter. The regulations shall be consistent with regulations regarding schoolbuses and schoolbus drivers adopted by the commissioner pursuant to other provisions of law.
(b) In addition to any other requirements, it is unlawful for the private schoolbus contractor or the person who directs the driver to operate a vehicle transporting school pupils, when that transportation requires a license, to knowingly cause the operation of the vehicle unless the private schoolbus contractor holds a valid license for the transportation of school pupils. A violation of this subdivision shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 7 - Transportation of School Pupils › Section 2573.

2573. (a) The commissioner may temporarily suspend a license to transport school pupils under contract with a school district, subject to a hearing conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, when, in the commissioner’s opinion, the action is necessary to prevent an imminent and substantial danger to the public health.
(b) The commissioner may, following a hearing, suspend a license to transport school pupils under contract with a school district, for a period of at least 30 days but not more than 90 days, if the holder of the license knowingly permits the transportation of school pupils by a person who does not possess the appropriate driver’s license and driver’s certificate.
(c) The suspensions authorized pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) may, at the discretion of the commissioner, be enforced for all operations of a schoolbus contractor, or for the operations of the contractor in the school district in which the alleged violations occurred, or for the operations of the contractor in the contractor’s terminal in which the alleged violations occurred.
(d) The commissioner shall provide notification of a suspension hearing to those school districts whose terminals would be affected by the suspension.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 2.5 - Licenses Issued by California Highway Patrol › ARTICLE 7 - Transportation of School Pupils › Section 2574.

2574. (a) All fees collected by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to the issuance or renewal of a license for the transportation of school pupils under contract with a school district 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 licensing program of the department upon appropriation therefor by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2800.

2800. (a) It is unlawful to willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order, signal, or direction of a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, when that peace officer is in uniform and is performing duties pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, or to refuse to submit to a lawful inspection pursuant to this code.
(b) (1) Except as authorized pursuant to Section 24004, it is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or by an authorized enforcement officer as described in subdivision (d).
(2) It is unlawful for a driver transporting hazardous materials in a commercial motor vehicle that is required to display a placard pursuant to Section 27903 to violate paragraph (1).
(3) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, to violate paragraph (1).
(c) It is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
(d) “Out-of-Service order” means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation is out-of-service pursuant to Section 386.72, 392.5, 392.9a, 395.13, or 396.9 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, state law, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.
(e) It is unlawful for a driver of a commercial vehicle subject to inspection under this code to fail to comply with any vehicle inspection testing and associated procedures as required by an authorized member of the California Highway Patrol.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 3. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2800.1.

2800.1. (a) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year if all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer’s motor vehicle is exhibiting at least one lighted red lamp visible from the front and the person either sees or reasonably should have seen the lamp.
(2) The peace officer’s motor vehicle is sounding a siren as may be reasonably necessary.
(3) The peace officer’s motor vehicle is distinctively marked.
(4) The peace officer’s motor vehicle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(b) Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer’s bicycle, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year if the following conditions exist:
(1) The peace officer’s bicycle is distinctively marked.
(2) The peace officer’s bicycle is operated by a peace officer, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), and that peace officer is wearing a distinctive uniform.
(3) The peace officer gives a verbal command to stop.
(4) The peace officer sounds a horn that produces a sound of at least 115 decibels.
(5) The peace officer gives a hand signal commanding the person to stop.
(6) The person is aware or reasonably should have been aware of the verbal command, horn, and hand signal, but refuses to comply with the command to stop.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 485, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2800.2.

2800.2. (a) If a person flees or attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 and the pursued vehicle is driven in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, the person driving the vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison, or by confinement in the county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year. The court may also impose a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or may impose both that imprisonment or confinement and fine.
(b) For purposes of this section, a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property includes, but is not limited to, driving while fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing peace officer during which time either three or more violations that are assigned a traffic violation point count under Section 12810 occur, or damage to property occurs.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 472, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2800.3.

2800.3. (a) Whenever willful flight or attempt to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 proximately causes serious bodily injury to any person, the person driving the pursued vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, five, or seven years, by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Whenever willful flight or attempt to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 proximately causes death to a person, the person driving the pursued vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 4, 6, or 10 years.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the imposition of a greater sentence pursuant to Section 190 of the Penal Code or any other provisions of law applicable to punishment for an unlawful death.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 485, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2800.4.

2800.4. Whenever a person willfully flees or attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1, and the person operating the pursued vehicle willfully drives that vehicle on a highway in a direction opposite to that in which the traffic lawfully moves upon that highway, the person upon conviction is punishable by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year in a county jail or by imprisonment in the state prison, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 43, Sec. 111. (SB 1023) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2801.

2801. It is unlawful to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of any member of any fire department, paid, volunteer, or company operated, when wearing the badge or insignia of a fireman and when in the course of his duties he is protecting the personnel and fire department equipment.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2802.

2802. (a) Any traffic officer having reason to believe that a vehicle is not safely loaded or that the height, width, length, or weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful may require the driver to stop and submit to an inspection, measurement, or weighing of the vehicle. The weighing may be done either by means of portable or stationary scales and the officer may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest scale facility, in the event the scales are within five road miles.
(b) Selected inspection facilities and platform scales operated by the Department of the California Highway Patrol may, at the discretion of the commissioner, be open for extended hours, up to and including 24 hours every day. The primary purpose of the extended hours is to assist in the detection of overweight vehicles. These inspection facilities and platform scales shall be located near primary border route points of entry into the state and key routes within the state.
(c) An amount not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be available annually from the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the expanded operation of the scale facilities, as specified in subdivision (b). It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds made available pursuant to this subdivision shall be the only funds available for purposes of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 19, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2803.

2803. (a) If the traffic officer determines that the vehicle is not safely loaded or that the height, width, length, or weight is unlawful, he may require the driver to stop in a suitable place and reload or remove such portion of the load as may be necessary to render the load safe or to reduce it to the limits permitted under this code. A suitable place is an area which allows the least obstruction to the highway and which requires the least travel on the highway by the vehicle. Determination of the suitability of an area shall be made by the traffic officer who requires the adjustment. All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator.
(b) If a certified weight certificate or bill of lading accompanies a vehicle which has been determined to be overweight due to the load on the vehicle, the driver shall submit the certified weight certificate or bill of lading, whichever is appropriate, to the traffic officer when the overweight load is removed in the presence of the officer. The officer may note on the certified weight certificate or bill of lading submitted by the driver the fact that a portion of the load has been removed to bring the vehicle and load within the allowable weight limit specified in this code, and the officer shall return the certificate or bill of lading to the driver.
(c) If the height, width, or length of the vehicle is unlawful, irrespective of any load thereon, or if an unladen vehicle is overweight, the traffic officer may prohibit further movement of the vehicle until a permit is obtained as provided in Section 35780.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 506.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2804.

2804. A member of the California Highway Patrol upon reasonable belief that any vehicle is being operated in violation of any provisions of this code or is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, may require the driver of the vehicle to stop and submit to an inspection of the vehicle, and its equipment, license plates, and registration card.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2805.

2805. (a) For the purpose of locating stolen vehicles, (1) any member of the California Highway Patrol, or (2) a member of a city police department, a member of a county sheriff’s office, or a district attorney investigator, whose primary responsibility is to conduct vehicle theft investigations, may inspect any vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, or any identifiable vehicle component thereof, on a highway or in any public garage, repair shop, terminal, parking lot, new or used car lot, automobile dismantler’s lot, vehicle shredding facility, vehicle leasing or rental lot, vehicle equipment rental yard, vehicle salvage pool, or other similar establishment, or any agricultural or construction work location where work is being actively performed, and may inspect the title or registration of vehicles, in order to establish the rightful ownership or possession of the vehicle or identifiable vehicle component.
As used in this subdivision, “identifiable vehicle component” means any component which can be distinguished from other similar components by a serial number or other unique distinguishing number, sign, or symbol.
(b) A member of the California Highway Patrol, a member of a city police department or county sheriff’s office, or a district attorney investigator whose primary responsibility is to conduct vehicle theft investigations, may also inspect, for the purposes specified in subdivision (a), implements of husbandry, special construction equipment, forklifts, and special mobile equipment in the places described in subdivision (a) or when that vehicle is incidentally operated or transported upon a highway.
(c) Whenever possible, inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) shall be conducted at a time and in a manner so as to minimize any interference with, or delay of, business operations.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 688, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2806.

2806. Any regularly employed and salaried police officer or deputy sheriff, or any reserve police officer or reserve deputy sheriff listed in Section 830.6 of the Penal Code, having reasonable cause to believe that any vehicle or combination of vehicles is not equipped as required by this code or is in any unsafe condition as to endanger any person, may require the driver to stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles to an inspection and those tests as may be appropriate to determine the safety to persons and compliance with the code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 292, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2806.5.

2806.5. (a) A peace officer making a traffic or pedestrian stop, before engaging in questioning related to a criminal investigation or traffic violation, shall state the reason for the stop. The officer shall document the reason for the stop on any citation or police report resulting from the stop.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply when the officer reasonably believes that withholding the reason for the stop is necessary to protect life or property from imminent threat, including, but not limited to, cases of terrorism or kidnaping.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 805, Sec. 5. (AB 2773) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2807.

2807. (a) The California Highway Patrol shall inspect every schoolbus at least once each school year to ascertain whether its construction, design, equipment, and color comply with all provisions of law.
(b) No person shall drive any schoolbus unless there is displayed therein a certificate issued by the California Highway Patrol stating that on a certain date, which shall be within 13 months of the date of operation, an authorized employee of the California Highway Patrol inspected the bus and found that on the date of inspection the bus complied with the applicable provisions of state law relating to construction, design, equipment, and color. The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall provide by rule or regulation for the issuance and display of distinctive inspection certificates.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 580.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2807.1.

2807.1. (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect and certify every school pupil activity bus specified in Section 546 at least once each year to ascertain whether its condition complies with all provisions of the law.
(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle specified in subdivision (a) unless there is displayed therein a certificate issued by the Department of the California Highway Patrol stating that on a certain date, which shall be within 13 months of the date of operation, an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol inspected such motor vehicle and found that on the date of inspection such motor vehicle complied with the applicable provisions of the state law. The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall provide by rule or regulation for the issuance and display of distinctive inspection certificates.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 813, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2807.2.

2807.2. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, by regulation, provide for a preventive maintenance inspection guide for use by operators of tour buses, motor vehicles specified in Sections 2807 and 2807.1, and vehicles described in subdivisions (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Section 34500. The regulations shall provide that the record of inspection shall be signed by the person making the inspection, and the record of the inspections shall be retained on file by the operator for review and inspection by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1586, Sec. 4. Operative July 1, 1989, by Sec. 14 of Ch. 1586.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2807.3.

2807.3. (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect and certify every youth bus at least once each school year to ascertain whether its condition complies with all provisions of law.
(b) No person shall drive any youth bus unless there is displayed therein a certificate issued by the Department of the California Highway Patrol stating that on a certain date, which shall be within 13 months of the date of operation, an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol inspected the youth bus and found that on the date of inspection the youth bus complied with the applicable provisions of state law. The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall provide, by rule or regulation, for the issuance and display of distinctive inspection certificates.
(c) The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol may determine the fee and method of collection for the annual inspection of youth buses. The fee, established by regulation, shall be sufficient to cover the cost to the department for youth bus inspections and testing of drivers pursuant to Section 12523. All fees received shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1273, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2808.

2808. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all schoolbuses transporting pupils to or from any private school or private school activity shall be subject to the same statutes, rules, and regulations relating to construction, design, operation, equipment, and color as are now or hereafter applicable to schoolbuses transporting pupils to or from any public school or public school activity.
(b) Schoolbuses shall be exempt from such statutes, rules, and regulations relating to construction, design, safe operation, and equipment as the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall determine necessary to permit such schoolbuses to continue in operation or when it appears that the results intended to be attained by such rules and regulations are being accomplished by the use of other methods. Such exemption shall be specified by rule or regulation of the commissioner. No such exemption shall be made which in the opinion of the commissioner would jeopardize the safety of the pupils so transported.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 406.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2809.

2809. All scales and weighing instruments used by any member of the California Highway Patrol to enforce the provisions of this code with respect to weight limitations shall be inspected and certified as to accuracy at least once in each calendar year by the Bureau of Weights and Measures of the Department of Food and Agriculture or by a county sealer of weights and measures.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2810.

2810. (a) A member of the California Highway Patrol may stop any vehicle transporting any timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease, and inspect the bills of lading, shipping or delivery papers, or other evidence to determine whether the driver is in legal possession of the load, and, upon reasonable belief that the driver of the vehicle is not in legal possession, shall take custody of the vehicle and load and turn them over to the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease, or any part thereof, is apprehended.
(b) The sheriff shall receive and provide for the care and safekeeping of the apprehended timber products, livestock, poultry, farm produce, crude oil, petroleum products, or inedible kitchen grease, or any part thereof, and immediately, in cooperation with the department, proceed with an investigation and its legal disposition.
(c) Any expense incurred by the sheriff in the performance of his or her duties under this section shall be a legal charge against the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 187. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2810.1.

2810.1. (a) Any traffic officer may stop any commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 260, that is a rental vehicle and inspect the bills of lading, shipping, delivery papers, or other evidence to determine whether the driver is transporting household goods in violation of the Household Movers Act (Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 19225)) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code. The officer may only stop and inspect where the officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is being operated in violation of that act.
(b) It is a public offense, for which an officer may issue a citation, for a driver to unlawfully transport household goods in violation of the Household Movers Act. That public offense is punishable as prescribed in Article 8 (commencing with Section 19277) of Chapter 3.1 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. It is an infraction to refuse to submit to an inspection as authorized by subdivision (a).
(c) A copy of the citation for any offense described in subdivision (b) shall be sent by the department that employs the traffic officer to the Chief of the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. A copy of a citation shall be removed from any record of the bureau upon a showing that the person was not convicted of the offense or that bail was not forfeited for that offense. A person for whom a copy of a citation has been sent to the bureau and is on file with the bureau may request the bureau for an administrative hearing on that matter.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 4. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2811.

2811. Any traffic officer who observes a fence along any highway, which has been damaged as a result of a traffic accident, shall promptly report same to the owner, lessee, occupant, or person in charge of the property enclosed by the fence, or to the local headquarters of the department.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2812.

2812. Whenever poisonous gas, explosives, dust, smoke, or other similar substances, or fire exist upon or so near a public highway as to create a menace to public health or safety, members of the California Highway Patrol, police departments, or sheriff’s office may close any highway to traffic when necessary to protect the public from such dangers. Whenever a highway is closed, the governmental agency having control over the highway shall be immediately notified of the reason of the closing and the location.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2812.5.

2812.5. Whenever visibility limitations pose a significant safety hazard, as determined by a member of the California Highway Patrol, that member may restrict or prohibit the use of any highway by any vehicle subject to regulation by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to Section 34500.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 119, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2813.

2813. Every driver of a commercial vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection of the vehicle’s size, weight, equipment, loading, and smoke emissions, as well as the driver’s license, medical qualifications, and hours-of-service compliance of a driver of the vehicle at any location where members of the California Highway Patrol are conducting tests and inspections of commercial vehicles and when signs are displayed requiring the stop. Every driver who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection when signs are displayed requiring that stop is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 5. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 4 - Administration and Enforcement › ARTICLE 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections › Section 2813.5.

2813.5. (a) The commissioner shall have exclusive authority in the issuance of stickers as evidence that commercial vehicles have been inspected pursuant to Section 2813 and have been found to be in compliance with minimum safety standards established by the department. The commissioner may make and enforce regulations with respect to the issuance and display of the stickers upon commercial vehicles.
(b) It is unlawful for any unauthorized person, company, corporation, or public or private entity to possess, issue, or display upon a vehicle an unauthorized commercial vehicle safety inspection sticker or a sticker that is either a facsimile of, or is substantially similar to, that issued by the commissioner.
(c) Any violation of subdivision (b) is a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 345. Effective January 1, 2005.)