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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.3 - TRANSPORTATION OF INHALATION HAZARDS › Section 32105.

32105. (a) Unless there is no practicable alternative, every driver of a vehicle transporting inhalation hazards shall avoid, by prearrangement of routes, driving into or through heavily populated areas, congested thoroughfares, or places where crowds are assembled. Operating convenience is not a basis for determining whether it is practicable to operate a vehicle in accordance with this subdivision.
(b) No vehicle transporting inhalation hazards shall be left unattended upon any street or highway.
(c) Inspection of the following items of equipment shall be made immediately preceding the actual transportation of an inhalation hazard:
(1) Brakes and the brake system.
(2) Steering, connection devices, and lighting systems.
(3) All tires.
(4) All supplemental equipment as required by Section 32106.
(d) En route inspection of tires and brakes on vehicles transporting inhalation hazards shall be performed at the following locations:
(1) At an inspection stop at least every four hours or 150 miles traveled, whichever occurs first, or as close thereto as is practicable, depending upon the proximity of those inspection stops.
(2) Regardless of elapsed time or miles traveled, at the top of and prior to descending any grade upon which the Department of Transportation has declared a speed limit for trucks of less than 55 miles per hour as provided by Section 22407. The inspection shall be made off the roadway.
(3) Regardless of elapsed time or miles traveled, at any location designated in regulations of the department as a required inspection stop.
(e) (1) Every person operating a vehicle transporting an inhalation hazard shall complete a record of every inspection which is required pursuant to this section in the form approved by the department showing the time and place of every inspection.
(2) The record of every inspection shall be made at the time the inspection is conducted.
(3) The person making the inspection shall certify the fact in the record.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1384, Sec. 5. Section operative January 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.3 - TRANSPORTATION OF INHALATION HAZARDS › Section 32106.

32106. Every vehicle used in the transportation of an inhalation hazard, in addition to any other equipment required by law, shall be equipped and maintained as required by this section.
(a) Brakes and the brake system shall be maintained in good and safe operating condition.
(b) Steering, connection devices, and lighting systems shall be maintained in good operating condition.
(c) All tires shall be in good condition, properly matched and inflated. Except as may be necessary to cause immediate replacement, no vehicle shall be driven unless all tires in actual use on the vehicle are properly inflated.
(d) Fire extinguishers and other safety equipment prescribed by regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 34501 shall be carried in each vehicle or combination of vehicles.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1384, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.3 - TRANSPORTATION OF INHALATION HAZARDS › Section 32109.

32109. Nothing in this division exempts any vehicle transporting inhalation hazards and subject to this division, or the owner or any other person, from other provisions of this code. All those other provisions relating to the driving and movement of vehicles, and the size, weight and equipment thereof, shall apply as applicable to each and every vehicle engaged in transporting inhalation hazards subject to this division.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1384, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.5 - TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS › Section 33000.

33000. Subject to the provisions of Section 114765 of the Health and Safety Code, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, after consulting with the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt regulations specifying the time that shipments may occur and the routes that are to be used in the transportation of cargoes of hazardous radioactive materials, as are defined in regulations of the State Department of Health Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 427. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 34003.

34003. For purposes of this division:
(a) “Cargo tank” has the same meaning as defined in Section 171.8 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) “Cargo tank vehicle” means a truck, trailer, or semitrailer with one or more permanently attached cargo tanks to or forming an integral part of the vehicle.
(c) “Flammable liquids” and “combustible liquids” have the same meanings as defined in Section 173.120 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 219, Sec. 8. (SB 891) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 1 - Administration › Section 34006.

34006. The provisions of this division shall not apply to “wine,” as defined by Section 23007 of the Business and Professions Code, or any other aqueous solution, having an alcoholic content less than, or equal to, 24 percent by volume. This exemption applies only if the nonalcohol portion of the aqueous solution does not fall within the definition of flammable or combustible liquid.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 868.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 2 - Regulations › Section 34019.

34019. (a) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable regulations with respect to the following:
(1) The design, construction, and structural safety of cargo tanks and fire auxiliary equipment.
(2) To the extent permitted by federal law, the stability of tank vehicles.
(b) For intrastate shipments in this state, the commissioner shall, as soon as feasible, incorporate any new United States Department of Transportation standards concerning interstate shipments.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1043, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 2 - Regulations › Section 34020.5.

34020.5. (a) The Department of Transportation, after consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the State Fire Marshal, and affected local agencies, and following a public hearing subject to Section 21109.5, may regulate the time when tank vehicles may travel through a tunnel on state highways.
(b) In evaluating the use of a tunnel on a state highway, the Department of Transportation shall conduct a traffic and engineering survey which includes an analysis of the relative risks to public safety in determining the feasibility of reasonable alternative routes.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a tunnel is a horizontal passage enclosed on the sides and top containing a roadway of a length of not less than 300 feet.
(d) No prohibition or restriction adopted pursuant to this section shall be effective until appropriate signs have been posted giving notice thereof to drivers approaching the tunnel.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1255, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 2 - Regulations › Section 34021.

34021. The regulations adopted by the commissioner shall make reasonable allowances for cargo tanks in existence when the regulations become effective. No allowance shall, however, be made for any cargo tank which because of its design or construction constitutes a distinct hazard to life or property.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 661, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 2 - Regulations › Section 34022.

34022. In adopting the regulations, the commissioner shall consider, as evidence of generally accepted safety standards, the publications of the National Fire Protection Association and the United States Department of Transportation.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 661, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 2 - Regulations › Section 34024.

34024. The regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division shall be adopted, amended, and repealed in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 166.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement › Section 34060.

34060. The commissioner shall provide for the establishment, operation, and enforcement of random on- and off-highway inspections of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers. The commissioner shall also provide training in the inspection of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers to employees of the department whose primary duties include the enforcement of laws and regulations relating to commercial vehicles and who, thereafter, are required to perform random inspections of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers to determine whether or not the cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers are designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this code and Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 945, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement › Section 34060.5.

34060.5. Any required pressure, vacuum, or hydrostatic testing of a cargo tank shall be performed, or be caused to be performed, by the carrier, operator, or consultant who shall certify in writing that the cargo tank meets the requirements of the United States Department of Transportation, the State Air Resources Board, and the commissioner. An authorized representative of the department may observe or require these tests. Records of these certifications shall be maintained at the carrier’s place of business.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 661, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement › Section 34061.

34061. The department shall compile data and annually publish a report relating to the level of cargo tank and hazardous waste transport vehicle and container inspections conducted during the previous year. The data included in the report shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) The number of inspections conducted.
(b) The number of violations recorded.
(c) The number of on-highway incidents involving cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers that were reported to the Office of Emergency Services under Section 8574.17 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 526. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement › Section 34064.

34064. Any duly authorized employee of the department may inspect cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers, or the appurtenances and equipment thereof, in terminals, yards, or similar places, as often as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions likely to cause damage to any personal or real property or injury or death to any person or animal or any violation of the provisions or intent of this division. Any duly authorized employee of the department may enter upon private property to conduct those inspections. The owner, lessee, bailee, manager, or operator of that property shall permit any duly authorized employee of the department to enter the property and inspect cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers for the purpose stated in this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 539, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.7 - FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS › ARTICLE 5 - Violations › Section 34100.

34100. A violation of this division or of any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division is a misdemeanor. No person shall operate a tank vehicle upon a highway in violation of this division or of any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this division.
(Added by renumbering Section 34102 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 539, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.

34500. The department shall regulate the safe operation of the following vehicles:
(a) Motortrucks of three or more axles that are more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
(b) Truck tractors.
(c) Buses, schoolbuses, school pupil activity buses, youth buses, farm labor vehicles, modified limousines, and general public paratransit vehicles.
(d) Trailers and semitrailers designed or used for the transportation of more than 10 persons, and the towing motor vehicle.
(e) Trailers and semitrailers, pole or pipe dollies, auxiliary dollies, and logging dollies used in combination with vehicles listed in subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (j). This subdivision does not include camp trailers, trailer coaches, and utility trailers.
(f) A combination of a motortruck and a vehicle or vehicles set forth in subdivision (e) that exceeds 40 feet in length when coupled together.
(g) A vehicle, or a combination of vehicles, transporting hazardous materials.
(h) Manufactured homes that, when moved upon the highway, are required to be moved pursuant to a permit, as specified in Section 35780 or 35790.
(i) A park trailer, as described in Section 18009.3 of the Health and Safety Code, that, when moved upon a highway, is required to be moved pursuant to a permit pursuant to Section 35780.
(j) Any other motortruck not specified in subdivisions (a) to (h), inclusive, or subdivision (k), that is regulated by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Consumer Affairs, or the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(k) A commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or a commercial motor vehicle of any gross vehicle weight rating towing a vehicle described in subdivision (e) with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, except combinations including camp trailers, trailer coaches, or utility trailers. For purposes of this subdivision, the term “commercial motor vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 267. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.2.

34500.2. No additional inspection shall be required under this division on any vehicle which is owned and operated by a public agency and is used for responding to and returning from an emergency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 35002, during the duration of the emergency, as determined by the public agency, if an inspection pursuant to Section 1215 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations has been completed on the vehicle within the past 24 hours. Any vehicle used in responding to an emergency shall be inspected immediately upon the termination of the emergency.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective September 14, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.3.

34500.3. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles, regarding cargo securement standards. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the securement regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation in Part 393 (commencing with Section 393.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as those regulations now exist or are amended in the future.
(b) Regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) do not apply to a farmer transporting his or her own hay or straw, incidental to his or her farming operation, if that transportation requires that the farmer use a highway, except that this subdivision does not relieve the farmer from loading and securing the hay or straw in a safe manner.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 57. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.5.

34500.5. For purposes of this division, the term “commercial motor vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210, or any vehicle listed in Section 34500.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 58. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.6.

34500.6. (a) For purposes of this division, an agricultural vehicle is a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating or a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) Is operated by a farmer, an employee of a farmer, or an instructor credentialed in agriculture as part of an instructional program in agriculture at the high school, community college, or university level.
(2) Is used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations when operating in commerce.
(3) Is not used in the capacity of a for-hire carrier or for compensation.
(4) The towing vehicle has a gross weight rating of 16,000 pounds or less.
(5) Is used solely in intrastate commerce.
(b) On or before January 1, 2022, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall report to the Governor and the Legislature about the impact of excluding an agricultural vehicle, as defined in subdivision (a), from Section 34501.12. The report shall include, but is not limited to, information about collisions involving excluded vehicles and any traffic safety issues associated with excluded vehicles. The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 209, Sec. 1. (AB 2415) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34500.7.

34500.7. (a) Subject to Section 34500, motor carriers, drivers, and vehicles shall comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations in Parts 385, 392, 393, 396, and 397 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Daily Vehicle Inspection Reports are required for intrastate drivers and motor carriers pursuant to Section 1215 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 219, Sec. 10. (SB 891) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.1.

34501.1. A manufacturer or distributor of wheelchair lifts for buses, schoolbuses, youth buses, and general public transit vehicles, regardless of capacity, shall, prior to the distribution of the wheelchair lift model in California, provide to the Department of the California Highway Patrol proof of certification from an independent laboratory or registered mechanical engineer of this state that the wheelchair lift model complies with the California and any federal law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 428, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.3.

34501.3. (a) No motor carrier shall schedule a run or permit or require the operation of any motor vehicle subject to this division between points within a period of time which would do either of the following:
(1) Necessitate the vehicle being operated at speeds greater than those prescribed by this code.
(2) Require the driver of the vehicle to exceed the applicable maximum hours of service.
(b) A logbook of a driver, which reflects a trip or trips between points within a period of time which would have necessitated excessive speed to complete, shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the driver exceeded the lawful speed limit.
(c) For a violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a first offense is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), a second offense by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and a third or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 392, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.4.

34501.4. Any driver subject to the hours of service limitations and logbook requirements of this division, who is unable to produce upon request of a representative of the department any driver’s logbook or is only able to produce an incomplete driver’s log book for the prior 24-hour period, is rebuttably presumed to be in violation of the hours of service limitations in Sections 34501 and 34501.2.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1306, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.5.

34501.5. (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations which, in the judgment of the department, are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles described in Sections 39830 and 82321 of the Education Code and Sections 545 and 34500 of this code. The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall appoint a committee of 11 members to act in an advisory capacity when developing and adopting regulations affecting school pupil transportation buses and school pupil transportation operations. The advisory committee shall consist of 11 members appointed as follows:
(1) One member of the State Department of Education.
(2) One member of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) One member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(4) One member who is employed as a schoolbus driver.
(5) One member of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.
(6) Two members who are schoolbus contractors, one of whom shall be from an urban area of the state and one of whom shall be from a rural area of the state, as determined by the department.
(7) Two members who are representatives of school districts, one of whom shall be from an urban area of the state and one of whom shall be from a rural area of the state, as determined by the department.
(8) One professionally licensed member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
(9) One member representing school pupil transportation operations other than schoolbus operations.
(b) The department shall cooperate and confer with the advisory committee appointed pursuant to this section prior to adopting rules or regulations affecting school pupil transportation buses and school pupil transportation operations.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 677, Sec. 50. Effective October 7, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.6.

34501.6. The governing board of a local educational agency that provides for the transportation of pupils shall adopt procedures that limit the operation of schoolbuses when atmospheric conditions reduce visibility on the roadway to 200 feet or less during regular home-to-school transportation service. Operational policies for school activity trips shall give schoolbus drivers discretionary authority to discontinue schoolbus operation if the driver determines that it is unsafe to continue operation because of reduced visibility.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 624, Sec. 9. Effective September 14, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.7.

34501.7. (a) Any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501 for the construction, testing, or certification of wheelchair lifts for installation and use on buses shall take into consideration the costs of implementing the regulations and shall be reviewed and brought up to date by the department annually.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1987.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 969, Sec. 4. Section operative July 1, 1987, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.8.

34501.8. (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall inspect every general public paratransit vehicle, as defined in Section 336, at least once each year to certify that its condition complies with all provisions of law, including being equipped with a fire extinguisher, first-aid kit, and three-point tie downs for transporting wheelchair passengers.
(b) On or after July 1, 1989, no person shall drive any general public paratransit vehicle 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 general public paratransit vehicle and found that on the date of inspection the general public paratransit vehicle 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 shall determine a fee and method of collection for the annual inspection of general public paratransit vehicles. The fee, established by regulation, shall be sufficient to cover the cost to the department for general public paratransit vehicle inspections. All fees received shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund.
This section shall become operative January 1, 1989.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 683, Sec. 5. Effective August 29, 1988. Section is inoperative from August 29, 1988, until January 1, 1989, by its own provisions from this amendment.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.9.

34501.9. (a) Nothing in this division or the regulations adopted under this division is intended to, or shall, affect the rate of payment of wages, including, but not limited to, regular, premium, or overtime rates, paid to any person whether for on-duty hours or driving hours or otherwise.
(b) Nothing in this division or the regulations adopted under this division is intended to, or shall, affect the regulations adopted pursuant to other provisions of law concerning the rate or rates of payment of wages by any other public agency, including, but not limited to, the Industrial Welfare Commission or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement of the Department of Industrial Relations.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.5.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.10.

34501.10. The employer of any person required to keep log books, records of physical examination, and other driver records as may be required by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or the State Department of Health Services, shall register with the Department of the California Highway Patrol the address where the log books and other records are available for inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1452, Sec. 3. Effective September 28, 1988. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.13.

34501.13. If the inspection of a carrier facility, maintenance facility, or terminal of any person who operates a schoolbus results in an unsatisfactory terminal rating by the department, the department shall notify the school board of the district that is responsible for the terminal.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1007, Sec. 24.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.15.

34501.15. (a) The regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501 shall require that any driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210, be ordered out of service for 24 hours if the driver is found to have 0.01 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992, and shall remain operative until the director determines that federal regulations adopted pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) contained in that act and Section 391.15 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations do not require the state to order the operator of a commercial vehicle out of service for 24 hours when the operator has a measurable concentration of alcohol in his or her blood.
(c) The director shall submit a notice of the determination under subdivision (b) to the Secretary of State, and this section shall be repealed upon the receipt of that notice.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1114, Sec. 40. Section operative January 1, 1992, by its own provisions. Inoperative upon determination described in subd. (b). Repealed upon notification prescribed in subd. (c).)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.16.

34501.16. (a) Every employer of a commercial driver shall provide information to that employee at the time of hiring and to all employed commercial drivers annually, concerning all of the following:
(1) The prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle with over 0.04 percent or more, by weight, alcohol in his or her blood on and after January 1, 1992.
(2) The requirement to be placed out of service for 24 hours if the person’s blood-alcohol concentration is tested to be 0.01 percent or more, by weight, on and after January 1, 1992.
(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall include the information prescribed in subdivision (a), together with information concerning the alcohol concentration in a person’s blood resulting from consumption of alcoholic beverages, in each publication of the commercial driver’s handbook published after January 1, 1990.
(c) This section shall remain operative until the director determines that federal regulations adopted pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) do not require the state to implement the prohibitions and requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
(d) The director shall submit a notice of the determination under subdivision (c) to the Secretary of State, and this section shall be repealed upon the receipt of that notice.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1114, Sec. 41. Inoperative upon determination described in subd. (c). Repealed upon notification prescribed in subd. (d).)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.17.

34501.17. (a) All paratransit vehicles shall be regularly and systematically inspected, maintained, and lubricated by the owner or operator in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, or more often if necessary to ensure the safe operating condition of the vehicle. The maintenance shall include, at a minimum, in-depth inspection of the vehicle’s brake system, steering components, lighting system, and wheels and tires, to be performed at intervals in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
(b) All owners or operators of paratransit vehicles shall document each systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication and repair performed for each vehicle subject to this section. Required records shall include service performed, the name of the person performing the service, the date that the service was performed, and the odometer reading of the vehicle at the time of the service. The records shall be maintained for the period that the vehicle is in service at the place of business in this state of the owner or operator of the vehicle, and shall be presented upon demand to any authorized representative of the department. The odometer of a paratransit vehicle shall be maintained in proper working order.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 241, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.18.

34501.18. (a) Every motor carrier regularly employing more than 20 full-time drivers shall report to the department whenever it replaces more than half of its drivers within a 30-day period. Within 21 days of receipt of that report, the department shall inspect the motor carrier to ensure that the motor carrier is complying with all safety of operations requirements, including, but not limited to, controlled substances testing and hours-of-service regulations. The reporting requirement of this subdivision does not apply to a motor carrier who, through normal seasonal fluctuations in the business operations of the carrier, or through termination of a contract for transportation services, other than a collective bargaining agreement, replaces drivers in one geographical location with drivers in another geographical location.
(b) For the purposes of subdivision (a), “employing” means having an employer-employee relationship with a driver or contracting with an owner-operator, as described in Section 34624, to provide transportation services for more than 30 days within the previous year.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (a), “full-time” means that the driver is on-duty with the motor carrier for an average of 30 hours or more per week during the course of his or her employment or contract with the motor carrier.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 789, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34501.19.

34501.19. A vehicle described in Section 34500 shall comply with the equipment requirements specified in Part 393 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, relating to automatic brake adjusters and brake adjustment indicators, antilock brake systems, frames, cab and body components, wheels, suspension systems, and steering wheel systems. In the application of this section to a vehicle, “commercial motor vehicle” and “motor vehicle” have the same meanings as those terms are defined in Section 390.5 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 21. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34503.

34503. It is the legislative intention in enacting this division that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol 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 the rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this division.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2148.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34505.

34505. (a) Tour bus operators shall, in addition to the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require each tour bus to be inspected at least every 45 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe operation. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Brake adjustment.
(2) Brake system components and leaks.
(3) Steering and suspension systems.
(4) Tires and wheels.
(b) A tour bus shall not be used to transport passengers until all defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature of the operator’s authorized representative.
(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be kept at the operator’s maintenance facility or terminal where the tour bus is regularly garaged. The records shall be retained by the operator for one year, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, or other means of positive identification.
(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.
(3) Signature of operator’s authorized representative attesting to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.
(4) Company vehicle number.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1306, Sec. 16.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34505.2.

34505.2. (a) In furtherance of the requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34501, upon the request of, and in consultation with, representatives of a local government in a jurisdiction where tour buses operate, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall develop protocols for entering into memoranda of understanding with local governments to allow the department to increase the number of the locally operating tour buses that are being inspected by the department.
(b) A memorandum of understanding entered into with a local government pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a provision that the local government will reimburse the department for all actual costs associated with conducting additional inspections.
(c) Any inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be duplicative of an inspection conducted by the department to meet the requirements specified in subdivision (c) of Section 34501.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 685, Sec. 1. (AB 1677) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34505.5.

34505.5. (a) Every motor carrier operating any vehicle described in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (j), or (k) of Section 34500, except those vehicles exempted under Section 34501.12, shall, as a part of the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require the vehicle or vehicles for which it is responsible pursuant to Section 34501.12 to be inspected at least every 90 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe operation. Vehicles which are out of service for periods greater than 90 calendar days are not required to be inspected at 90-day intervals if they are inspected before operation on the highway. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Brake adjustment.
(2) Brake system components and leaks.
(3) Steering and suspension systems.
(4) Tires and wheels.
(5) Vehicle connecting devices.
(b) No vehicle subject to this section shall be operated on the highway other than to a place of repair until all defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative.
(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be kept at the motor carrier’s terminals, as designated in accordance with Section 34501.12. The records shall be retained by the motor carrier for two years, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, company vehicle number, or other means of positive identification.
(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.
(3) Signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative attesting to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.
(d) Printouts of inspection and maintenance records maintained in computer systems shall be accepted in lieu of signed inspection or repair records if the printouts include the information required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c).
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, records of 90-day inspections need not be retained in California for interstate vehicles which are not physically based in California. However, when these vehicles are present in California, they are subject to inspection by the department. If the inspection results indicate maintenance program deficiencies, the department may require the motor carrier to produce the maintenance records or copies of those records for inspection within 10 working days.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 500, Sec. 8. (AB 529) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34505.7.

34505.7. (a) Upon determining that a private carrier of passengers, as defined in Section 34681 of the Vehicle Code, has either failed to comply with the requirements specified in paragraph (1) or (2), or has been issued an out-of-service order for either an imminent hazard or an unsatisfactory rating by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the department shall make a written recommendation to the Department of Motor Vehicles that the carrier’s registration be suspended:
(1) The private carrier of passengers has failed to maintain any vehicle of the carrier in a safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or with regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations relative to motor carrier safety, and, in the department’s opinion, the failure presents an imminent danger to public safety or constitutes such a consistent failure as to justify a recommendation to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) The private carrier of passengers has failed to enroll all drivers in the pull-notice system as required by Section 1808.1.
(b) For purposes of this section, two consecutive unsatisfactory terminal ratings assigned for failure to comply with the periodic report requirements in Section 1808.1, or cancellation of an employer’s enrollment by the Department of Motor Vehicles for nonpayment of fees, constitutes a consistent failure. The department shall retain a record, by operator, of every recommendation made pursuant to this section.
(c) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall give written notice to the carrier of all of the following:
(1) That the department has determined that the carrier’s safety record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.
(2) That the determination may result in a suspension or revocation of the carrier’s registration by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) That the carrier may request a review of the determination by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice required by this subdivision. If a review pursuant to this paragraph is requested by the carrier, the department shall conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting a notification pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) Commercial vehicle inspection facilities along the border of Mexico, including those in Calexico and Otay Mesa, shall be staffed at all times by a Department of the California Highway Patrol inspector whenever those facilities are open to the public. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall also assign, as staffing permits, a commercial inspector to control truck traffic entering the United States at the Tecate border crossing.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 311, Sec. 11. (SB 814) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 14.8 - SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 34505.8.

34505.8. (a) A charter-party carrier of passengers engaged in charter bus transportation shall ensure that the driver of a vehicle as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5363 of the Public Utilities Code that is designed to carry 39 or more passengers shall instruct or play a video for all passengers on the safety equipment and emergency exits on the vehicle prior to the beginning of any trip and provide each passenger with written or video instructions that include, at a minimum, a demonstration of the location and operation of all exits, including emergency exits, the requirement to wear a seatbelt, if available, and that not wearing a seatbelt is punishable by a fine.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, no later than July 1, 2018, the department shall adopt standards and criteria for the implementation of the safety requirements specified in this section.
(c) This section does not alter or affect the requirements of the Passenger Charter-party Carriers’ Act (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5351) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code).
(d) The amendments to this section as added by the act that added this subdivision shall be operative on July 1, 2018.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 593, Sec. 4. (SB 20) Effective January 1, 2018. Amended version operative July 1, 2018, pursuant to earlier operation of new subdivision (d).)