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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27150.2.

27150.2. (a) Stations providing referee functions pursuant to Section 44036 of the Health and Safety Code shall provide for the testing of exhaust systems of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, and the issuance of certificates of compliance in accordance with Section 27151.1 only for those vehicles that have received a citation for a violation of Section 27150, 27150.3, or 27151.
(b) (1) A certificate of compliance for an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, including motorcycles, with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating up to 14,000 pounds shall be issued pursuant to subdivision (a) if the vehicle complies with Sections 27150, 27150.3, and 27151.
(2) Exhaust systems installed on motor vehicles with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating less than 6,000 pounds comply with this subdivision if they emit no more than 95 dbA when tested in accordance with the most current SAE International standard.
(3) Exhaust systems installed on motor vehicles with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating between 6,000 and 14,000 pounds comply with this subdivision if they emit no more than the decibel limits set in Section 27204 when tested in accordance with the most current SAE International standard.
(c) An exhaust system certificate of compliance issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall identify, to the extent possible, the make, model, year, license number, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle tested, and the make and model of the exhaust system installed on the vehicle.
(d) The station shall charge a fee for the exhaust system certificate of compliance issued pursuant to subdivision (a). The fee charged shall be calculated to recover the costs incurred by the Department of Consumer Affairs to implement this section. The fees charged by the station shall be deposited in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund established by Section 44062 of the Health and Safety Code.
(e) Vehicular exhaust systems are exempt from the requirements of Sections 27150 and 27151 if compliance with those sections, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, would cause an unreasonable hardship without resulting in a sufficient corresponding benefit with respect to noise level control.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 595, Sec. 2. (AB 2496) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27150.3.

27150.3. (a) A person may not modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle with a whistle-tip.
(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if that vehicle’s exhaust system is modified in violation of subdivision (a).
(c) A person may not engage in the business of installing a whistle-tip onto a motor vehicle’s exhaust system.
(d) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (c), a “whistle-tip” is a device that is applied to, or is a modification of, a motor vehicle’s exhaust pipe for the sole purpose of creating a high-pitched or shrieking noise when the motor vehicle is operated.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 432, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27150.5.

27150.5. Any person holding a retail seller’s permit who sells or installs an exhaust system, or part thereof, including, but not limited to, a muffler, in violation of Section 27150.1 or 27150.2 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall thereafter be required to install an exhaust system, or part thereof, including, but not limited to, a muffler, which is in compliance with such regulations upon demand of the purchaser or registered owner of the vehicle concerned, or to reimburse the purchaser or registered owner for the expense of replacement and installation of an exhaust system, or part thereof, including, but not limited to, a muffler, which is in compliance, at the election of such purchaser or registered owner.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1769.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27150.7.

27150.7. A court may dismiss any action in which a person is prosecuted for operating a vehicle in violation of Section 27150 or 27151 if a certificate of compliance has been issued by a station pursuant to Section 27150.2, or if the defendant had reasonable grounds to believe that the exhaust system was in good working order and had reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle was not operated in violation of Section 27150 or 27151.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 569, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27151.

27151. (a) A person shall not modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of the vehicle so that the vehicle is not in compliance with the provisions of Section 27150 or exceeds the noise limits established for the type of vehicle in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 27200). A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with an exhaust system so modified.
(b) For the purposes of exhaust systems installed on motor vehicles with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 6,000 pounds, other than motorcycles, a sound level of 95 dbA or less, when tested in accordance with the most current SAE International standard, complies with this section. Motor vehicle exhaust systems or parts thereof include, but are not limited to, nonoriginal exhaust equipment.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 18. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27151.1.

27151.1. (a) For a violation of Section 27150.3 or 27151 of a vehicle under 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, a court shall require a certificate of compliance for a vehicular exhaust system in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 27150.2. A court shall utilize the notification procedures set forth in Section 40002. If a certificate of compliance is not provided to the court within three months of the violation date, the court shall treat this failure as noncompliance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 40002 and follow the provisions of Section 40002.1 to inform the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b) The department shall, before renewing the registration of any vehicle, check to see whether the court has issued a hold on the vehicle registration for a violation of Section 27150.3 or 27151, and shall refuse to renew the registration until it has received a notification from the court that a certificate of compliance has been issued.
(c)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 595, Sec. 3. (AB 2496) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27152.

27152. The exhaust gases from a motor vehicle shall not be directed to the side of the vehicle between 2 feet and 11 feet above the ground.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27153.

27153. (a) A motor vehicle shall not be operated in a manner resulting in the escape of excessive smoke, flame, gas, oil, or fuel residue.
(b) A nongasoline heavy-duty onroad motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds shall not be operated in a manner resulting in the escape of visible smoke, except during active regeneration.
(c) (1) A violation of this section is a correctable violation pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 40610) of Chapter 2 of Division 17. Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subdivision (d), an owner or operator of a vehicle found to be in violation of this section shall have 45 days to correct the violation and the vehicle shall not be prohibited from being used during this time.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (d), an owner or operator of a vehicle that is used exclusively in the conduct of agricultural operations and that is found to be in violation of this section shall have a time period determined by the State Air Resources Board that is not less than 75 days from the date of the citation to correct the violation and the vehicle shall not be prohibited from being used during that time.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a vehicle found to have willfully tampered emission controls, including the vehicle’s onboard diagnostics system, shall not be operated.
(e) This section applies to motor vehicles of the United States or its agencies, to the extent authorized by federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 298, Sec. 6. (SB 210) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27153.5.

27153.5. (a) No motor vehicle first sold or registered as a new motor vehicle on or after January 1, 1971, shall discharge into the atmosphere at elevation of less than 4,000 feet any air contaminant for a period of more than 10 seconds which is:
(1) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or
(2) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer’s view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
(b) No motor vehicle first sold or registered prior to January 1, 1971, shall discharge into the atmosphere at elevation of less than 4,000 feet any air contaminant for a period of more than 10 seconds which is:
(1) As dark or darker in shade than that designated as No. 2 on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States Bureau of Mines, or
(2) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer’s view to a degree equal to or greater than does smoke described in paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
(c) The provisions of this section apply to motor vehicles of the United States or its agencies, to the extent authorized by federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 216.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27154.

27154. The cab of any motor vehicle shall be reasonably tight against the penetration of gases and fumes from the engine or exhaust system. The exhaust system, including the manifold, muffler, and exhaust pipes shall be so constructed as to be capable of being maintained and shall be maintained in a reasonably gastight condition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27154.1.

27154.1. (a) The flooring in all motor vehicles shall be substantially constructed, free of unnecessary holes and openings and shall be maintained so as to minimize the entrance of fumes, exhaust gases, or fire.
(b) Floors shall not be permeated with oil or other substances likely to cause injury to persons using the floor as a traction surface.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 54. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27155.

27155. No motor vehicle shall be operated or parked upon any highway unless the filling spout for the fuel tank is closed by a cap or cover of noncombustible material.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 453.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27156.1.

27156.1. The installation, prior to January 1, 1974, of an auxiliary gasoline fuel tank for use on a 1973 or earlier model year motor vehicle, which vehicle is required, pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code or the National Emission Standards Act (42 U.S.C., Secs. 1857f-1 to 1857f-7, inclusive), to be equipped with a fuel system evaporative loss control device, shall not be deemed a violation of Section 27156 of this code. As used in this section, the term “auxiliary gasoline fuel tank,” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 43834 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27156.2.

27156.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any publicly owned authorized emergency vehicle operated by a peace officer, as defined in Section 830 of the Penal Code, any authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 165 and used for fighting fires or responding to emergency fire calls pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) or pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of that section, and any publicly owned authorized emergency vehicle used by an emergency medical technician-paramedic, as defined in Section 1797.84 of the Health and Safety Code, is exempt from requirements imposed pursuant to California law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto for motor vehicle pollution control devices.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 595, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27156.3.

27156.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any motor vehicle of mosquito abatement, vector control, or pest abatement districts or agencies, any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 165, except subdivision (f) thereof, and any ambulance used by a private entity under contract with a public agency, is exempt from requirements imposed pursuant to California law and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto for motor vehicle pollution control devices.
(Added by renumbering Section 27156.2 (as added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 669) by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 116.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27157.

27157. The State Air Resources Board, after consultation with, and pursuant to the recommendations of, the commissioner, shall adopt such reasonable regulations as it determines are necessary for the public health and safety regarding the maximum allowable emissions of pollutants from vehicles upon a highway. Such regulations shall apply only to vehicles required by Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code or any federal law or regulation to be equipped with devices or systems to control emission of pollutants from the exhaust and shall not be stricter than the emission standards required of that model year motor vehicle when first manufactured.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27157.5.

27157.5. The State Air Resources Board, after consultation with, and pursuant to the recommendations of, the commissioner, shall adopt such reasonable standards as it determines are necessary for the public health and safety for the emission of air pollutants from the exhaust of motor vehicles of 1955 through 1965 model years. These standards shall be based on the normal emissions of such cars when the timing and carburetor are in proper adjustment and the spark plugs are in proper operating condition.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1095.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27158.

27158. After notice by a traffic officer that a vehicle does not comply with any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 27157, no person shall operate, and no owner shall permit the operation of, such vehicle for more than 30 days thereafter unless a certificate of compliance has been issued for such vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Section 9889.18 of the Business and Professions Code or unless the department has checked the vehicle and determined that the vehicle has been made to comply with such regulation adopted pursuant to Section 27157. A certificate of compliance issued for such vehicle shall, for a period of one year from date of issue, constitute proof of compliance with any regulations adopted pursuant to Section 27157 provided that no required pollution control device has been disconnected, modified, or altered or has been adjusted by other than a licensed installer in a licensed motor vehicle pollution control device installation and inspection station subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of compliance. The provisions of this section shall apply to the United States and its agencies to the extent authorized by federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 769.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27158.1.

27158.1. (a) Commencing one year after the effective date of a regulation implementing the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 44150) of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code), a legal owner or registered owner of a nongasoline heavy-duty onroad motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds shall maintain a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate, as described in Section 44152 of the Health and Safety Code, or a facsimile or electronic copy of that certificate of compliance, with the vehicle for which the certificate is issued.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply when a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate is necessarily removed from the vehicle for the purpose of renewal or when the vehicle is left unattended.
(c) A violation of this section shall be cited in accordance with Section 40610.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 298, Sec. 7. (SB 210) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27158.2.

27158.2. (a) The driver of a nongasoline heavy-duty onroad motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds shall present a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate, as described in Section 44152 of the Health and Safety Code, or other evidence of that certificate of compliance, of the vehicle under the driver’s immediate control for examination upon demand by any peace officer.
(b) The driver of the vehicle described in subdivision (a) shall not present to any peace officer a Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Compliance Certificate not issued for that vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 298, Sec. 8. (SB 210) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27158.5.

27158.5. After notice by a traffic officer that a motor vehicle does not comply with any standard adopted pursuant to Section 27157.5, no person shall operate, and no owner shall permit the operation of, such motor vehicle for more than 30 days thereafter unless a certificate of compliance has been issued for such vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Section 9889.18 of the Business and Professions Code or unless the department has checked the vehicle and determined that the vehicle has been made to comply with such standard adopted pursuant to Section 27157.5. A certificate of compliance issued for such vehicle shall, for a period of one year from date of issue, constitute proof of compliance with the standards determined pursuant to Section 27157.5.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 769.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Exhaust Systems › Section 27159.

27159. Any uniformed member of the California Highway Patrol may order a vehicle stored when it is located within the territorial limits in which the member may act if requested by a representative of the State Air Resources Board to remove the vehicle from service pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 44011.6 of the Health and Safety Code. All towing and storage fees for a vehicle removed under this section shall be paid by the owner.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1433, Sec. 24.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27200.

27200. (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not register on a dealer’s report of sale a new motor vehicle, except an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification as provided in Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), which produces a maximum noise exceeding the applicable noise limit at a distance of 50 feet from the centerline of travel under test procedures established by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles may accept a dealer’s certificate as proof of compliance with this article.
(c) Test procedures for compliance with this article shall be established by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, taking into consideration the test procedures of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
(d) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle, except an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification as provided in Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), which produces a maximum noise exceeding the applicable noise limit specified in this article, and for which noise emission standards or regulations have not been adopted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Noise Control Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-574).
(e) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new motor vehicle, except an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification as provided in Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), which produces noise that exceeds or in any way violates the noise emission standards or regulations adopted for such a motor vehicle by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Noise Control Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-574).
(f) As used in this section, the term “register” is equivalent to the term “licensing” as used in Section 6(e)(2) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-574; Title 42, United States Code, Section 4905(e)(2)).
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 558.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27202.

27202. For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any motorcycle, other than a motor-driven cycle, manufactured:
(1) After 1969, and before 1973  ........................
88 dbA
(2) After 1972, and before 1975  ........................
86 dbA
(3) After 1974, and before 1986  ........................
83 dbA
(4) After 1985  ........................
80 dbA
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 356, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27202.1.

27202.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not park, use, or operate a motorcycle, registered in the State of California, that does not bear the required applicable federal Environmental Protection Agency exhaust system label pursuant to Subparts D (commencing with Section 205.150) and E (commencing with Section 205.164) of Part 205 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A violation of this section shall be considered a mechanical violation and a peace officer shall not stop a motorcycle solely on a suspicion of a violation of this section. A peace officer shall cite a violation of this section as a secondary infraction.
(b) A violation of this section is punishable as follows:
(1) For a first conviction, by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) For a second or subsequent conviction, by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(c) (1) The notice to appear issued or complaint filed for a violation of this section shall require that the person to whom the notice to appear is issued, or against whom the complaint is filed, produce proof of correction pursuant to Section 40150.
(2) Upon producing proof of correction to the satisfaction of the court, the court may dismiss the penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) for a first violation of this section.
(d) (1) This section is applicable to a person operating a motorcycle that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2013, or a motorcycle with aftermarket exhaust system equipment that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2013.
(2) Penalties imposed pursuant to this section are in addition to penalties imposed pursuant to any other applicable laws or regulations.
(3) This section does not supersede, negate, or otherwise alter any other applicable laws or regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 407, Sec. 1. (SB 435) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27203.

27203. For the purposes of Section 27200, the noise limit of 82 dbA shall apply to any snowmobile manufactured after 1972.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 83.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27204.

27204. For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any motor vehicle within the specified manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating and date of manufacture:
GVWR—Pounds
Date of
Manufacture
Noise
Limit—dbA
Over 6,000
after 1967 and before 1973
88
Over 6,000
after 1972 and before 1975
86
Over 6,000
after 1974 and before 1978
83
Over 8,500
after 1977 and before 1982
83
Over 6,000 but not
over 8,500
after 1977
80
Over 8,500 but not
over 10,000
after 1981
80
Over 10,000
after 1981 and before 1988
83
Over 10,000
after 1987
80
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 274, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27206.

27206. For the purposes of Section 27200, the following noise limits shall apply to any other motor vehicle, not specified in this article, manufactured:
(1) After 1967, and before 1973  ........................
86 dbA
(2) After 1972, and before 1975  ........................
84 dbA
(3) After 1974  ........................
80 dbA
(Added by renumbering Section 27205 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 558.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 2.5 - Noise Limits › Section 27207.

27207. No motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds and equipped with an engine speed governor shall produce a sound level exceeding 88 dbA, measured on an open site at a distance of 50 feet from the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, when its engine is accelerated from idle with wide open throttle to governed speed with the vehicle stationary, transmission in neutral, and clutch, if any, engaged. Test procedures for compliance with this section shall be established by the department, taking into consideration the procedures of the United States Department of Transportation. The procedures may provide for measuring at other distances, in which case the measurement shall be corrected so as to provide for measurements equivalent to the noise limit established by this section measured at 50 feet.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 134. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27302.

27302. No person shall sell or offer for sale any seatbelt or attachments thereto for use in a vehicle unless it complies with requirements established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 723.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27304.

27304. All vehicles owned and utilized in driver training by a driver training school licensed under the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11100) of Division 5 or in a course in automobile driver training in any secondary school maintained under the Education Code shall be equipped with a seatbelt for the driver and each passenger. Such seatbelt shall comply with requirements established by the department.
It shall be unlawful for any driver or passenger to operate or ride in such a vehicle while it is being operated for the purposes of driver training, unless such person is utilizing an installed seatbelt in the proper manner.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 723.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27305.

27305. All publicly owned firefighting vehicles designed for and used in responding to emergency fire calls and in combating fires shall be equipped with seatbelts for each seat utilized by personnel when such vehicles are being operated. Such seatbelts shall comply with requirements established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 723.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27314.

27314. (a) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale any used passenger vehicle that was manufactured on or after January 1, 1962, other than a motorcycle, unless it is equipped with at least two seatbelts which are installed for the use of persons in the front seat of the vehicle.
(b) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale any used passenger vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 1968, other than a motorcycle, unless it is equipped with seatbelts for each seating position.
(c) Seatbelts required in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall comply with regulations established by the department.
(d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to sales to dealers, automobile dismantlers, or junk dealers.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 723.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27315.1.

27315.1. Section 27315 applies to any person in a fully enclosed three-wheeled motor vehicle that is not less than seven feet in length and not less than four feet in width, and has an unladen weight of 900 pounds or more.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 710, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27315.3.

27315.3. (a) As used in this section, “passenger motor vehicle” means a passenger vehicle as defined in Section 465 and a motortruck as defined in Section 410 of less than 6,001 pounds unladen weight, but does not include a motorcycle as defined in Section 400.
(b) Every sheriff’s department and city police department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall maintain safety belts in good working order for the use of occupants of a vehicle that it operates on a highway for the purpose of patrol. The safety belts shall conform to motor vehicle safety standards established by the United States Department of Transportation. This subdivision does not, however, require installation or maintenance of safety belts where not required by the laws of the United States applicable to the vehicle at the time of its initial sale.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 42001, a violation of subdivision (b) is an infraction punishable by a fine, including all penalty assessments and court costs imposed on the convicted department, of not more than twenty dollars ($20) for a first offense, and a fine, including all penalty assessments and court costs imposed on the convicted department, of not more than fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense.
(d) (1) For a violation of subdivision (b), in addition to the fines provided for pursuant to subdivision (c) and the penalty assessments provided for pursuant to Section 1464 of the Penal Code, an additional penalty assessment of two dollars ($2) shall be levied for a first offense, and an additional penalty assessment of five dollars ($5) shall be levied for any subsequent offense.
(2) All money collected pursuant to this subdivision shall be utilized in accordance with Section 1464 of the Penal Code.
(e) In a civil action, a violation of subdivision (b) or information of a violation of subdivision (c) shall not establish negligence as a matter of law or negligence per se for comparative fault purposes, but negligence may be proven as a fact without regard to the violation.
(f) Subdivisions (b) and (c) shall become inoperative immediately upon the date that the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, or his or her delegate, determines to rescind the portion of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 (49 C.F.R. 571.208) that requires the installation of automatic restraints in new passenger motor vehicles, except that those subdivisions shall not become inoperative if the secretary’s decision to rescind Standard No. 208 is not based, in any respect, on the enactment or continued operation of those subdivisions or subdivisions (d) to (h), inclusive, of Section 27315.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 474, Sec. 2. (SB 929) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27315.5.

27315.5. All law enforcement agencies shall, not later than January 1, 1991, establish a policy and issue an order, in writing, which states whether or not their officers are required to wear seat belts. When a law enforcement agency is developing a safety belt policy, the agency shall consider the officer’s safety, comfort, and convenience.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 33, Sec. 3. Effective March 26, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27316.

27316. (a) Unless specifically prohibited by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, all schoolbuses purchased or leased for use in California shall be equipped at all designated seating positions with a combination pelvic and upper torso passenger restraint system, if the schoolbus is either of the following:
(1) Type 1, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1201 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, and is manufactured on or after July 1, 2005.
(2) Type 2, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1201 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations, and is manufactured on or after July 1, 2004.
(b) For purposes of this section, a “passenger restraint system” means any of the following:
(1) A restraint system that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209, for a type 2 seatbelt assembly, and with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210, as those standards were in effect on the date the schoolbus was manufactured.
(2) A restraint system certified by the schoolbus manufacturer that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222 and incorporates a type 2 lap/shoulder restraint system.
(c) A person, school district, or organization, with respect to a schoolbus equipped with passenger restraint systems pursuant to this section, shall not be charged for a violation of this code or any regulation adopted thereunder requiring a passenger to use a passenger restraint system, if a passenger on the schoolbus fails to use or improperly uses the passenger restraint system.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature, in implementing this section, that school pupil transportation providers work to prioritize the allocation of schoolbuses purchased, leased, or contracted for on or after July 1, 2004, for type 2 schoolbuses, or on or after July 1, 2005, for type 1 schoolbuses, to ensure that elementary level schoolbus passengers receive first priority for new schoolbuses whenever feasible.
(e) On or before July 1, 2035, all schoolbuses in use in California shall be equipped with a passenger restraint system.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 206, Sec. 1. (AB 1798) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27316.5.

27316.5. (a) Unless specifically prohibited by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, all type 2 school pupil activity buses, manufactured on or after July 1, 2004, purchased or leased for use in California shall be equipped at all designated seating positions with a combination pelvic and upper torso passenger restraint system.
(b) For purposes of this section, a “passenger restraint system” is either of the following:
(1) A restraint system that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209, for a type 2 seatbelt assembly, and with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210, as those standards were in effect on the date that the school pupil activity bus was manufactured.
(2) A restraint system certified by the school pupil activity bus manufacturer that is in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222 and incorporates a type 2 lap-shoulder restraint system.
(c) No person, school district, or organization, with respect to a type 2 school pupil activity bus equipped with passenger restraint systems pursuant to this section, may be charged for a violation of this code or any regulation adopted thereunder requiring a passenger to use a passenger restraint system, if a passenger on the school pupil activity bus fails to use or improperly uses the passenger restraint system.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 397, Sec. 8. (SB 810) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3 - Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems › Section 27319.

27319. (a) If a bus is equipped with a driver safety belt, the driver of the bus shall not operate the vehicle unless he or she is properly restrained by the safety belt.
(b) If a bus is equipped with a driver safety belt, the motor carrier shall maintain the safety belt in good working order for the use of the driver.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 42001, a violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20) for a first offense and a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense.
(d) The requirements of this section are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 392.16 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar federal law or regulation, but shall remain in effect in the absence of those laws.
(e) This section shall be operative July 1, 2018.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 593, Sec. 3. (SB 20) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative July 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3.3 - Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements › Section 27360.

27360. (a) Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal guardian, or driver who transports a child under eight years of age on a highway in a motor vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 27315, shall properly secure that child in a rear seat in an appropriate child passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(b) Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal guardian, or driver who transports a child under two years of age on a highway in a motor vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 27315, shall properly secure the child in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the child passenger restraint system.
(c) This section does not apply to a driver if the parent or legal guardian of the child is a passenger in the motor vehicle.
(d) This section shall become operative January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 292, Sec. 2. (AB 53) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3.3 - Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements › Section 27360.5.

27360.5. (a) A parent, legal guardian, or driver shall not transport on a highway in a motor vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 27315, a child or ward who is eight years of age or older, but less than 16 years of age, without properly securing that child or ward in an appropriate child passenger restraint system or safety belt meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a driver if the parent or legal guardian of the child is also present in the motor vehicle and is not the driver.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 474, Sec. 6. (SB 929) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3.3 - Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements › Section 27361.

27361. A law enforcement officer reasonably suspecting a violation of Section 27360 or 27360.5, or both of those sections, may stop a vehicle transporting a child appearing to the officer to be within the age specified in Section 27360 or 27360.5. The officer may issue a notice to appear for a violation of Section 27360 or 27360.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 474, Sec. 8. (SB 929) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3.3 - Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements › Section 27362.

27362. (a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer shall not sell, offer for sale, or install in a motor vehicle, a child passenger restraint system that does not conform to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards on the date of manufacture. Responsibility for compliance with this section shall rest with the individual selling the system, offering the system for sale, or installing the system. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction, by a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or both.
(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than 180 days, or both.
(b) The fines collected for a violation of this section shall be allocated as follows:
(1) (A) Sixty percent to the county or city health department where the violation occurred, to be used for a child passenger restraint low-cost purchase or loaner program which shall include, but not be limited to, education on the proper installation and use of a child passenger restraint system. The county health department shall designate a coordinator to facilitate the creation of a special account and to develop a relationship with the superior court to facilitate the transfer of funds to the program. The county may contract for the implementation of the program. Prior to obtaining possession of a child passenger restraint system pursuant to this section, a person shall receive information relating to the importance of utilizing that system.
(B) As the proceeds from fines become available, county health departments shall prepare and maintain a listing of all child passenger restraint low-cost purchase or loaner programs in their counties, including a semiannual verification that all programs listed are in existence. Each county shall forward the listing to the Office of Traffic Safety in the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the courts, birthing centers, community child health and disability prevention programs, and county hospitals in that county, who shall make the listing available to the public. The Office of Traffic Safety shall maintain a listing of all of the programs in the state.
(2) Twenty-five percent to the county for the administration of the program.
(3) Fifteen percent to the city, to be deposited in its general fund except that, if the violation occurred in an unincorporated area, this amount shall be allocated to the county for purposes of paragraph (1).
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 204. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 12 - EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES › CHAPTER 5 - Other Equipment › ARTICLE 3.3 - Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements › Section 27362.1.

27362.1. (a) No individual may sell or offer for sale a child passenger restraint system that was in use by a child during an accident involving a motor vehicle.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 703, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)