Cal. Vehicle Code § 2800 : California Vehicle Code — Administration — Administration And Enforcement — Lawful Orders And Inspections — Unlawful refusal to comply with order of peace officer or submit to inspection

7 Sep 2016

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

(a) It is unlawful to willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order, signal, or direction of a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, when that peace officer is in uniform and is performing duties pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, or to refuse to submit to a lawful inspection pursuant to this code.
(b)
(1) Except as authorized pursuant to Section 24004, it is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or by an authorized enforcement officer as described in subdivision (d).
(2) It is unlawful for a driver transporting hazardous materials in a commercial motor vehicle that is required to display a placard pursuant to Section 27903 to violate paragraph (1).
(3) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, to violate paragraph (1).
(c) It is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
(d) "Out-of-Service order" means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation is out-of-service pursuant to Section 386.72, 392.5, 392.9a, 395.13, or 396.9 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, state law, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria.
Ca. Veh. Code § 2800
Amended by Stats 2012 ch 670 (AB 2188),s 1, eff. 1/1/2013.
Amended by Stats 2010 ch 491 (SB 1318),s 36, eff. 1/1/2011.
Amended by Stats 2006 ch 288 (AB 3011),s 1, eff. 1/1/2007.
Amended by Stats 2004 ch 952 (AB 3049),s 2, eff. 1/1/05, op. 9/20/05
EFFECTIVE 1/1/2000. Amended October 10, 1999 (Bill Number: AB 1650) (Chapter 724).