California Vehicle Code

§ 24002

VEH § 24002 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 12 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)It is unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition, or which is not safely loaded, and which presents an immediate safety hazard.

(b)It is unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is not equipped as provided in this code.

(c)A motor carrier shall not require a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the driver can, by reason of experience, training, or both, determine whether the cargo being transported, including baggage in a passenger-carrying commercial vehicle, has been properly located, distributed, and secured in or on the commercial motor vehicle operated by the driver.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 47. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.