California Vehicle Code

§ 2416

VEH § 2416 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol may issue authorized emergency vehicle permits only for the following vehicles, and then only upon a finding in each case that the vehicle is used in responding to emergency calls for fire or law enforcement, the immediate preservation of life or property, or the apprehension of law violators:

(1)Any vehicle maintained in whole or in part by the state, a city, a county, or a city and county, and privately owned and operated by a marshal, deputy marshal, or person who is a member of, receives salary from, and is regularly employed by, a police department or sheriff’s department, if the state, a city, a county, or a city and county does not furnish to that person a publicly owned authorized emergency vehicle.

(2)Any vehicle owned and operated by a public utility, used primarily to accomplish emergency repairs to utility facilities or used primarily by railroad police officers, who are commissioned by the Governor, in the performance of their duties.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 152, Sec. 1. (AB 438) Effective January 1, 2026.