California Vehicle Code

§ 2800.1

VEH § 2800.1 Effective Jan 1, 2006Div. 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Any person who, while operating a motor vehicle and with the intent to evade, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year if all of the following conditions exist:

(1)The peace officer’s motor vehicle is exhibiting at least one lighted red lamp visible from the front and the person either sees or reasonably should have seen the lamp.

(2)The peace officer’s motor vehicle is sounding a siren as may be reasonably necessary.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 485, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.