California Vehicle Code

§ 35784

VEH § 35784Div. 15 · Ch. 5 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any special permit.

(b)In an incorporated city where compliance with the route described in a special permit would result in a violation of local traffic regulations, the permittee may detour from the prescribed route to avoid violating the local traffic regulations if the permittee returns as soon as possible to the prescribed route. A detour under this subdivision shall be made only on nonresidential streets.

(c)If a violation under subdivision (a) consists of an extralegal load not being on the route described in the special permit, and the violation is directly caused by the action of an employee under the supervision of, or by the action of any independent contractor working for, a permittee subject to this section, the employee or independent contractor causing the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor. This subdivision applies only if the employee or independent contractor has been provided written direction on the route to travel and has not been directed to take a different route by a peace officer.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 460, Sec. 6.