20250AB__190998AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-12 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-09 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Davies LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Davies

An act to amend

Section of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. vehicles Off-highway vehicle: emergency response situation. Under existing law, generally a motor vehicle may not be driven upon a highway unless it is registered. However, off-highway motor vehicles issued an identification plate or device may cross highways under specified conditions, including, among others, a peace officer in an emergency response situation.

This bill would similarly authorize first responders, as defined, to operate or drive an off-highway vehicle upon a highway to provide emergency response services or while performing official departmental duties.

Existing law requires all civil process in actions brought against the Director of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles and all subpoenas for the production of department records to be served upon the director or the director’s appointed representatives at the department’s headquarters.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.</xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 38025. In accordance with subdivision (

c) of

Section 4000, a motor vehicle issued a plate or device pursuant to

Section may be operated or driven upon a highway but only as follows: (

a) On a two-lane highway, only to cross the highway at an angle of approximately degrees to the direction of the roadway and at a place where a quick and safe crossing may be made, or only when the roadway is not maintained by snow removal equipment and is closed to motor vehicles that are subject to registration pursuant to Division 3 (commencing with

Section 4000), or only to cross a highway in the manner specified in subdivision (b). (

b) With respect to the crossing of a highway having more than two lanes, or a highway having limited access, a motor vehicle may cross a highway but only at a place designated by the Department of Transportation or local authorities with respect to a highway under their respective jurisdictions as a place where a motor vehicle, or specified types of motor vehicle, may cross a highway, and a vehicle shall cross the highway only at that designated place and only in a quick and safe manner. (

c) The Department of Transportation and local authorities with respect to a highway under their respective jurisdictions may designate, by the erection of an appropriate sign of a type approved by the Department of Transportation, a place where a motor vehicle, or specified type of motor vehicle, may cross a highway having more than two lanes or having limited access. (

d) A motor vehicle identified pursuant to

Section may be towed upon a highway, but not driven, if the vehicle displays a plate or device issued pursuant to

Section 38160. (

e) A motorcycle identified pursuant to

Section may be pushed upon a highway, but not ridden, if the motorcycle has displayed upon it a plate or device issued pursuant to

Section 38160. (

f) A peace officer, as defined in

Chapter 4.5 (commencing with

Section 830) of Title of Part of the Penal Code, may operate or drive an off-highway vehicle identified pursuant to

Section upon a highway in an emergency response situation. (

g) A first responder, as defined in

Section of the Government Code, may operate or drive an off-highway vehicle identified pursuant to

Section upon a highway to provide emergency response services or while performing official departmental duties. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:VEH:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'24.5.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section 24.5 of the <caml:DocName>Vehicle Code</caml:DocName> is amended to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_9326C6C4-27B5-40DB-95AD-BCD3204C5807"><caml:Num>24.5.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_04A666B1-34BC-4D09-BAF4-5612CF82F0F1"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>All civil process in actions brought against the director and the Department of Motor Vehicles and all subpoenas for the production of department records shall be served upon the director or the director’s appointed representatives at the department’s headquarters.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection>"?>