Lawful Orders and Inspections
Cal. VEH § 2800
California Statutes
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a) It is unlawful to willfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order, signal, or direction of a peace officer, as defined in
Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 830) of Title of Part of the Penal Code, when that peace officer is in uniform and is performing duties pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, or to refuse to submit to a lawful inspection pursuant to this code. (b)
(1) Except as authorized pursuant to
Section 24004, it is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or by an authorized enforcement officer as described in subdivision (d).
(2) It is unlawful for a driver transporting hazardous materials in a commercial motor vehicle that is required to display a placard pursuant to
Section to violate paragraph (1).
(3) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle designed to transport or more passengers, including the driver, to violate paragraph (1). (
c) It is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order issued by the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation. (d) “Out-of-Service order” means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation is out-of-service pursuant to
Section 386.72, 392.5, 392.9a, 395.13, or 396.9 of Title of the Code of Federal Regulations, state law, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria. (
e) It is unlawful for a driver of a commercial vehicle subject to inspection under this code to fail to comply with any vehicle inspection testing and associated procedures as required by an authorized member of the California Highway Patrol.