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Cal. Veh. Code § 21461 — Offenses Relating to Traffic Devices

Cal. Veh. Code § 21461

Type
Statute
Source
California Vehicle Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2005-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to fail to obey a sign or signal defined as regulatory in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or a Department of Transportation approved supplement to that manual of a regulatory nature erected or maintained to enhance traffic…

Citator

Cal. Veh. Code § 21461 — Offenses Relating to Traffic Devices is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) It is unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to fail to obey a sign or signal defined as regulatory in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or a Department of Transportation approved supplement to that manual of a regulatory nature erected or maintained to enhance traffic safety and operations or to indicate and carry out the provisions of this code or a local traffic ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to a local traffic ordinance, or to fail to obey a device erected or maintained by lawful authority of a public body or official.

(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to acts constituting violations under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500) of this division or to acts constituting violations of a local traffic ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500).