Statute · California Vehicle Code
Cal. Veh. Code § 385.5 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Cal. Veh. Code § 385.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Vehicle Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2006-07-12
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:
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Cal. Veh. Code § 385.5 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) Has four wheels.
(2) Can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour, on a paved level surface.
(3) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds.
(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, a “low-speed vehicle” is not a golf cart, except when operated pursuant to Section 21115 or 21115.1.
(2) A “low-speed vehicle” is also known as a “neighborhood electric vehicle.”