V.C. Section 21251 - Low-Speed Vehicles: Subject to Motor Vehicle Provisions

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Low-Speed Vehicles: Subject to Motor Vehicle Provisions

21251. Except as provided in ( ) Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1963) and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1965) of Division 2 of the Streets and Highways Code, and Sections 4023, 21115, and 21115.1, a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to a motor vehicle, and the driver of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle or other vehicle, when applicable, by this code or any other code, with the exception of those provisions which, by their very nature, can have no application.

Added Sec. 6, Ch. 140, Stats. 1999. Effective January 1, 2000.
Amended Sec. 4, Ch. 422, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005.
Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 442, Stats. 2007. Effective January 1, 2008.
The 2007 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following “Sections 1963 to 1963.8, inclusive,”