California Vehicle Code Index - B -

BACKING OF VEHICLE

Generally, 22106
Garbage trucks, 27000, 42001.20
Lamps, 24606

BADGES

Deceptive use of, 27
Highway Patrol, 2257-2258
Marksmanship, 2264

BAIL

Amount fixed by magistrate, 40511
Bailee
school district, 17157
operator liability, 17154
Deposit of, 40304.5, 40510, 40521
Driver’s license affected by forfeiture, 13103
Forfeiture, 1803, 40512-40512.5
Maximum for infraction, 40310
Parking violation
collection, 4764
itemized on potential registration card, 4761
owner’s responsibility, 4765
posting of, 40304.5
remittance by department to jurisdiction, 4762
Persons authorized to receive, 40305, 40307, 40502, 40510
Promise to appear, 40506.5, 40510, 40511, 40512.5, 40512.6, 40513, 40514
Release from custody upon deposit, 40305, 40305.5, 40306
Responsibility of officer, 40500

BARRICADES

Public utility vehicles, 25301
Speed contests, use of in, 23109

BICYCLES

Generally, 21200-21210, 39000-39009, 39011
Carrying of articles, 21205
Change of address, 39009
Dealer defined, 39006
Defined, 231, 21200, 39000
Direction ridden, 21650.1
Equipment, 21201
Fees, 39001, 39004
Fines, 39011
Freeway, use on, 21960
Helmets, 21212
Hitching rides, 21203
Indicia, 39001, 39003
Lanes, see BICYCLE LANES
License
Department of Motor Vehicles, 39001
fee, 39001, 39004
form, 39001
local authority, 39003
original, 39004
renewal, 39001, 39004
replacement, 39004
transfer, 39004
Local authority, 21100, 21206, 39002
Motorized
defined, 406
driver’s license required, 12509
registration exemption, 4020
use of bike lanes, 21209
Mutilation of license or serial number, 39002
Notice to correct, 40303.5
One-way streets, 21202
Operating without license, 39002
Parking, 21210
Passengers, 21204
Path, see BICYCLE PATH
Records
content, 39005
supplied by retailer, 39006
Reflectorized equipment, 21201-21201.5
Registration forms, 39001
Rules of the road, 21200, 21202
Seat, 21204
Serial number, 39007
Signals, 21456.3
Toll facilities, 23330
Towing, 21203, 21712
Traffic signals, 21456.2
Transfer of registration, 39008
Transported on Buses, 35400

BICYCLE LANES

Local regulation, 21207
Motorized bicycles, 21207.5
Motorized scooters, 21229
Obstruction of, 21211
Pedestrians, 21966
Turning across, 21717
Use of, 21208-21209

BICYCLE PATHS AND TRAILS

Levees, 21116
Motorized scooters 21230
Motorized skateboards, 21968
Pipeline right-of-way, 21116
Unauthorized vehicles, 23127

BILL OF LADING

Explosives, 31612
Highway Patrol inspection, 2810

BITUMINOUS MIXERS, see SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

BLIND

Defined, 21965, 22511.5
Pedestrian, 21963
Veteran, 22511.5, see also DISABLED PERSONS, DISABLED VETERANS
White cane restrictions, 21964

BOATS, see VESSELS

BOAT TRAILERS

Clearance lamps, 25100
Salesmen exemption, 675

BONDS

Assistant Commissioner of Highway Patrol, 2110
Commercial passenger vehicles, ability to respond in damages, 16500
Commercial vehicles, ability to respond in damages, 16500 - 16500.5
Dealer, 11710, 11710.1, 11710.2, 11713, 11721
Driving schools, 11102, 11102.1
Failure to maintain, 11721
Financing agency, 11722
Foreign vehicle registration, 4307
Highway Patrol Commissioner, 2107
Lessor-Retailer, 11612, 11614, 11617
Motor Vehicle Director, 1504
Off-highway vehicles, 38050, 38055
Priority of claims, 11711
Private searching companies, 1814, 1815
Proof of ability to respond in damages, 16434, 16480
Records of Motor Vehicle Department, party examining, 1814-1815
Registration proceedings, 4157-4158
State claims, 11711
Unlawful acts, 11713
Vehicle verifiers, 11301
Vessels, see VESSELS

BRAKES

Actuators, hydraulic, 26301
Airbrakes, 108, 15260, 26502-26508
Auxiliary Dollies, see AUXILIARY DOLLY
Bicycles, 21201
Brakeshoes, 26450
Breakaway, 26304
Camp trailers, 26303
Condition of, 26453
Driveaway-towaway operations, 26458
Emergency stopping system, 26301.5, 26508
Engine failure, 26452
Exemptions, 25802, 26457
Explosives, vehicle transporting, 31607, 31610, 31614
Forklift, 26307
Logging vehicle, see LOGGING VEHICLE
Motorcycles, 26311, see MOTORCYCLE
Operation of, 26301.5, 26450-26457
Parked vehicles, 22515
Parking, 26450, 26451
Power, defined, 480
Requirements and exceptions, 26508
Retarder device, 521
Service, 26311, 26450, 26454
Single control, power, 26458
Special mobile equipment, see SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Stopping distances, 26454
Testing, 26456
Towed vehicle, 26311
Trailers, 26302, 26303, 26304, 26458, 26458.5
Unattended vehicle, 10853, 22515
Vacuum brakes, 26520-26522
Weight of vehicle, effect of, 26301, 26301.5, 26302, 26303, 26454, 26455
Wheels, requirements, 26311

BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS

Damage to, 17301, 17302, 17303
Explosives carried on, 31614
Funding for maintenance, 42200
Load limits, 35750-35755
Parking on, 22500
Passing near, 21752
Pedestrian, 21109, 21962
Removal of vehicle, 22651
Signs for load limits, 35752
Speed, 22402, 22403, 22404, 22405
Toll facilities, see TOLL FACILITIES
Weight limitations for vehicles using, 35750-35755

BRIDLE PATH, see EQUESTRIAN CROSSING AND TRAILS

BROKERING

Agreement, 11738
Purchase deposits, trust accounts, 11737
Retail sale, 11739
Unlawful acts, 11736

BUCKET LOADERS, see SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

BULLET MARKS

Stored vehicles, 10653

BULLETPROOF VESTS

Highway Patrol, 2259.5

BUMPERS

Defined, 28071
Length, 35408
Manufacturer’s warranty, 34715

BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

Generally, 12000

BURNING SUBSTANCE

Highway, throwing on, 23111
Vehicle, throwing from, 1817

BUSES

Alcoholic beverages in, 23229
Articulated, 35400
Bicycles transported on, 35400
Company name, 27900
Defined, 233
Driver’s license requirements, 12804.9
Driving hours limitations, 21702
Eyeshades, 26711
Farm labor, see FARM LABOR VEHICLES
Freeway designated lanes, 21655.5
General public paratransit vehicles, 336
Inspection by CHP, 34501, 40000.22
Length limitations, 35400
Lights, 25100, 25105, 25275.5, 25350
Loading zone, 21458
Local regulation, 21112
Manufacturer’s name, 24009
Mirrors, 26709
Passengers, 22500
Passing by other vehicle, 21756
Private passenger stage corporations, 9107
Railroad crossings, 210, 22452
Reflectors, 24608
Safety regulations, 34500
Schoolbus, see SCHOOLBUSES
Traffic signal interrupt device, 25352
Trailer bus, 636
Transit bus, 642
Two-way communication device; 24018
Weight, 24009, 35550, 35554
Width, 35106
Windshield, 26700

BUSINESS

Decedent’s estate operating, 11720
Established place of, defined, 320
History, 11703, 11703.1, 11703.2, 11703.3, 11703.4, 11704

BUSINESS DISTRICT

Defined, 235
Determination of, 240
Explosives transported in, 31614
Railway crossings, stopping at, 210, 22452
Right-hand passing, 21754
Speed, 21357, 21358, 22352
U-turn in, 22102

BUTANE, see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

BUTYLENE, see LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS