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DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES 24000-28160›CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment 27000-28160›ARTICLE 9. Refrigeration Equipment 28000-28000

§ 28000

California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Every refrigerator van equipped with one or more doors designed to lock automatically upon closure shall have at least one door which can be opened from inside the van as an emergency means of exit.

For the purposes of this article, “refrigerator van” means any motor truck, semitrailer, or trailer, with a fully enclosed cargo body having an enclosed volume of 15 cubic feet or more, which utilizes a mechanical refrigeration system to reduce the temperature within the enclosed portion of the vehicle to 32 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or which provides refrigeration by the use of dry ice.

(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1335.)

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