DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED 100-681

§ 587

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

“Stop or stopping” when prohibited shall mean any cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device or signal.

(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1917.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code

Export this section

▸Contents — California Vehicle Code

California Vehicle Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.