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DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD 21000-23336›CHAPTER 12. Public Offenses 23100-23249.50›ARTICLE 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol and Drugs 23152-23229.1

§ 23221

California Vehicle Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A driver shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway.

(b) A passenger shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while in a motor vehicle being driven upon a highway.

(c) A violation of this section shall be punished as an infraction.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 232, Sec. 2. (SB 65) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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