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DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES 24000-28246›CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment 27000-28160›ARTICLE 1. Horns, Sirens and Amplification Devices 27000-27007

§ 27003

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

An armored car may be equipped with a siren which may be used while resisting armed robbery. At all other times, the siren shall not be sounded. The authority to use a siren granted by this section does not constitute an armored car an authorized emergency vehicle, and all other provisions of this code applicable to drivers of vehicles apply to drivers of armored cars.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

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