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DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES 24000-28246›CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment 27000-28160›ARTICLE 13. Theft Alarm System 28085-28085

§ 28085

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

Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows:

(a) The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle.

(b) The system may sound an audible signal.

(c) No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 516, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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