§ 2813

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

Every driver of a commercial vehicle shall stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection of the vehicle’s size, weight, equipment, loading, and smoke emissions, as well as the driver’s license, medical qualifications, and hours-of-service compliance of a driver of the vehicle at any location where members of the California Highway Patrol are conducting tests and inspections of commercial vehicles and when signs are displayed requiring the stop. Every driver who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection when signs are displayed requiring that stop is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 5. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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