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DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION 40000.1-41610›CHAPTER 5. Defenses 41400-41403

§ 41401

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

No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any provision of this code if the violation was required by a law of the federal government, by any rule, regulation, directive or order of any agency of the federal government, the violation of which is subject to penalty under an act of Congress, or by any valid order of military authority.

(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 78.)

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