{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"15311","citation":"Veh. Code, § 15311","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500. - 15326.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program [15200. - 15326.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Sanctions [15300. - 15326.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-7/article-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 8.   (AB 2144)   Effective January 1, 2011.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 180 days if the person is convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a>.</p><p>(b) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a> while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.</p><p>(c) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a> during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.</p><p>(d) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a> while transporting hazardous materials that are required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.</p><p>(e) In addition to the disqualification period required in subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d), a driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a> is subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first conviction, and a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent conviction.</p><p>(f) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section <a href=\"/veh/2800\">2800</a> during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.</p>","text":"(a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 180 days if the person is convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800. (b) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. (c) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents. (d) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 while transporting hazardous materials that are required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. (e) In addition to the disqualification period required in subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d), a driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b) of Section 2800 is subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first conviction, and a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent conviction. (f) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/sanctions-15311","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}