{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21000","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21000","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definitions [21000. - 21001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Wherever in this division “department” occurs, it means the Department of the California Highway Patrol.</p>","text":"Wherever in this division “department” occurs, it means the Department of the California Highway Patrol.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/definitions-21000","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}