{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21205","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21205","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 4. Operation of Bicycles [21200. - 21214.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 479.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.</p>","text":"No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/operation-of-bicycles-21205","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}