{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21251","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21251","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 5.5. Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles [21250. - 21266.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-5.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 564, Sec. 5.   (SB 1151)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>Except as provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1965) of Division 2.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, and Sections <a href=\"/veh/4023\">4023</a>, <a href=\"/veh/21115\">21115</a>, and <a href=\"/veh/21115.1\">21115.1</a>, a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to a motor vehicle, and the driver of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle or other vehicle, when applicable, by this code or another code, with the exception of those provisions that, by their very nature, can have no application.</p>","text":"Except as provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1965) of Division 2.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, and Sections 4023, 21115, and 21115.1, a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to a motor vehicle, and the driver of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle or other vehicle, when applicable, by this code or another code, with the exception of those provisions that, by their very nature, can have no application.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/operation-of-low-speed-vehicles-21251","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}