{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21701","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21701","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 3. Driving, Overtaking, and Passing [21650. - 21761.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Additional Driving Rules [21700. - 21721.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No person shall wilfully interfere with the driver of a vehicle or with the mechanism thereof in such manner as to affect the driver’s control of the vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a drivers’ license examiner or other employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles when conducting the road or driving test of an applicant for a driver’s license nor to a person giving instruction as a part of a course in driver training conducted by a public school, educational institution or a driver training school licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles.</p>","text":"No person shall wilfully interfere with the driver of a vehicle or with the mechanism thereof in such manner as to affect the driver’s control of the vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a drivers’ license examiner or other employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles when conducting the road or driving test of an applicant for a driver’s license nor to a person giving instruction as a part of a course in driver training conducted by a public school, educational institution or a driver training school licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/additional-driving-rules-21701","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}