{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21755","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21755","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 3. Overtaking and Passing [21750. - 21761.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 40.   (SB 1318)   Effective January 1, 2011.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting that movement in safety. In no event shall that movement be made by driving off the paved or main-traveled portion of the roadway.</p><p>(b) This section does not prohibit the use of a bicycle in a bicycle lane or on a shoulder.</p>","text":"(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting that movement in safety. In no event shall that movement be made by driving off the paved or main-traveled portion of the roadway. (b) This section does not prohibit the use of a bicycle in a bicycle lane or on a shoulder.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/overtaking-and-passing-21755","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}