{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21951","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21951","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 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties [21949. - 21971.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Whenever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.</p>","text":"Whenever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/pedestrians-rights-and-duties-21951","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}