{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21970","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21970","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":"Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 833, Sec. 11.   Effective January 1, 2001.","effective":"2001-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No person may stop a vehicle unnecessarily in a manner that causes the vehicle to block a marked or unmarked crosswalk or sidewalk.</p><p>(b) Subdivision (a) does not preclude the driver of a vehicle facing a steady circular red light from turning right or turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section <a href=\"/veh/21453\">21453</a>.</p>","text":"(a) No person may stop a vehicle unnecessarily in a manner that causes the vehicle to block a marked or unmarked crosswalk or sidewalk. (b) Subdivision (a) does not preclude the driver of a vehicle facing a steady circular red light from turning right or turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21453.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/pedestrians-rights-and-duties-21970","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}