{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"231","citation":"Veh. Code, § 231","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 311, Sec. 1.   (SB 814)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>A bicycle is a device upon which a person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power, except as provided in Section <a href=\"/veh/312.5\">312.5</a>, through a belt, chain, or gears, and having one or more wheels. A person riding a bicycle is subject to the provisions of this code specified in Sections <a href=\"/veh/21200\">21200</a> and <a href=\"/veh/21200.5\">21200.5</a>. An electric bicycle is a bicycle.</p>","text":"A bicycle is a device upon which a person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power, except as provided in Section 312.5, through a belt, chain, or gears, and having one or more wheels. A person riding a bicycle is subject to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and 21200.5. An electric bicycle is a bicycle.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-231","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}