{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"23221","citation":"Veh. Code, § 23221","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 12. Public Offenses [23100. - 23249.50.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol and Drugs [23152. - 23229.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-12/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 232, Sec. 2.   (SB 65)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A driver shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway.</p><p>(b) A passenger shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while in a motor vehicle being driven upon a highway.</p><p>(c) A violation of this section shall be punished as an infraction.</p>","text":"(a) A driver shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway. (b) A passenger shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while in a motor vehicle being driven upon a highway. (c) A violation of this section shall be punished as an infraction.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/offenses-involving-alcohol-and-drugs-23221","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}