{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"28085","citation":"Veh. Code, § 28085","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment [27000. - 28160.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 13. Theft Alarm System [28085. - 28085.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-5/article-13"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 516, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows:</p><p>(a) The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle.</p><p>(b) The system may sound an audible signal.</p><p>(c) No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.</p>","text":"Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows: (a) The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle. (b) The system may sound an audible signal. (c) No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/theft-alarm-system-28085","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}