{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"34501.3","citation":"Veh. Code, § 34501.3","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 14.8. SAFETY REGULATIONS [34500. - 34520.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-14.8"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 392, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) No motor carrier shall schedule a run or permit or require the operation of any motor vehicle subject to this division between points within a period of time which would do either of the following: </p><p>(1) Necessitate the vehicle being operated at speeds greater than those prescribed by this code. </p><p>(2) Require the driver of the vehicle to exceed the applicable maximum hours of service. </p><p>(b) A logbook of a driver, which reflects a trip or trips between points within a period of time which would have necessitated excessive speed to complete, shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the driver exceeded the lawful speed limit. </p><p>(c) For a violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a first offense is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), a second offense by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and a third or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).</p>","text":"(a) No motor carrier shall schedule a run or permit or require the operation of any motor vehicle subject to this division between points within a period of time which would do either of the following: (1) Necessitate the vehicle being operated at speeds greater than those prescribed by this code. (2) Require the driver of the vehicle to exceed the applicable maximum hours of service. (b) A logbook of a driver, which reflects a trip or trips between points within a period of time which would have necessitated excessive speed to complete, shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the driver exceeded the lawful speed limit. (c) For a violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a first offense is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), a second offense by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and a third or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/safety-regulations-34501-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}