{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"40000.16","citation":"Veh. Code, § 40000.16","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1. - 41610.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Offenses [40000.1. - 40273.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Violation of Code [40000.1. - 40008.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 945, Sec. 32.   Effective January 1, 1998.","effective":"1998-01-01","html":"<p>A second or subsequent violation of Section <a href=\"/veh/23114\">23114</a>, relating to preventing the escape of materials from vehicles, occurring within two years of a prior violation of that section is a misdemeanor, and not an infraction.</p>","text":"A second or subsequent violation of Section 23114, relating to preventing the escape of materials from vehicles, occurring within two years of a prior violation of that section is a misdemeanor, and not an infraction.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/violation-of-code-40000-16","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}