{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"42002.5","citation":"Veh. Code, § 42002.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000. - 42277.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Penalties [42000. - 42032.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses [42000. - 42010.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-18/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1149, Sec. 13.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding Section <a href=\"/veh/42002\">42002</a>, every person convicted of a violation of Section <a href=\"/veh/10852\">10852</a> or <a href=\"/veh/10853\">10853</a> involving a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or any other disabled person and that displays a special identification license plate issued pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/5007\">5007</a> or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/22511.55\">22511.55</a> or <a href=\"/veh/22511.59\">22511.59</a>, if those facts are known or should reasonably have been known to the person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding Section 42002, every person convicted of a violation of Section 10852 or 10853 involving a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or any other disabled person and that displays a special identification license plate issued pursuant to Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 or 22511.59, if those facts are known or should reasonably have been known to the person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/public-offenses-42002-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}