{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"440","citation":"Veh. Code, § 440","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1220, Sec. 51.   Effective September 30, 1994.","effective":"1994-09-30","html":"<p>An “official traffic control device” is any sign, signal, marking, or device, consistent with Section <a href=\"/veh/21400\">21400</a>, placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic, but does not include islands, curbs, traffic barriers, speed humps, speed bumps, or other roadway design features.</p>","text":"An “official traffic control device” is any sign, signal, marking, or device, consistent with Section 21400, placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic, but does not include islands, curbs, traffic barriers, speed humps, speed bumps, or other roadway design features.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-440","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}