{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"642","citation":"Veh. Code, § 642","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":"Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1136, Sec. 2.   Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 1136.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A “transit bus” is any bus owned or operated by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or operated under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, and used to provide to the general public, regularly scheduled transportation for which a fare is charged. A general public paratransit vehicle is not a transit bus.</p>","text":"A “transit bus” is any bus owned or operated by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or operated under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, and used to provide to the general public, regularly scheduled transportation for which a fare is charged. A general public paratransit vehicle is not a transit bus.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-642","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}