DIVISION 13. TOWING AND LOADING EQUIPMENT [29000. - 31560.]
Division 13 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
§§ 29000–31560 · 32 sections
CHAPTER 1. Towing Equipment §§ 29000–29009 · 11 sections
- § 29000 Unless specified, this chapter does not apply to tow trucks or to the drawbar or other connection between a motor vehicle and a pole or pipe dolly or logging…
- § 29001 The upper and lower halves of every fifth wheel connecting device on any semitrailer and truck-tractor or auxiliary dolly shall be securely affixed to the…
- § 29002 Every fifth wheel mechanism, including adapters, shall be equipped with a locking device which will not permit the upper and lower halves to be separated…
- § 29003 (a) Every hitch or coupling device used as a means of attaching the towed and towing vehicles shall be properly and securely mounted and be structurally…
- § 29004 (a) (1) Except as required under paragraph (2), a towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety chain, cable, or equivalent device…
- § 29004.5 No recreational vehicle, as described in Section 18010.5 of the Health and Safety Code, designed to be towed, shall be manufactured for sale in this state,…
- § 29005 When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed 15 feet.
- § 29006 (a) No person shall operate a vehicle towing another motor vehicle upon a freeway unless the towing vehicle is coupled to the towed vehicle by a rigid…
- § 29007 The requirements of Section 29004 shall not apply to vehicles engaged in driveaway-towaway operations if all the following conditions are met: (a) The towed…
- § 29008 Sections 29004 and 29005 shall not apply to trailers or dollies used to support booms attached to truck cranes if the following conditions are met: (a) The…
- § 29009 The requirements of Section 29004 do not apply to a dolly used to support a portion of special construction equipment, as defined in Section 565, which, due to…
CHAPTER 5. Transporting Other Loads §§ 31301–31560 · 21 sections
ARTICLE 1. Hazardous Materials §§ 31301–31309 · 8 sections
- § 31301 (a) No person shall transport any explosive substance, flammable liquid, liquefied petroleum gas or poisonous gas in a tank truck, trailer, or semitrailer…
- § 31303 (a) The provisions of this section apply to the highway transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste for which the display of placards or markings…
- § 31304 (a) The transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste for which the display of placards or markings is required pursuant to Section 27903 may be…
- § 31305 (a) Upon receipt of a written petition from a local jurisdiction or motor carrier adversely affected by a restriction or prohibition adopted pursuant to…
- § 31306 (a) A list of highways restricted or prohibited pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 31304 shall be published or updated by the Department of the California…
- § 31307 (a) It is unlawful for the owner of any vehicle or the authorized agent of the owner to drive, or to direct or knowingly permit the driving of, the vehicle in…
- § 31308 (a) Nothing contained in Section 31303 or 31304 shall be deemed to exempt any person subject to these sections from other provisions of this code. (b) This…
- § 31309 Notwithstanding Section 34500 and subdivision (a) of Section 34501, the transportation of hazardous materials in a manner requiring that placards be displayed…
ARTICLE 2. Vehicles Transporting Workmen §§ 31400–31409 · 11 sections
- § 31400 Trucks used primarily or regularly for the transportation of workmen shall be: (a) Equipped with seats securely fastened to the vehicle. (b) Equipped, if a…
- § 31401 (a) The department shall adopt regulations designed to promote the safe operation of farm labor vehicles described in Section 322, including, but not limited…
- § 31401.5 (a) The department shall develop, by regulation, specifications for a display sticker that shall be clearly displayed on every farm labor vehicle. This display…
- § 31402 (a) No person may operate any farm labor vehicle except as may be necessary to return the unladen vehicle or combination of vehicles to the residence or place…
- § 31403 A farm labor vehicle known to an owner, farm labor contractor, or driver, to be unsafe, or not equipped as required by this code, or any regulations adopted…
- § 31404 Any person who operates, or any owner or farm labor contractor who knowingly allows the operation of, a farm labor vehicle in violation of subdivision (b) or…
- § 31405 (a) Except as authorized under paragraph (1) of subdivision (e), every farm labor vehicle issued an inspection certificate under Section 31401 shall be…
- § 31406 (a) No person may be transported in a farm labor vehicle that does not have all passenger seating positions in compliance with Section 571.207 of Title 49 of…
- § 31407 All cutting tools or tools with sharp edges carried in the passenger compartment of a farm labor vehicle shall be placed in securely latched containers that…
- § 31408 No person may operate a farm labor vehicle on a highway unless both headlamps required under Section 24400 are lighted, regardless of the time of day.
- § 31409 Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 322, any vehicle owned or operated by or for a public transit system that is purchased with funds…
ARTICLE 7. Tank Containers § 31540 · 1 section
- § 31540 (a) The department shall adopt and enforce such regulations as it determines are necessary for public safety regarding the transportation of: (1) Freight van…
ARTICLE 8. Waste Tires § 31560 · 1 section
- § 31560 (a) A person operating a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, in the transportation of 10 or more used tires or waste tires, or a combination of used tires and…