CHAPTER 13. Vehicular Crossings and Toll Highways

Heading of Chapter 13 amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 22.

§§ 23250–23336 · 31 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 23250–23255 · 6 sections

   • § 23250 All of the provisions of this code not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to vehicular crossings and toll highways. This…
   • § 23251 (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall provide for proper and adequate policing of all toll highways and all vehicular crossings to ensure…
   • § 23252 The chief of toll services, captains, lieutenants, and sergeants employed by the Department of Transportation shall have the powers and authority of peace…
   • § 23253 All persons in, or upon, any toll highway or vehicular crossing shall at all times comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction by voice or hand of any…
   • § 23254 A “vehicular crossing” is any toll bridge or toll highway crossing and the approaches thereto, constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation…
   • § 23255 An “approach” is that portion of a state highway leading to or from a toll bridge or toll highway crossing which lies between one end of the bridge or crossing…
2. ARTICLE 2. Towing on Vehicular Crossings §§ 23270–23273 · 4 sections

   • § 23270 (a) No person shall commence to tow any vehicle or other object on any vehicular crossing unless authorized to do so by the Department of Transportation and…
   • § 23271 A towing service may be maintained on each vehicular crossing by the Department of Transportation, and the department may furnish such service as is necessary…
   • § 23272 When any vehicle or object on any vehicular crossing, upon which towing service is maintained, is stopped for any reason and is obstructing or may obstruct…
   • § 23273 Sections 24605, 25253, 27700, and 27907 do not apply to vehicles operated by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this article.
3. ARTICLE 3. Tolls and Other Charges §§ 23300–23309 · 14 sections

   • § 23300 The Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs at each entrance to a vehicular crossing to notify traffic that it is entering upon a vehicular…
   • § 23301 Except as provided in Sections 23301.3 and 23301.5, a vehicle that enters into or upon a vehicular crossing is liable for those tolls and other charges…
   • § 23301.3 (a) A vehicle described in subdivision (b) is exempt from a toll or other charge on a toll road, toll bridge, toll highway, vehicular crossing, or other toll…
   • § 23301.5 (a) An authorized emergency vehicle is exempt from any requirement to pay a toll or other charge on a vehicular crossing, toll highway, or high-occupancy toll…
   • § 23301.8 Where an issuing agency permits pay-by-plate toll payment as described in subdivision (e) of Section 23302, it shall communicate, as practicable, the…
   • § 23302 (a) (1) It is unlawful for a driver to fail to pay tolls or other charges on any vehicular crossing or toll highway. Except as otherwise provided in…
   • § 23302.5 (a) No person shall evade or attempt to evade the payment of tolls or other charges on any vehicular crossing or toll highway. (b) A violation of subdivision…
   • § 23303 The Department of Transportation shall have a lien and may enforce such lien, as provided in Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 3067) of Title 14 of Part 4…
   • § 23304 (a) With respect to a toll bridge, an issuing agency that permits pay-by-plate toll payment as described in subdivision (e) of Section 23302 or that permits…
   • § 23305 (a) An issuing agency shall allow a driver of a rental vehicle to register the rental vehicle to a transponder or other electronic toll payment device account…
   • § 23306 (a) (1) An issuing agency that operates an electronic toll collection system that permits payment by a transponder or other electronic toll payment device…
   • § 23307 (a) If an issuing agency offers a transponder or other electronic toll payment device, a person shall be allowed to acquire a transponder or other electronic…
   • § 23308 (a) Subject to extenuating circumstances and holidays, the hours during which one of the issuing or processing agency’s offices or customer service centers are…
   • § 23309 (a) Subject to extenuating circumstances and holidays, the issuing agency, directly or through a third-party vendor, shall maintain a customer service…
4. ARTICLE 4. Special Traffic Regulations §§ 23330–23336 · 7 sections

   • § 23330 Except where a special permit has been obtained from the Department of Transportation under the provisions of Article 6 (commencing with Section 35780) of…
   • § 23331 Pedestrians shall not be permitted upon any vehicular crossing, unless unobstructed sidewalks of more than three feet in width are constructed and maintained…
   • § 23332 It is unlawful for any person to be upon any portion of a vehicular crossing which is not intended for public use without the permission of the Department of…
   • § 23333 No vehicle shall stop, stand, or be parked in or upon any vehicular crossing except: (a) When necessary to avoid injury or damage to persons or property. (b)…
   • § 23334 The Department of Transportation may adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for the control of traffic on any vehicular crossing to aid…
   • § 23335 The Department of Transportation shall cause to be published and made available to the public at the tollgates of each vehicular crossing copies of those…
   • § 23336 It is unlawful to violate any rules or regulations adopted under Section 23334, notice of which has been given either by a sign on a vehicular crossing or by…