ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties

Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.

§§ 2400–2429.9 · 45 sections

§ 2400 (a) The commissioner shall administer Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10850) of Division 4, Article 3 (commencing with Section 17300) of Chapter 1 of…
§ 2400.6 The commissioner shall enforce all laws regulating the operation of vehicles on, and the use of any portion of, State Highway Route 1 in the City of Malibu, if…
§ 2400.7 (a) The commissioner may enforce all laws regulating the operation of vehicles and on, and the use of, any portion of any expressway in the County of Santa…
§ 2401 The commissioner shall make adequate provision for patrol of the highways at all times of the day and night.
§ 2401.1 The commissioner may enforce those provisions relating to the transportation of hazardous waste found in Article 6 (commencing with Section 25160), Article 6.5…
§ 2402 The commissioner may make and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the department. Rules and regulations shall be…
§ 2402.6 (a) The commissioner may adopt and enforce regulations and standards with respect to fuel containers and fuel systems on vehicles using compressed or liquefied…
§ 2402.7 The commissioner shall adopt the definitions designated by the United States Department of Transportation under Title 49 (commencing with Section 1801) of the…
§ 2403 The commissioner may create highway patrol districts for the efficient administration and enforcement of this code and the laws respecting the use of highways.…
§ 2403.5 The commissioner, or a designated representative, may enter into reciprocal operational agreements with authorized representatives of the Oregon State Police,…
§ 2404 The commissioner shall establish, in counties having charters, except in counties of the first or second class, headquarters or substations for the efficient…
§ 2404.5 The department shall obtain a vehicle suitable for registration and commercial safety inspections at border crossings into Mexico.
§ 2405 The commissioner may purchase or lease such real estate and erect such buildings as the department or any of its divisions require, subject to the approval of…
§ 2406 The commissioner may provide that any highway patrol vehicle shall be equipped with a stretcher and emergency first aid equipment for use in transporting…
§ 2407 The department shall prepare and on request supply to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, and other suitable agencies or individuals, forms for accident…
§ 2408 The department shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as…
§ 2409 All members of the California Highway Patrol have the powers of a peace officer as provided in Section 830.2 of the Penal Code.
§ 2410 Members of the California Highway Patrol are authorized to direct traffic according to law, and, in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite…
§ 2410.5 (a) The department may contract with a person or governmental entity that is conducting a special event which will impose extraordinary traffic control…
§ 2411 Members of the California Highway Patrol are authorized to serve all warrants relating to the enforcement of this code.
§ 2412 All members of the California Highway Patrol may investigate accidents resulting in personal injuries or death and gather evidence for the purpose of…
§ 2413 (a) The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol is designated as the Statewide Vehicle Theft Investigation and Apprehension Coordinator. The commissioner…
§ 2414 When lost, stolen, abandoned or otherwise unclaimed property, except vehicles subject to registration under this code, comes into possession of the department,…
§ 2415 (a) If the owner or other person entitled to the possession thereof fails to claim the property within six months and pay the charges, the department may sell…
§ 2416 (a) The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol may issue authorized emergency vehicle permits only for the following vehicles, and then only upon a…
§ 2417 (a) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any permit issued for an authorized emergency vehicle under the following conditions: (1) The vehicle is operated in…
§ 2418 The department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to ensure that all foreign commercial vehicles entering into, and operating within, this state meet…
§ 2418.1 For purposes of enforcing the provisions of Section 2418, the department and the State Air Resources Board shall, to the maximum extent possible, conduct…
§ 2418.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every emergency ambulance that is operated within this state by any public or private agency, including, but…
§ 2419 (a) Any member of the California Highway Patrol may give flares to any person as replacement for flares used by such person to warn traffic of an accident or…
§ 2420 Upon request of the California Highway Patrol, manufacturers of motorcycles shall furnish a certification of gross brake horsepower to the department. If any…
§ 2420.5 (a) The department may enter into a contract to conduct an inspection of vehicles that are subject to Section 500.100 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal…
§ 2421 Notwithstanding Section 11032 of the Government Code, the commissioner may approve the out-of-state travel within the United States of members of the…
§ 2421.5 (a) When any Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies has imposed additional fees on vehicles pursuant to Section 2555 of the Streets and Highways Code, the…
§ 2422 The department shall determine and implement the basic level of emergency medical dispatcher training for dispatchers employed by the department based on…
§ 2423 In approving the additional instruction and training required under subdivision (b) of Section 680, the department shall consider the requirements of Chapter 3…
§ 2424 (a) The Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol may enter into agreements with providers of towing, emergency road, and storage services for the purpose…
§ 2426 The department shall prepare a one-page information sheet describing its Designated Driver Program. The sheet shall include information concerning the person…
§ 2427 Whenever the department submits the fingerprints of an applicant for a license or certificate to the Department of Justice, and is required to pay a fee…
§ 2428 (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol may fix the cost or pro rata share, or, in its discretion, an amount it considers equivalent to the cost or…
§ 2429 The department shall develop an “800” telephone number system to facilitate public reporting of violations of Article 2 (commencing with Section 31400) of…
§ 2429.3 (a) The commissioner shall appoint a committee of 12 members to develop a public awareness and outreach campaign to educate manufacturers, sellers, and owners…
§ 2429.5 The department, in cooperation with county and local farm bureaus, shall provide a program to educate growers and farmers and farm labor vehicle owners and…
§ 2429.7 (a) The commissioner shall appoint an impaired driving task force to develop recommendations for best practices, protocols, proposed legislation, and other…
§ 2429.9 (a) On or before January 1, 2027, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall make the following available to city and county law enforcement…