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VEH 385.5: (a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:

DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED

Executive Summary

California Vehicle Code section 385.5 ((a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:) addresses (a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has four wheels. (2) Can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour, on a paved level surface. Part of DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED. Tags Clinic hosts the official statutory text unchanged below for registration, title, and compliance reference in California.

Key Takeaways

  • (a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has four wheels.
  • (2) Can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour, on a paved level surface.
  • (3) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds.
  • (b) (1) For the purposes of this section, a “low-speed vehicle” is not a golf cart, except when operated pursuant to Section 21115 or 21115.1.
  • (2) A “low-speed vehicle” is also known as a “neighborhood electric vehicle.” (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 66, Sec. 1.

Important Facts

Vehicle Code section
385.5
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DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
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