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VEH 23220: (a) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while drivi…

DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD

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California Vehicle Code section 23220 ((a) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while drivi…) addresses (a) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle on any lands described. (b) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while riding as a passenger in any motor vehicle…. Part of DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD. Tags Clinic hosts the official statutory text unchanged below for registration, title, and compliance reference in California.

Key Takeaways

  • (a) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle on any lands described….
  • (b) A person shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while riding as a passenger in any motor vehicle….
  • (c) As used in this section, “lands” means those lands to which the Chappie-Z’berg Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Law of 1971 (Division 16.5 (commencing with….
  • (d) A violation of subdivision (a) or (b) shall be punished as an infraction.
  • (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 232, Sec. 1.

Important Facts

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23220
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DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD
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