Veh. Code, § 22516 · Chapter 9. Stopping, Standing, and Parking

Veh. Code, § 22516

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

No person shall leave standing a locked vehicle in which there is any person who cannot readily escape therefrom.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=22516.
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