Veh. Code, § 31400 · Article 2. Vehicles Transporting Workmen
Veh. Code, § 31400
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Trucks used primarily or regularly for the transportation of workmen shall be:
(a) Equipped with seats securely fastened to the vehicle.
(b) Equipped, if a motortruck, with a railing or other suitable enclosure on the sides and end of the vehicle not less than 46 inches above the floor of the vehicle.
(c) Equipped with steps, stirrups, or other equivalent devices so placed and arranged that the vehicle may be safely mounted and dismounted.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1019.
Source of truth
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- 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§ionNum=31400.
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