Veh. Code, § 40300 · Article 1. Arrests
Veh. Code, § 40300
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The provisions of this chapter shall govern all peace officers in making arrests for violations of this code without a warrant for offenses committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense of like grade.
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History
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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