California Traffic Laws

The rules of the road every California driver is held to.

California traffic law lives in the California Vehicle Code. Division 11, titled Rules of the Road, is the part that governs how you actually drive: right-of-way, speed, signals, turning, stopping, parking and pedestrians. It runs from section 21000 through section 23336, in thirteen chapters.

Each chapter below opens the official text on the California Legislative Information website, maintained by the state and updated whenever the law changes. We link to it rather than copy it, so what you read is always current.

Division 11: Rules of the Road

Chapter 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws Sections 21000-21300
Chapter 2. Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings Sections 21350-21468
Chapter 3. Driving, Overtaking, and Passing Sections 21650-21761
Chapter 4. Right-of-Way Sections 21800-21809
Chapter 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties Sections 21949-21971
Chapter 6. Turning and Stopping and Turning Signals Sections 22100-22113
Chapter 7. Speed Laws Sections 22348-22445.6
Chapter 8. Special Stops Required Sections 22450-22456
Chapter 9. Stopping, Standing, and Parking Sections 22500-22526
Chapter 10. Removal of Parked and Abandoned Vehicles Sections 22650-22856
Chapter 11. Parking Lots Sections 22950-22953
Chapter 12. Public Offenses Sections 23100-23249.50
Chapter 13. Vehicular Crossings and Toll Highways Sections 23250-23336

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