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mandatory for all motor vehicle operators in California as of December 31, 1913 (no citation or evidence for this statement).That law as well as the Vehicle Acts of 1915 and 1923 were codified into the first version of the Vehicle Code in 1935.(no evidence or citation for this statement) In 1959, the
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recodified the Vehicle Code (meaning that it was reorganized for clarity and numerous sections were renumbered). Among other things, the code specifies weight and height restrictions for vehicles in certain zones, such as on
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and that have either been signed into law by the governor or that have become law without the governor's signature.
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sections relating to the theft and misuse of motor vehicles. The Vehicle Code is one of 29
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Index

California law

Great Seal of California
Constitution
Propositions
list
Offices
Codes
Civil
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Health and Safety
Insurance
Labor
Penal
Vehicle
Courts of record
Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
Superior courts
Adoption
Bicycles
Criminal law
Capital punishment
Cannabis
Drugs
Taxation
Gambling
Gun law
Civil procedural law

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