By FindLaw Staff | Legally reviewed by Steven J. Ellison, Esq. | Last updated June 17, 2022
Below you will find links to traffic laws and driving rules in California -- including the online vehicle code, statutes on common traffic violations, and state-specific driving manuals (where available).
| Drinking & Driving Violations | Offenses Involving Alcohol or Drugs (California Vehicle Code Sections 23152 - 23229.1) |
| Driving Without a License / With a Suspended License | Violation of License Provisions (California Vehicle Code Sections 14600 - 14611) |
| Driving Without Insurance / With Insufficient Insurance | Division 7 - Financial Responsibility Laws (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) |
| Driving Without Registration / With Expired Registration | Division 3 - Registration of Vehicles and Certificates of Title (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) |
| Illegal U-Turn | Turning and Stopping and Turning Signals (California Vehicle Code Sections 22100 - 22113) |
| Leaving the Scene of an Accident / Hit & Run | Accidents and Accident Reports (California Vehicle Code Sections 20000 - 20018) |
| Mechanical Violations | Division 12 - Equipment of Vehicles (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) |
| Reckless Driving | Reckless Driving (California Vehicle Code Section 23103) Reckless Driving: Bodily Injury (California Vehicle Code Section 23104) |
| Running a Red Light / Stop Sign | Offenses Relating to Traffic Devices (California Vehicle Code Sections 21450 - 21468) |
| Seat Belt / Child Restraint Violations | Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems (California Vehicle Code Sections 27302 - 27317) Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements (California Vehicle Code Sections 27360 - 27368) |
| Speeding | Speed Laws, Generally (California Vehicle Code Sections 22348 - 22366) Other Speed Laws (California Vehicle Code Sections 22400 - 22413) |
| Unlawful Vehicle Modifications | Division 12 - Equipment of Vehicles (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) |
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