Section § 28000

Explanation

This law requires that refrigerator vans—trucks or trailers with a volume of 15 cubic feet or more and refrigeration systems—must have at least one door that can be opened from the inside for emergencies.

This is to ensure a safe exit for anyone inside if the automatically locking doors are shut, providing a necessary safety feature.

Every refrigerator van equipped with one or more doors designed to lock automatically upon closure shall have at least one door which can be opened from inside the van as an emergency means of exit.
For the purposes of this article, “refrigerator van” means any motor truck, semitrailer, or trailer, with a fully enclosed cargo body having an enclosed volume of 15 cubic feet or more, which utilizes a mechanical refrigeration system to reduce the temperature within the enclosed portion of the vehicle to 32 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or which provides refrigeration by the use of dry ice.