Whenever any vehicle or combination of vehicles is found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition or is not equipped as required by this code, and a notice to appear is issued or a complaint filed for such violation, the notice to appear or the complaint may require that the person to whom the notice to appear is issued or against whom the complaint is filed shall produce in court satisfactory evidence that the vehicle or its equipment has been made to conform with the requirements of this code.
OffensesProcedure on Equipment and Registration Violations
Section § 40150
When a vehicle is found to be unsafe or lacking required equipment, the driver may receive a notice or complaint. This notice might require the driver to show proof in court that they've fixed the problems to meet the law's standards.
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Section § 40151
If a police officer finds that your vehicle's lighting equipment doesn't meet safety standards set by the California Highway Patrol, they will tell you to remove it within 24 hours. If the lighting equipment generally meets standards but is improperly adjusted or otherwise not in compliance, you have 48 hours to fix the issue.
(a)CA Vehicle Code § 40151(a) Whenever any lighting equipment or device does not meet requirements established by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver to remove the lighting equipment or device within 24 hours.
(b)CA Vehicle Code § 40151(b) Whenever any lighting equipment or device meets requirements established by the department but by reason of faulty adjustment or otherwise fails to comply with this code, the officer making the inspection shall direct the driver to make it comply with this code within 48 hours.
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Section § 40152
If you're caught with a vehicle that isn't properly registered according to this code, you'll get a notice to appear in court or a complaint will be filed. To avoid penalties, you have to show the court proof that the vehicle is now registered, the necessary fees are paid, or the vehicle is junked. The court won't drop the case until you provide this proof.
Also, if you're trying to prove registration, a four-day nonresident commercial trip permit won't count as acceptable proof.
(a)CA Vehicle Code § 40152(a) Whenever any vehicle or combination of vehicles is found to be not registered as required by this code, and a notice to appear is issued or a complaint is filed for that violation, the person to whom the notice to appear is issued or against whom the complaint is filed shall produce in court satisfactory evidence that the vehicle or combination of vehicles has been registered or has had the appropriate fees paid, or has been reduced to junk, to conform with the requirements of this code. The court shall not dismiss the offense until that evidence is produced.
(b)CA Vehicle Code § 40152(b) A four-day, nonresident commercial trip permit of the type authorized in Section 4004 may not be accepted as evidence of registration compliance as required in subdivision (a) of this section.
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