Vehicle Code section 34501.3

(a)

No motor carrier shall schedule a run or permit or require the operation of any motor vehicle subject to this division between points within a period of time which would do either of the following:

(1)

Necessitate the vehicle being operated at speeds greater than those prescribed by this code.

(2)

Require the driver of the vehicle to exceed the applicable maximum hours of service.

(b)

A logbook of a driver, which reflects a trip or trips between points within a period of time which would have necessitated excessive speed to complete, shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the driver exceeded the lawful speed limit.

(c)

For a violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a first offense is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), a second offense by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and a third or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

Source: Section 34501.3, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=34501.­3.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1991; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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