Labor Code section 603

No trainman who has been on duty 12 hours in the aggregate in any 24-hour period shall be required or permitted to continue or again go on duty without having had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty.

Source: Section 603, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=603. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Aug. 3, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_603

Original Source: Section 603, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=603. (last accessed May 12, 2025).