Vehicle Code section 22109

No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle on a highway without first giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter to the driver of any vehicle immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give the signal.

Source: Section 22109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=22109. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 22109’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_22109

Original Source: Section 22109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=22109. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).