Vehicle Code section 23135

It is unlawful for any person to operate upon a highway any vehicle which was originally manufactured as a motorized bicycle, as defined in Section 406, and which has been modified in such a manner that it no longer conforms to the definition of a motorized bicycle.

Source: Section 23135, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=23135. (updated Jan. 1, 1978; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_23135

Original Source: Section 23135, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=23135. (last accessed May 12, 2025).