Vehicle Code section 23221

(a)

A driver shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway.

(b)

A passenger shall not drink any alcoholic beverage or smoke or ingest marijuana or any marijuana product while in a motor vehicle being driven upon a highway.

(c)

A violation of this section shall be punished as an infraction.

Source: Section 23221, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=23221. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 23221’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_23221

Original Source: Section 23221, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=23221. (last accessed May 12, 2025).