Vehicle Code section 28085

Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows:

(a)

The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle.

(b)

The system may sound an audible signal.

(c)

No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.

Source: Section 28085, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=28085. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_28085

Original Source: Section 28085, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=28085. (last accessed May 12, 2025).