Vehicle Code section 35003

For the purpose of this division, booms, masts, machinery or other equipment which is not attendant to the efficient operation of the body of the vehicle but which may be attached to the body or chassis or connected with the driving mechanism, shall be regarded as a load.

Source: Section 35003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35003. (updated Jan. 1, 1968; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_35003

Original Source: Section 35003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35003. (last accessed May 12, 2025).