Vehicle Code section 35250

No vehicle or load shall exceed a height of 14 feet measured from the surface upon which the vehicle stands, except that a double-deck bus may not exceed a height of 14 feet, 3 inches. Any vehicle or load which exceeds a height of 13 feet, 6 inches, shall only be operated on those highways where deemed to be safe by the owner of the vehicle or the entity operating the bus.

Source: Section 35250, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35250. (updated Sep. 19, 1984; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_35250

Original Source: Section 35250, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=35250. (last accessed May 12, 2025).