Vehicle Code section 40000.14

A violation of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 21367 is an infraction, except as follows:

(a)

A willful violation is a misdemeanor.

(b)

A willful violation committed in a manner exhibiting a wanton disregard for the safety of persons is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year.

Source: Section 40000.14, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40000.14. (updated Jan. 1, 1986; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_40000.14

Original Source: Section 40000.14, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40000.14. (last accessed May 12, 2025).