Vehicle Code section 40301

Except as provided in this chapter, whenever a person is arrested for any violation of this code declared to be a felony, he shall be dealt with in like manner as upon arrest for the commission of any other felony.

Source: Section 40301, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40301. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_40301

Original Source: Section 40301, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40301. (last accessed May 12, 2025).