Vehicle Code section 40831

In any civil action proof of speed in excess of any prima facie limit declared in Section 22352 at a particular time and place does not establish negligence as a matter of law but in all such actions it shall be necessary to establish as a fact that the operation of a vehicle at the excess speed constituted negligence.

Source: Section 40831, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40831. (accessed May 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_40831

Original Source: Section 40831, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40831. (last accessed May 12, 2025).