Below you will find links to traffic laws and driving rules in California -- including the online vehicle code, statutes on common traffic violations, and state-specific driving manuals (where available).
Drinking & Driving Violations Offenses Involving Alcohol or Drugs (California Vehicle Code Sections 23152 - 23229.1) Driving Without a License / With a Suspended License Violation of License Provisions (California Vehicle Code Sections 14600 - 14611) Driving Without Insurance / With Insufficient Insurance Division 7 - Financial Responsibility Laws (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) Driving Without Registration / With Expired Registration Division 3 - Registration of Vehicles and Certificates of Title (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) Illegal U-Turn Turning and Stopping and Turning Signals (California Vehicle Code Sections 22100 - 22113) Leaving the Scene of an Accident / Hit & Run Accidents and Accident Reports (California Vehicle Code Sections 20000 - 20018) Mechanical Violations Division 12 - Equipment of Vehicles (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code) Reckless Driving Reckless Driving (California Vehicle Code Section 23103) Reckless Driving: Bodily Injury (California Vehicle Code Section 23104) Running a Red Light / Stop Sign Offenses Relating to Traffic Devices (California Vehicle Code Sections 21450 - 21468) Seat Belt / Child Restraint Violations Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems (California Vehicle Code Sections 27302 - 27317) Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements (California Vehicle Code Sections 27360 - 27368) Speeding Speed Laws, Generally (California Vehicle Code Sections 22348 - 22366) Other Speed Laws (California Vehicle Code Sections 22400 - 22413) Unlawful Vehicle Modifications Division 12 - Equipment of Vehicles (scroll down) (California Vehicle Code)