California Vehicle Code

§ 21963

VEH § 21963 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 11 · Ch. 5

Statute text

A totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a predominantly white cane (with or without a red tip), or using a guide dog, shall have the right-of-way, and the driver of any vehicle approaching this pedestrian, who fails to yield the right-of-way, or to take all reasonably necessary precautions to avoid injury to this blind pedestrian, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other applicable provision of law.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1149, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.