California Vehicle Code

§ 27315

VEH § 27315 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds that a mandatory seatbelt law will contribute to reducing highway deaths and injuries by encouraging greater usage of existing manual seatbelts, that automatic crash protection systems that require no action by vehicle occupants offer the best hope of reducing deaths and injuries, and that encouraging the use of manual safety belts is only a partial remedy for addressing this major cause of death and injury. The Legislature declares that the enactment of this section is intended to be compatible with support for federal motor vehicle safety standards requiring automatic crash protection systems and should not be used in any manner to rescind federal requirements for installation of automatic restraints in new cars.

(b)This section shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

(c)(1) As used in this section, “motor vehicle” means a passenger vehicle, a motortruck, or a truck tractor, but does not include a motorcycle.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 434, Sec. 1. (AB 435) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 434.