California Vehicle Code

§ 38751

VEH § 38751 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 16.6

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Emergency geofencing message” means a message delivered using commonly available communication methods to identify a location using a street address, intersection, coordinates, or any other reasonable and customary way of identifying a location, that directs an autonomous vehicle to leave or avoid an area because of an emergency.

(2)“Emergency response official” includes, but is not limited to, emergency dispatchers, peace officers as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and first responders.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 682, Sec. 2. (AB 1777) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.