California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 22516

Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.

No person shall leave standing a locked vehicle in which there is any person who cannot readily escape therefrom.

Cite this section

Cal. Veh. Code § 22516 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-11-rules-of-the-road/chapter-9-stopping-standing-and-parking/section-22516

Other sections in Chapter 9 - Stopping, Standing, and Parking

§ 22500§ 22500.1§ 22500.2§ 22500.5§ 22501§ 22502§ 22503§ 22503.5§ 22504§ 22505…§ 22519§ 22520.5§ 22520.6§ 22521§ 22522§ 22523§ 22524§ 22524.5§ 22525§ 22526

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