California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 26458.5

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 316, Sec. 1.

Pursuant to Section 26458, whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with an additional control to operate the brakes on a trailer, that control shall not be used in lieu of the service brake control, except in the case of failure of the service brake system.

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Cal. Veh. Code § 26458.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-12-equipment-of-vehicles/chapter-3-brakes/article-2-operation-of-brakes/section-26458.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Operation of Brakes

§ 26450§ 26451§ 26452§ 26453§ 26454§ 26455§ 26456§ 26457§ 26458§ 26458.5

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