California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2801

Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.

It is unlawful to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of any member of any fire department, paid, volunteer, or company operated, when wearing the badge or insignia of a fireman and when in the course of his duties he is protecting the personnel and fire department equipment.

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Cal. Veh. Code § 2801 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-2-administration/chapter-4-administration-and-enforcement/article-1-lawful-orders-and-inspections/section-2801

Other sections in Article 1 - Lawful Orders and Inspections

§ 2800§ 2800.1§ 2800.2§ 2800.3§ 2800.4§ 2801§ 2802§ 2803§ 2804§ 2805…§ 2812.5§ 2813§ 2813.5§ 2814§ 2814.1§ 2814.2§ 2815§ 2816§ 2817§ 2818

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