Home/California/Statutes/Code VEH: Vehicle Code - VEH/Div. 12.: DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES/Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment/Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems/§ 27315.5.
California Statutes

§ 27315.5. — 27315.5. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 33, Sec. 3.)

California § 27315.5.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code VEHVehicle Code - VEH
Div. 12.DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems

This text of California § 27315.5. (27315.5. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 33, Sec. 3.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Cal. Vehicle Code - VEH Code § 27315.5. (2026).

Text

All law enforcement agencies shall, not later than January 1, 1991, establish a policy and issue an order, in writing, which states whether or not their officers are required to wear seat belts. When a law enforcement agency is developing a safety belt policy, the agency shall consider the officer’s safety, comfort, and convenience.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 33, Sec. 3. Effective March 26, 1990.

Nearby Sections

4
§ 27315.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 434, Sec. 2.)
§ 27315.1.
27315.1. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 710, Sec. 2.)
§ 27315.3.
27315.3. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 474, Sec. 2.)
§ 27315.5.
27315.5. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 33, Sec. 3.)
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
California § 27315.5., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/VEH/27315.5..