Bill Text: CA AB2575 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prima facie speed limits: rural roads.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB2575 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2575-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2575	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Baker

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to amend Section 21350 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2575, as introduced, Baker. Traffic control devices.
   Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to place
and maintain appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control
devices along highways under its jurisdiction. Existing law
authorizes the department, with the consent of local authorities, to
place and maintain appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic
control devices along city streets and county roads as may be
necessary or desirable to control or direct traffic, or to facilitate
traffic flow, to or from state highways.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 21350 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   21350.  The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain,
or cause to be placed and maintained, with respect to highways under
its jurisdiction, appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic
control devices as required hereunder, and may place and maintain, or
cause to be placed and maintained,  such 
appropriate signs, signals, or other traffic control devices as may
be authorized hereunder, or as may be necessary properly to indicate
and to carry out the provisions of this code, or to warn or guide
traffic upon the highways. The Department of  Transportation
may,   Transportation,  with the consent of the
local authorities,  may  also place and maintain, or cause
to be placed and maintained, in or along city streets and county
roads, appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control devices,
or may perform, or cause to be performed,  such 
 any  other work on city streets and county roads, as may be
necessary or desirable to  control,   control
 or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow,  to
or from   to, from,  or on state highways.