2011 California Code
Vehicle Code
DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100 - 680]
Section 415
(a) A motor vehicle is a vehicle that is self-propelled.
(b) Motor vehicle does not include a self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle, if operated by a person who, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian.
(c) For purposes of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 2, motor vehicle includes a recreational vehicle as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, but does not include a truck camper.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 404, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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