Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, these definitions shall govern the construction of this code.
Cal. Veh. Code § 100
WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 35 Cal. App. 4th 112 - Jensen v. BMW of North America, Inc. (1995)
Most recently applied in Sandoval v. Cnty. of Sonoma (December 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.