Section 2400 Of Article 3. Powers And Duties From California Vehicle Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The commissioner shall administer Chapter 4 (commencing
with Section 10850) of Division 4, Article 3 (commencing with Section
17300) of Chapter 1 of Division 9, Division 10 (commencing with
Section 20000), Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) except
Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 22950), Division 12 (commencing
with Section 24000), Division 13 (commencing with Section 29000),
Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600), Division 14.1
(commencing with Section 32000), Division 14.5 (commencing with
Section 33000), Division 14.7 (commencing with Section 34000),
Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500), Division 15
(commencing with Section 35000), Division 16 (commencing with Section
36000) except Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 36100) and Chapter
3 (commencing with Section 36300), and Division 16.5 (commencing with
Section 38000) except Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 38010).
(b) The commissioner shall enforce all laws regulating the
operation of vehicles and the use of the highways except that, on
ways or places to which Section 592 makes reference, the commissioner
shall not be required to provide patrol or enforce any provisions of
this code other than those provisions applicable to private
property.
(c) The commissioner shall not be required to provide patrol for
or enforce Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000).
(d) The commissioner shall have full responsibility and primary
jurisdiction for the administration and enforcement of the laws, and
for the investigation of traffic accidents, on all toll highways and
state highways constructed as freeways, including transit-related
facilities located on or along the rights-of-way of those toll
highways or freeways, except facilities of the San Francisco Bay Area
Rapid Transit District. However, city police officers while engaged
primarily in general law enforcement duties may incidentally enforce
state and local traffic laws and ordinances on toll highways and
state freeways within incorporated areas of the state. In any city
having either a population in excess of 2,000,000 or an area of more
than 300 square miles, city police officers shall have full
responsibility and primary jurisdiction for the administration and
enforcement of those laws and ordinances, unless the city council of
the city by resolution requests administration and enforcement of
those laws by the commissioner.
(e) The commissioner shall have full responsibility and primary
jurisdiction for the administration and enforcement of the laws, and
for the investigation of traffic accidents, on all highways within a
city and county with a population of less than 25,000, if, at the
time the city and county government is established, the county
contains no municipal corporations.
(f) The commissioner may enter into any interagency agreement with
the State Board of Equalization for the purpose of enforcement of
statutes requiring commercial vehicles from foreign jurisdictions to
have a diesel fuel tax permit and to make payments to the board as
required.
(g) The commissioner shall assume those duties and
responsibilities of providing protection to state property and
employees actually being performed by the California State Police
Division on and before July 11, 1995.
(h) The commissioner may provide for the physical security of any
current or former constitutional officer of the state and current or
former legislator of the state.
(i) Upon request of the Chief Justice of the California Supreme
Court, the commissioner may provide appropriate protective services
to any current or former member of the State Court of Appeal or the
California Supreme Court.