Section 40803 Of Article 1. Prosecutions Under Code From California Vehicle Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
40803
. (a) No evidence as to the speed of a vehicle upon a highway
shall be admitted in any court upon the trial of any person in any
prosecution under this code upon a charge involving the speed of a
vehicle when the evidence is based upon or obtained from or by the
maintenance or use of a speedtrap.
(b) In any prosecution under this code of a charge involving the
speed of a vehicle, where enforcement involves the use of radar or
other electronic devices which measure the speed of moving objects,
the prosecution shall establish, as part of its prima facie case,
that the evidence or testimony presented is not based upon a
speedtrap as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
40802.
(c) When a traffic and engineering survey is required pursuant to
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 40802, evidence that a
traffic and engineering survey has been conducted within five years
of the date of the alleged violation or evidence that the offense was
committed on a local street or road as defined in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 40802 shall constitute a prima facie case
that the evidence or testimony is not based upon a speedtrap as
defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 40802.