Regulatory Actions

The California Highway Patrol is authorized by the California Vehicle Code to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the department. These rules and regulations are subject to the procedures contained in the California Government Code and as specified by the California Office of Administrative Law. Regulations adopted by the department are contained in Title 13, California Code of Regulations.

Questions regarding existing regulations adopted by the department may be addressed to the Office of Community Outreach and Media Relations or Commercial Vehicle Section.

Any interested person may submit written comments on proposed regulatory actions via any of the contact methods below.

Contact information
Facsimile	See Proposed Regulations Below.
Electronic mail	See Proposed Regulations Below.
U.S. Postal Service mail	California Highway Patrol Enforcement and Planning Division P.O. Box 942898 Sacramento, CA 94298-0001

If you wish to receive notice of proposed rulemakings by CHP, send an email to CVSRegulations@chp.ca.gov with a completed MCIP List Application for Notification and request to be put on CHP's mailing list.

All comments should be directed to the attention of the contact person or persons listed for each regulatory action, and should include the "CHP-R" number of the regulatory proposal. The Department regrets that verbal comments via telephone cannot be accepted.

Proposed Regulations:
Explosives Stops CHP-R-2023-06202 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 1, Amend Sections 1151.9 and 1153 Effective Date: August 30, 2024	Notice of Decision Not to Proceed (PDF) Contact Person Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843 3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
General Hazardous Materials Regulations CHP-R-2021-06205 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 3 Amend Section 1160.2	Notice of Decision Not to Proceed (PDF) Contact Person Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843 3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154

Proposed Regulations:

Explosives Stops
CHP-R-2023-06202
Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 1, Amend Sections 1151.9 and 1153

Effective Date: August 30, 2024

Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843 3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

General Hazardous Materials Regulations
CHP-R-2021-06205

Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 3
Amend Section 1160.2

Notice of Decision Not to Proceed (PDF)

Contact Person

Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843 3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Newly Adopted Regulations:
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, April 1, 2025CHP-R-2025-06201 Title 13, California Code of RegulationsDivision 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 7.5 Amend Section 1239 Effective Date: April 1, 2025	•Adopted Text (PDF) •Contact Person: Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843-3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
Routes for Transportation of Radioactive Materials CHP-R-2023-06201 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 2.7 Amend Section 1159 Effective Date: January 1, 2025	• Adopted Text (PDF) • Contact Person: Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843-3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
Cornering Lamps CHP-R-2024-06210 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 5, Repeal Section 673, Article 7, Repeal Section 689, and Article 10, Amend Section 720, Repeal Sections 721 and 722 Effective Date: August 26, 2024	• Adopted Text (PDF) • Contact Person: Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843-3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
Electronic Logging Devices for Intrastate Motor Carriers and Drivers CHP-R-2018-09 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 3, Amend Section 1213, Add Section 1213.3, and Article 6, Amend Section 1234 Effective Date Effective Date: January 1, 2024	• Adopted Text (PDF) • Contact Person: Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843-3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
CHP Contact CHP-R-2023-06206 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 1 Amend Section 1202 Effective Date: August 9, 2023	• Adopted Text (PDF) • Contact Person: Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Adam Roha Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843-3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154
Inhalation Hazards Safe Stops CHP-R-2022-06203 Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 2.5 Amend Section 1157.21 Effective Date: July 1, 2023	Adopted Text (PDF) Contact Person: Dr. Tian Ting Shih or Sergeant Adam Roha Commercial Vehicle Section Telephone: (916) 843 3400 Fax: (916) 322-3154

Newly Adopted Regulations:

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria, April 1, 2025CHP-R-2025-06201
Title 13, California Code of RegulationsDivision 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 7.5
Amend Section 1239

Effective Date: April 1, 2025

•Adopted Text (PDF)
•Contact Person:

Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843-3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Routes for Transportation of Radioactive Materials
CHP-R-2023-06201
Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 2.7
Amend Section 1159

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

• Adopted Text (PDF)
• Contact Person:
Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843-3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Cornering Lamps
CHP-R-2024-06210
Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 5, Repeal Section 673, Article 7,
Repeal Section 689, and Article 10, Amend Section 720,
Repeal Sections 721 and 722

Effective Date: August 26, 2024

• Adopted Text (PDF)
• Contact Person:

Erica De Parsia, Environmental Program Manager
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843-3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Electronic Logging Devices for Intrastate Motor Carriers
and Drivers
CHP-R-2018-09

Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 3, Amend Section 1213, Add
Section 1213.3, and Article 6, Amend Section 1234
Effective Date

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

• Adopted Text (PDF)
• Contact Person:

Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Dave Kelly
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843-3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

CHP Contact
CHP-R-2023-06206

Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 1
Amend Section 1202

Effective Date: August 9, 2023

• Adopted Text (PDF)
• Contact Person:

Officer Jesus Lopez or Sergeant Adam Roha
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843-3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Inhalation Hazards Safe Stops
CHP-R-2022-06203

Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 2.5
Amend Section 1157.21

Effective Date: July 1, 2023

Dr. Tian Ting Shih or Sergeant Adam Roha
Commercial Vehicle Section
Telephone: (916) 843 3400
Fax: (916) 322-3154

Regulatory Actions

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Newly Adopted Regulations:​ ​​

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