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

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


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




Newly Adopted Regulations:​ ​​


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

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, North American
Standard Out of Service Criteria, April 1, 2024
CHP R 20 24 06201
Title 13, California Code of Regulations
Division 2, Chapter 6.5, Article 7.5
Amend Section 1239


Effective Date: April 1,2024

​• Adopted Text (PDF)
• Contact Person:

Officer Jesus Lopez
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


 

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