{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21651","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21651","heading":"","body":"(a) Whenever a highway has been divided into two or more roadways by means of intermittent barriers or by means of a dividing section of not less than two feet in width, either unpaved or delineated by curbs, double-parallel lines, or other markings on the roadway, it is unlawful to do either of the following:\n(1) To drive any vehicle over, upon, or across the dividing section.\n(2) To make any left, semicircular, or U-turn with the vehicle on the divided highway, except through an opening in the barrier designated and intended by public authorities for the use of vehicles or through a plainly marked opening in the dividing section.\n(b) It is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon a highway, except to the right of an intermittent barrier or a dividing section which separates two or more opposing lanes of traffic. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), a violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.\n(c) Any willful violation of subdivision (b) which results in injury to, or death of, a person shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 3. Driving, Overtaking, and Passing [21650. - 21761.]","ARTICLE 1. Driving on Right Side [21650. - 21664.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"576ed4fa7617e686ff72d40dae724af972dbb478ecc24bca616f3d7559284d26","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21650.1","next":"us-ca/veh-21652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}