{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21963","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21963","heading":"","body":"A totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a predominantly white cane (with or without a red tip), or using a guide dog, shall have the right-of-way, and the driver of any vehicle approaching this pedestrian, who fails to yield the right-of-way, or to take all reasonably necessary precautions to avoid injury to this blind pedestrian, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other applicable provision of law.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties [21949. - 21971.]"],"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":"7fc710e5c9203752d44a53fd868b74194938544d38796c42da4501fe49047e52","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21962","next":"us-ca/veh-21964"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}