{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-40800","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 40800","heading":"","body":"(a) A traffic officer on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing the provisions of Division 10 (commencing with Section 20000) or Division 11 (commencing with Section 21000) shall wear a full distinctive uniform, and if the officer while on duty uses a motor vehicle, it shall be a distinctive color specified by the commissioner.\n(b) This section does not apply to an officer assigned exclusively to the duty of investigating and securing evidence in reference to the theft of a vehicle, failure of a person to stop in the event of an accident, violation of Section 23109 or 23109.1, in reference to a felony charge, or to an officer engaged in serving a warrant when the officer is not engaged in patrolling the highways for the purpose of enforcing the traffic laws.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1. - 41610.]","CHAPTER 3. Illegal Evidence [40800. - 40834.]","ARTICLE 1. Prosecutions Under Code [40800. - 40808.]"],"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":"2c2e5983c45a71fad07f4fd5d1818c14c249d93560f7c89a9ecd5b0ac3fd972b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-40618","next":"us-ca/veh-40801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}