{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-40831","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 40831","heading":"","body":"In any civil action proof of speed in excess of any prima facie limit declared in Section 22352 at a particular time and place does not establish negligence as a matter of law but in all such actions it shall be necessary to establish as a fact that the operation of a vehicle at the excess speed constituted negligence.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1. - 41610.]","CHAPTER 3. Illegal Evidence [40800. - 40834.]","ARTICLE 2. Civil Actions [40830. - 40834.]"],"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":"3174ac86a28dc53623d2b473ccf1e2e7b917ed10a618b02e7644f3b9c9bfe893","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-40830","next":"us-ca/veh-40832"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}