{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-415","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 415","heading":"","body":"(a) A “motor vehicle” is a vehicle that is self-propelled.\n(b) “Motor vehicle” does not include a self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle, if operated by a person who, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian.\n(c) For purposes of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 2, “motor vehicle” includes a recreational vehicle as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, but does not include a truck camper.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]"],"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":"375fd799797bac9665b262482f6a6e1eb19779a73b9fa1eb1fd32fe262435ad8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-410","next":"us-ca/veh-425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}