California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > General Provisions California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > General Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 1 This act shall be known as the Streets and Highways Code. § 2 The provisions of this code, in so far as they are substantially the … § 5 Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, … § 6 Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings contained … § 7 Whenever any power or authority is given to, or any duty is imposed … § 8 Whenever any notice, report, petition, permit, statement or record is … § 9 Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any … § 10 “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is … § 11 The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the … § 12 The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. § 12.2 “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by … § 13 The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular. § 14 “County” includes “city and county.” § 15 “City” includes “city and county” and “incorporated town.” § 16 “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. § 17 “Oath” includes affirmation. § 18 “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or … § 19 “Person” means any person, firm, partnership, association, … § 20 “Department” means the Department of Transportation of this state.Any … § 21 “Director” means the director of the department. § 22 Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, … § 22.5 Whenever the term “Business, Transportation and Housing Agency” … § 23 As used in this code, unless the particular provision or the context … § 23.5 “Freeway” means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting … § 24 As used in this code, “State highway” means any highway which is … § 25 As used in this code, “county highway” means any highway which … § 26 As used in the general provisions and in Divisions 1 (commencing with … § 27 As used in the general provisions and in Divisions 1 (commencing with … § 28 If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any … § 29 “Construction” includes:(a) Acquisition of rights-of-way and … § 30 “State Highway Account” means the State Highway Account in the State … § 35 “Vista point” means any signed roadside area on the state highway … § 36 For the purposes of this code, “recycled water” or “reclaimed water” … Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
