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Cal. Vehicle Code § 260

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(a)A “commercial vehicle” is a motor vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(b)Passenger vehicles and house cars that are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit are not commercial vehicles. This subdivision shall not apply to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3.

(c)Any vanpool vehicle is not a commercial vehicle.

(d)The definition of a commercial vehicle in this section does not apply to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15200) of Division 6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1973–2026 · leading case: People v. Dumas
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People v. Dumas (1973) cal · cites it 2× “(Veh. Code, § 260.) Neither the Vehicle Code nor any statute defines an automobile as a storage area.”
In Re Rawn (1996) caeb · cites it 4× “Cal.Veh.Code § 260 (West 1987 & Supp. 1996) (emphasis added).”
Sun Ltd. v. Casey (1979) calctapp “, used in one’s trade, calling or profession; (2) a commercial fishing boat and net; (3) a commercial motor vehicle reasonably necessary to and actually used in commercial activity; (4) other personal property necessary to and exclusively used to earn one’s livelihood.”
California Career Schools v. Department of Motor Vehicles (2004) calctapp “designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.” Section 362 defines a “house car” as “a motor vehicle originally designed, or permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently attached .”
U-Haul Company of Southern California, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (1975) calctapp “The truck was a commercial vehicle within the code definition (Veh. Code, § 260). Ms. Jackson used the truck to transport her household furniture from Los Angeles to Fairfield.”
People v. Childress (1979) calctapp “(Veh. Code, § 260.) Neither the Vehicle Code nor any statute defines an automobile as a storage area.”
Government Employees Insurance v. Carrier Insurance (1975) calctapp “Vehicle Code Section 260, subdivision (a) encompasses vehicles used for carrying persons for hire and the transportation of property.”
STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. MARC STEPHENS (XXX-XX-2017, BERGEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (2019) njsuperctappdiv · cites it 3× “He argues he purchased his automobile in California and under Cal. Veh. Code § 260 , passenger vehicles are exempt from registration in California.”
Moses v. Corte Madera Tow (2021) cand “1, 1-1 at 1 (citing Cal. Vehicle Code § 260 (a)-(b), which defines “commercial vehicle”), 3 (defendant is Corte Madera Towing, not Tow).”
Shwiyat v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (2023) cand “” Cal. Veh. Code § 260 . 23 Subdivision (b)(1) of Section 15210 of the Vehicle Code defines “commercial motor vehicle” as 24 “any vehicle .”
Michael F Marlin (2021) idb “Cal. Vehicle Code § 260 . In subsection (b) the statute provides: “Passenger vehicles and house cars that are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit are not commercial vehicles.”
Richard Ryan Oswald v. MV Transportation, Inc., et al. (2026) cand “” Cal. Veh. Code § 260 (a). Vehicle 21 Code section 15210 separately describes “commercial motor vehicles” as any vehicle or 22 combination of vehicles that requires a class A or class B license, or a class C license with a 23 passenger transportation endorsement.”
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In Re Rawn (1996) caeb “Cal.Veh.Code § 260 (West 1987 & Supp. 1996) (emphasis added).”
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