Cal. VEH § 28085
This is the official text of Cal. VEH § 28085, part of California’s Vehicle Code — governs traffic laws, driver's licenses, and vehicle registration.
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Official statutory text
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm system which flashes the lights of the vehicle, or sounds an audible signal, or both, and which operates as follows:
(a) The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle.
(b) The system may sound an audible signal.
(c) No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.
(a) The system may flash any of the lights required or permitted on the vehicle.
(b) The system may sound an audible signal.
(c) No vehicle shall be equipped with a theft alarm system which emits the sound of a siren.
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