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13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions
Defines the terms used in Article 3.7 (Testing of Autonomous Vehicles) of California's autonomous-vehicle regulations. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04). Part of California's broader autonomous-vehicle framework (see california-av-regulations, the comprehensive DMV plus CPUC entity).
Jurisdiction: United States/California · Effective 2018-04-02
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Sources (3)
- OAL Notice Register 2025 No. 17-Z (Apr 25, 2025) — DMV Autonomous Vehicles, Notice of Proposed Action (OAL File Z2025-0415-04): Informative Digest + proposed amended text, Articles 3.7 & 3.8 · https://oal.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/04/2025-Notice-Register-No.-17-Z-April-25-2025.pdf · 2025-04-25
- California DMV adopted regulatory text — 13 CCR Article 3.7 (Testing of Autonomous Vehicles), OAL File 2025-0415-04, effective April 28, 2026 · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/adopted-regulatory-text-article-3-7-2025-0415-04-pdf · 2026-04-28
- Cornell LII — 13 CCR § 227.02 (section number/title verification) · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/13-CCR-227.02
Status history
- In effect · 2018-04-02 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5b status-event pass)
California AV regulation (Title 13 CCR); current canonical, in effect under the state AV testing/deployment framework (OAL-effective Apr 2, 2018). Baseline status event.
Common questions
- What does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions cover?
- Defines the terms used in Article 3.7 (Testing of Autonomous Vehicles) of California's autonomous-vehicle regulations. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04). Part of California's broader autonomous-vehicle framework (see california-av-regulations, the comprehensive DMV plus CPUC entity).
- Where does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions apply?
- 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions is recorded as a other applying in California on the DEPLOY registry.
- When did 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions take effect?
- 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions is recorded as effective April 2, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Is 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions still in effect?
- 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
- What types of robots does 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions apply to?
- 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
- Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions?
- 8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.02: Definitions: Apollo RT6, Aurora Driver, AutoX RoboTaxi, Autobrains Agentic AI and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-05-31
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