Vehicle Code § 2800.4

– Driving in Wrong Lane of Traffic to Evade a Police Officer

What counts as a violation of Vehicle Code § 2800.4?

Vehicle Code § 2800.3 makes it a crime to willfully flee or attempt to elude or escape from a pursuing police officer in violation of Vehicle Code § 2800.1, and the person operating the pursued vehicle willfully drives that vehicle on a highway in a direction opposite to that in which the traffic lawfully moves upon that highway

What is the punishment for a violation of Vehicle Code § 2800.4?

A conviction under Vehicle Code § 2800.3 is punishable by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year in a county jail or by imprisonment in the state prison, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment

What defenses are available for a violation of Vehicle Code § 2800.4?

  1. You did not violate Vehicle Code § 2800.1
  2. You didn’t intend to evade an officer
  3. Necessity

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