Ca. Veh. Code § 22357 Speed Greater Than 25 Mph Upon Street Other Than State Highway

• Library: California Codes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ca. Veh. Code § 22357

(a) Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed greater than 25 miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon any street other than a state highway otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 miles per hour or a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. The declared prima facie or maximum speed limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street and shal...