No person shall leave standing a locked vehicle in which there is any person who cannot readily escape therefrom.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 22516

  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670