San Luis Obispo County, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SLO County Code § 15.710.050
- State statute cited
- Vehicle Code § 21211
- Civil penalty amount
- $50.00
- Enforcing agency
- Sheriff and other law enforcement
- Citation processor
- Auditor-controller
Summary
San Luis Obispo County enforces a fifty-dollar civil penalty for blocking a bicycle path under Vehicle Code Section 21211, folded into the county's own civil penalty schedule at Code Section 15.710.050. The sheriff and other law enforcement agencies issue and enforce the citations countywide.
Any violation, occurring within the jurisdiction of San Luis Obispo County, of any regulation governing the standing, parking, registration, or equipment of a vehicle under the California Vehicle Code, any federal statute or regulation, or any ordinance enacted by local authorities, shall be subject to the following penalty schedule and shall be collected as a civil penalty: ... California Vehicle Code Section 21211: Blocking bicycle path 50.00 A
Full Breakdown
050 establishes a civil penalty schedule for any violation of vehicle standing, parking, registration, or equipment rules under the California Vehicle Code, federal law, or a local ordinance occurring anywhere in the county's jurisdiction. The schedule lists specific dollar amounts next to specific offenses, and blocking a bicycle path under California Vehicle Code Section 21211 carries a fifty-dollar civil penalty, the same amount set for basic no-parking and standing violations, parking within an intersection, parking in a safety zone, parking within fifteen feet of a fire station driveway, and blocking a wheelchair access ramp. 1. ).
Violations & Fines
Blocking a bicycle path is cited as a fifty-dollar civil penalty under Section 15.710.050, enforced by the sheriff or other law enforcement agencies per Section 15.710.020. The citation is processed by the auditor-controller under the Vehicle Code's civil-penalty collection procedures (Section 40200 et seq.), rather than through the criminal courts.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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