Article 3 - Disabling Connected Vehicle Location Access

California Vehicle Code — §§ 28240-28244

Sections (3)

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. (SB 1394) Effective January 1, 2025. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 28206.

If a vehicle includes connected vehicle location access, a covered provider shall provide a mechanism that can be used by a driver who is inside a vehicle to immediately disable connected vehicle location access.

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. (SB 1394) Effective January 1, 2025. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 28206.

A mechanism for disabling connected vehicle location access shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a)Be prominently located and easy to use.
(b)Not require access to, or use of, a remote or online application.
(c)(1) Not require account creation, a password, or login information.
(2)A vehicle manufacturer may require a driver to input a mobile number associated with the connected vehicle service account. If a vehicle manufacturer requires a driver to input a mobile

number in order to disable the connected vehicle location access connection, it shall not require any further information in order to allow the driver to disable the connection, including, but not limited to, using that number as part of a two-factor authentication process that results in sending a code to the mobile number.

(d)Allow connected vehicle location access that has been disabled from inside the vehicle to be enabled only by a driver who is located inside the vehicle.

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. (SB 1394) Effective January 1, 2025. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 28206.

Disabling the connected vehicle location access from inside the vehicle shall not result in an account holder of the connected vehicle service, vehicle manufacturer, or a third-party service provider receiving any notification related to the connected vehicle location access being disabled, including, but not limited to, an alert, email, text, or telephone call.