Service Name: CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SERVICES-GRASS VALLEY
Organization Name: CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL- GRASS VALLEY OFFICE
Location
Location Name: CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SERVICES-GRASS VALLEY
- Accessibility: On site parking; Wheelchair Accessible
- Physical Address: 11363 Mccourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA, 95945
- Mailing Address: 11363 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA, 95945
- Description: The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Grass Valley Area is dedicated to providing Safety, Service, and Security to the Sierra Foothills. As part of the CHP's Valley Division, our office patrols the State Routes of 20, 49, and 174, as well as the unincorporated roadways of western Nevada County, northeastern Yuba County, and southwestern Sierra County. This includes the areas surrounding Grass Valley and Nevada City, as well as the communities of Alta Sierra, Camptonville, Cascade Shores, Cedar Ridge, Chicago Park, Downieville, Lake of the Pines, Lake Wildwood, North San Juan, Peardale, Penn Valley, Rough & Ready, Sierra City, Washington, andothers. This amounts to an area with approximately 85,000 residents and a high visitation rate for tourism and recreation.We offer a number of programs aimed at keeping you safe on the highway. Contact our office for information on how to properly install and use child safety seats, teach new drivers the challenges of the road, or learn tips for driving at night and in bad weather. In addition, we inspect school buses and certify school bus drivers, work with schools on pupil safety, and perform education and enforcement regarding driving under the influence (DUI).
- Website: http://www.chp.ca.gov
- Email: 230PIO@chp.ca.gov
- Phone(s): (530) 477-4900, (530) 477-4900
- Hours: Mon 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Tue 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Wed 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Thu 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM;
- Eligibility: Children under the age of 8 years of age or less than 4' 9 must be secured in the rear seat.Children must be secured in in an approved car seat or booster seat if they are under 8 years of age -OR- less than 4' 9 in height (in the rear seat).Effective January 1, 2017 - Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat.Buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash. Also, seat belts are the best defense against impaired, aggressive, and distracted drivers.
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Contacts:
- Officer Chris West, 230PIO@chp.ca.gov