California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jordan, 142 Cal.Rptr. 401, 75 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1 (Cal. Super. 1977):
First, a motor vehicle is defined as a vehicle which is self propelled. (Veh.Code, 415). If the test was whether the vehicle was running or not, then a "motor vehicle" would be instantly transformed into a "vehicle" every time the ignition was turned off. Therefore, courts have sensibly concluded that any vehicle is a motor vehicle if it is capable of moving from place to place under its own power. (Colby v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., supra, 220 Cal.App.2d 38,
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