It’s usually a combination of tint, car itself and cops mood. But tint give them immediate dislike. You don’t have to take my word for it, talk to cops
Well, we don’t see how close he cut in front of the cars to his left and the cop can say that he did. Also, in your quote: " passing upon the right another vehicle which is making or about to make a left turn.". No one was making the left turn there. So, to clarify - I saw him going around the line of cars at the traffic light with the purpose of cutting in front them.
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There’s a “nor” at the beginning at the phrase, clearly delineating the discussing about a left turn as a separate statement.
“nor shall those provisions be construed to prohibit drivers overtaking and passing upon the right another vehicle which is making or about to make a left turn.”
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Exactly, I don’t see in video “changed my mind right before it”. There is acceleration starting long before intersection, there is no pause or something that looks like attempt to turn right.
Right. So, doesn’t that mean that you are only allowed to pass on the right IF another vehicle is making or about to make a left turn? 
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No, that means that along with other situations, you’re also allowed to pass on the right if someone is making a left or u-turn.
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Ok, I see…
Doesn’t change the way I view the video evidence 
So other than the actual passing on the right, which itself doesn’t appear to be an issue legally, what in the video did you see that shows it was unsafe?
See post from @Rodriges above. There was no need to accelerate going to the right lane because there was red light. So, passing on the right with the intend of cutting in front of queue. No idea if that is considered unsafe or not, but he was going at speed and, like I said, we don’t know how close he cut in.
Not taking sides here, to be clear.
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No offense, but, to me, it totally looks like you cut all those other people off. I don’t see you slowing for the intersection, I don’t hear a turn signal for a right turn, but I do hear what I think is a turn signal when you merge back in.
I also don’t understand you as person being able to have “registration.”
::shrug::
And it’s still totally illegal. I had a client who I think was cited for doing something similar (in LA).
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CA motor vehicle code also allows passing on the right, as long as it’s done in a safe manner.
CA CVC 21755 provides that “the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting that movement in safety. In no event shall that movement be made by driving off the paved or main-traveled portion of the roadway.”
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But I don’t think VC 21755 negates VC 21754, esp since both statutes became active at the same time (Law section):
The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel.
(c) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.
(d) Upon a one-way street.
(e) Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right hand edge of the roadway.
OP is obviously in a different state, but, at least in CA, what is shown in the video does not appear to meet any of the criteria above. I assume OP is not a highway, but I have no idea.
And from CA law, it seems clear to me that the meaning of the law is that you can’t pass people on the right outside of the highway (except on a one-way street or if the overtaken car is making a left turn).
Highway isn’t limited to what we think of as a “highway”/“freeway” per california’s definition.
It would seem that one would be perfectly fine passing on the right in CA on any street that has 2 or more lanes in each direction, no?
It would seem so.
Last point from me for the OP: were you in right turn only lane? The right lane stripe curves off to the right in a way that the lanes do not, and I also think I saw some road signs (incl one that had an arrow pointing at the lane). I don’t see a right hand arrow painted on the ground, but I don’t know if all such lanes require them.
Love your investigative skills and persistence lol
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It’s a slow work day. haha
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Watched the video and honestly, it looks as if you passed to the right lane to cut off traffic.
I guess that’s what the cop saw as well (your story, notwithstanding).
This is just what I think and I am neither a cop nor a lawyer.
Best of luck. I’d fight the suspended license/registration thing if you have a valid registration and license.
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I’m still curious as to what law that’s actually in violation of if it’s done safely.
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