Driving privilege: points.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill increases the number of violation points assigned for certain driving offenses. Specifically, it raises the points for convictions of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence from two to three points. It also impacts the points associated with vehicular manslaughter convictions, ensuring that abstracts of convictions and accident reports are disclosed within a shorter timeframe.
Key provisions
- Increases violation points for convictions of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence from 2 to 3.
- Expands the timeframe for disclosing abstracts of convictions and accident reports related to vehicular manslaughter offenses.
- Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to make these records available within 10 years of the occurrence for related violations.
- Clarifies the point values assigned to specific traffic violations as outlined in Section 12810 of the Vehicle Code.
- Specifies that records related to driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter must be accessible to law enforcement and courts.
- Updates the disclosure requirements for suspensions and revocations of driving privileges.
- Addresses the disclosure of convictions related to specific penal code sections.
- Modifies the point assignment for failure to stop in the event of an accident.
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