Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
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Overview
Assembly Bill 1588, the Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act, aims to address issues related to sideshows, which are events involving vehicle stunts and speed contests blocking traffic. The bill prohibits engaging in, aiding, or abetting sideshows, increases penalties for drivers involved, and allows law enforcement to seize vehicles used in sideshows. It also establishes procedures for forfeiting vehicles used in sideshows, particularly those driven by convicted operators, and streamlines the process for seizing vehicles used in sideshows.
Key provisions
- Prohibits engaging in, aiding, or abetting sideshows and increases penalties for drivers involved.
- Expands the definition of a sideshow to include the use of motorcycles and off-highway vehicles.
- Increases penalties for drivers convicted of using a vehicle in a sideshow, potentially leading to felony charges for repeat offenders.
- Allows law enforcement to seize vehicles used in sideshows and subject them to forfeiture.
- Establishes procedures for notifying vehicle owners of seizures and for holding post-storage hearings.
- Permits the use of video evidence to establish vehicle instrumentality in sideshows.
- Provides for the release of impounded vehicles under specific circumstances, such as if they are stolen or if the registered owner was not the driver.
- Establishes a process for the disposition of forfeited vehicles, prioritizing costs and distributing proceeds to various parties.
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