AB 1874
Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.
Vote required
Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Appropriations
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Sign in to record your position, submit testimony, or contact your legislator.
Sign in to take action- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill modifies California’s driver’s license suspension and revocation rules for individuals convicted of specific crimes. It extends the period during which a driving privilege cannot be reinstated after a conviction for manslaughter or multiple traffic violations, requiring an additional three years after release from state or county jail or prison. The bill clarifies that the suspension or revocation period begins upon release from custody, regardless of the length of incarceration.
Key provisions
- Expands the period of driving privilege ineligibility after conviction for manslaughter resulting from motor vehicle operation.
- Extends the period of driving privilege ineligibility after conviction for multiple traffic violations (three or more within 12 months).
- Requires reinstatement of driving privilege only after three years from release from state or county jail/prison following a conviction.
- Specifies that the period of suspension or revocation begins upon release from custody, as defined by the Penal Code.
- Clarifies that license suspension or revocation periods cannot run concurrently with incarceration.
- Adds a new section to the Vehicle Code to ensure suspension/revocation periods begin upon release from custody.
Who is affected
- Individuals convicted of manslaughter resulting from motor vehicle operation.
- Individuals convicted of multiple traffic violations.
- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Arguments in favor
Reasons to support this legislation.
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
Reasons to oppose this legislation.
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yoursRead the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
AB1874:v98#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
| Revised April 14, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1874
| Introduced by Assembly Member Members Wilson and Ellis (Coauthors: Assembly Members Davies and Macedo) |
| February 12, 2026 |
An act to add Section 13107 to amend Section 13351 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1874, as amended, Wilson. Vehicles: driver’s license suspension and revocation.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to immediately revoke the driving privilege of a person upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of, among other things, certain types of manslaughter. Existing law prohibits the department from reinstating that driving privilege until 3 years after the date of revocation.This bill would additionally prohibit the department from reinstating the driving privilege of a person convicted of those specified crimes and sentenced to incarceration in the state prison or county jail until 3 years after the date of release.
Existing law authorizes or requires the court to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, or to order the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend or revoke the driving privileges, of a person who is convicted of certain offenses, including, among others, driving under the influence or reckless driving.
This bill would specify that the court-ordered period of license suspension or revocation would commence when a person is released from custody, as specified.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 13351 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
13351.
(a) The department immediately shall revoke the privilege of a person to drive a motor vehicle upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court showing that the person has been convicted of any of the following crimes or offenses:
(1) Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, except when convicted under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code.
(2) Conviction of three or more violations of Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, or 23105 within a period of 12 months from the time of the first offense to the third or subsequent offense, or a combination of three or more convictions of violations within the same period.
(3) Violation of subdivision (a) of Section 191.5 or subdivision (a) of Section 192.5 of the Penal Code or of Section 2800.3 causing serious bodily injury resulting in a serious impairment of physical condition, including, but not limited to, loss of consciousness, concussion, serious bone fracture, protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ, and serious disfigurement.
(b) The department shall not reinstate the privilege revoked under subdivision (a) until the expiration of three years after the date of revocation and until the person whose privilege was revoked gives proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430.
(c) For individuals convicted of crimes described in subdivision (a) who are imprisoned in a county jail or state prison as a result of the conviction or convictions, the department shall not reinstate the privilege revoked under subdivision (a) until the expiration of three years after the person’s release from confinement or imprisonment, and until the person whose privilege was revoked gives proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430.
SECTION 1.Section 13107 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
13107.
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a court imposes a suspension, as defined in Section 13102, or a revocation, as defined in Section 13101, of a person’s driver’s license as part of a criminal sentence, the period of suspension or revocation shall commence upon the person’s release from custody, as defined in Section 4901 of the Penal Code.
(b)A court shall not order any period of driver’s license suspension or revocation to run concurrently with any period of incarceration in a county jail, a state prison, or any other custodial facility.
(c)Nothing in this section alters, limits, or delays any administrative action taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles, including actions taken pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Division 6 (commencing with Section 13350).
___________________
REVISIONS: Heading—Lines 1 and 2.
___________________