2009 Vehicle and Traffic Laws
The criminal laws of California including Orange County change frequently and the information provided should not be relied upon as legal advice. Contact a criminal defense attorney for legal assistance in all matters of the law.
Vehicles: Alcohol-Related Reckless Driving
AB 2802, HOUSTON, CH. 103,
HEALTH & SAFETY 11836; VEHICLE CODE 23103.5
Requires a court order a person convicted of alcohol-related reckless driving to participate for at least nine months or longer in a licensed program that includes education, group counseling, and individual interview sessions, if that person has a prior conviction of a violation of the alcohol-related reckless driving law or another specified driving under the influence (DUI) law and the prior convicted offense occurred within 10 years. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to additionally include in the annual report to the Legislature an evaluation of the effectiveness of that program. Requires the court to revoke the person’s probation for failure to enroll in, participate in, or complete the program.
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Motor Vehicles: Electronic Wireless Communication Device
SB28, SMITIAN, CH 270
VEHICLE CODE 12810.3, 23123.5
Prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communication device to write, send, or read a text based communication, except to make or receive a call.
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Certified Ignition Interlock Devices
SB 1190, OREPEZA, CH 392
VEHICLE CODE 23575, 23575.1
Reduces from 0.20 percent to 0.15 percent the blood alcohol level that triggers heightened consideration by the court of whether to order installation of an ignition interlock device on a first conviction of driving under the influence. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to study the effectiveness of ignition interlock devices and report its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2013.
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Vehicles: DUI Ignition Interlock
SB 1388, TORLAKSON,CH. 404
VEHICLE CODE 14601.2, 14601.4, 14601.5, 23573
Changes the mandate that requires the installation of an ignition interlock device when a person has been convicted of driving on a suspended license, which was suspended because of driving under the influence, from a court-imposed sanction to an administrative sanction. Provides that the administration of the regulation of ignition interlock devices is the responsibility of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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The DUI criminal laws of California including Orange County change frequently and the information provided should not be relied upon as legal advice. Contact a DUI criminal defense attorney for legal assistance in all matters of DUI law.
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