Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2918Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 21376 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic signs. vehicles.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2918, as amended, Holden. Traffic signs: abandonment or dumping of an animal. Vehicles: drivers handbook.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook information regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others. This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop, as specified, and would require that information to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to place and maintain a sign stating that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or by confinement in a county jail for up to 6 months, or both, on every major state highway entering the state, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.SECTION 1.Section 21376 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:21376.The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain on each major state highway entering the state within 500 feet of the state line, a sign that states that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or confinement in a county jail for up to six months, or both.
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2918Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 21376 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic signs. vehicles.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2918, as amended, Holden. Traffic signs: abandonment or dumping of an animal. Vehicles: drivers handbook.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook information regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others. This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop, as specified, and would require that information to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to place and maintain a sign stating that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or by confinement in a county jail for up to 6 months, or both, on every major state highway entering the state, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2918
Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Holden
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 21376 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to traffic signs. vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2918, as amended, Holden. Traffic signs: abandonment or dumping of an animal. Vehicles: drivers handbook.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook information regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others. This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop, as specified, and would require that information to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted. Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to place and maintain a sign stating that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or by confinement in a county jail for up to 6 months, or both, on every major state highway entering the state, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to include within the California Drivers Handbook information regarding rail transit safety, abandonment or dumping of an animal on a highway, and the importance of respecting the right-of-way of others.
This bill would require the department to also include within the handbook information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop, as specified, and would require that information to be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to place and maintain a sign stating that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or by confinement in a county jail for up to 6 months, or both, on every major state highway entering the state, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.SECTION 1.Section 21376 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:21376.The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain on each major state highway entering the state within 500 feet of the state line, a sign that states that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or confinement in a county jail for up to six months, or both.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
SECTION 1. Section 1656.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:(1) Rail transit safety.(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations. (b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Drivers Handbook, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1656, language information regarding each of the following:
(1) Rail transit safety.
(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.
(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.
(4) Information regarding a persons civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officers authority during a traffic stop, the legal rights of drivers and passengers, and details on the process for filing complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the department in consultation with the civil rights section of the Department of Justice and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations.
(b) In order to minimize costs, the language information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain on each major state highway entering the state within 500 feet of the state line, a sign that states that the abandonment or dumping of an animal is a crime punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or confinement in a county jail for up to six months, or both.