Amended IN Senate May 26, 2017 Amended IN Senate May 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 699Introduced by Senator Galgiani(Coauthor: Senator Anderson)February 17, 2017 An act to amend Sections Section 23109 and 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 699, as amended, Galgiani. Vehicles: removal and impoundment. Driving offenses: motor vehicle speed contests. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway. Existing law also makes it a crime for a person to aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would expand the crime crimes of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed speed, or aiding or abetting in those activities, to apply to a parking facility. Because this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, existing crimes, it would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law authorizes a peace officer to immediately arrest a person and seize his or her motor vehicle and impound it for no more than 30 days, as specified, if the officer determines that the person used the vehicle to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would also authorize a magistrate to issue a warrant or court order authorizing a peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of a vehicle when the magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway, based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by the peace officer within 120 days of the violation. The bill would prohibit the magistrate from issuing a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.SEC. 2.Section 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:23109.2.(a)(1)A motor vehicle may be impounded for no more than 30 days under either of the following circumstances:(A)Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was engaged in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), the peace officer may immediately arrest and take into custody that person and may cause the removal and seizure of the motor vehicle used in that offense in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650).(B)Whenever a magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle, described by vehicle type and license number, was an instrumentality used in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by a peace officer within 120 days of the violation, the magistrate shall issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of the vehicle. The warrant or court order may be entered into a computerized database. The magistrate shall not issue a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.(2)(A)A motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23109.(B)Reckless driving on a highway, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23103.(C)Reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 23103.(D)Exhibition of speed on a highway, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23109.(b)The registered and legal owner of a vehicle removed and seized under subdivision (a) or their agents shall be provided the opportunity for a storage hearing to determine the validity of the storage in accordance with Section 22852.(c)(1)Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) or any other law, an impounding agency shall release a motor vehicle to the registered owner or his or her agent before the conclusion of the impoundment period described in subdivision (a) under any of the following circumstances:(A)If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle.(B)If the person alleged to have been engaged in the motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a), was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense.(C)If the registered owner of the vehicle was neither the driver nor a passenger of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation pursuant to subdivision (a), or was unaware that the driver was using the vehicle to engage in any of the activities described in subdivision (a).(D)If the legal owner or registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car agency.(E)If, before the conclusion of the impoundment period, a citation or notice is dismissed under Section 40500, criminal charges are not filed by the district attorney because of a lack of evidence, or the charges are otherwise dismissed by the court.(2)A vehicle shall be released pursuant to this subdivision only if the registered owner or his or her agent presents a currently valid drivers license to operate the vehicle and proof of current vehicle registration, or if ordered by a court.(3)If, pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) a motor vehicle is released before the conclusion of the impoundment period, neither the person charged with a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 nor the registered owner of the motor vehicle is responsible for towing and storage charges nor shall the motor vehicle be sold to satisfy those charges.(d)A vehicle seized and removed under subdivision (a) shall be released to the legal owner of the vehicle, or the legal owners agent, on or before the 30th day of impoundment if all of the following conditions are met:(1)The legal owner is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union, acceptance corporation, or other licensed financial institution legally operating in this state, or is another person, not the registered owner, holding a security interest in the vehicle.(2)The legal owner or the legal owners agent pays all towing and storage fees related to the impoundment of the vehicle. Lien sale processing fees shall not be charged to a legal owner who redeems the vehicle on or before the 15th day of impoundment.(3)The legal owner or the legal owners agent presents foreclosure documents or an affidavit of repossession for the vehicle.(e)(1)The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5.(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person convicted of engaging in the activities set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense, the court shall order the convicted person to reimburse the registered owner for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the registered owner to obtain possession of the vehicle, unless the court finds that the person convicted does not have the ability to pay all or part of those charges.(3)If the vehicle is a rental vehicle, the rental car agency may require the person to whom the vehicle was rented to pay all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the rental car agency in connection with obtaining possession of the vehicle.(4)The owner is not liable for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment if acquittal or dismissal occurs.(5)The vehicle shall not be sold before the defendants conviction.(6)The impounding agency is responsible for the actual costs incurred by the towing agency as a result of the impoundment if the registered owner is absolved of liability for those charges pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c). Notwithstanding this provision, nothing shall prohibit impounding agencies from making prior payment arrangements to satisfy this requirement.(f)Any period when a vehicle is subjected to storage under this section shall be included as part of the period of impoundment ordered by the court under subdivision (h) of Section 23109.SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
Amended IN Senate May 26, 2017 Amended IN Senate May 03, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 699Introduced by Senator Galgiani(Coauthor: Senator Anderson)February 17, 2017 An act to amend Sections Section 23109 and 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 699, as amended, Galgiani. Vehicles: removal and impoundment. Driving offenses: motor vehicle speed contests. Existing law makes it a crime for a person to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway. Existing law also makes it a crime for a person to aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would expand the crime crimes of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed speed, or aiding or abetting in those activities, to apply to a parking facility. Because this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, existing crimes, it would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law authorizes a peace officer to immediately arrest a person and seize his or her motor vehicle and impound it for no more than 30 days, as specified, if the officer determines that the person used the vehicle to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would also authorize a magistrate to issue a warrant or court order authorizing a peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of a vehicle when the magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway, based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by the peace officer within 120 days of the violation. The bill would prohibit the magistrate from issuing a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Senate May 26, 2017 Amended IN Senate May 03, 2017
Amended IN Senate May 26, 2017
Amended IN Senate May 03, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 699
Introduced by Senator Galgiani(Coauthor: Senator Anderson)February 17, 2017
Introduced by Senator Galgiani(Coauthor: Senator Anderson)
February 17, 2017
An act to amend Sections Section 23109 and 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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SB 699, as amended, Galgiani. Vehicles: removal and impoundment. Driving offenses: motor vehicle speed contests.
Existing law makes it a crime for a person to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway. Existing law also makes it a crime for a person to aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would expand the crime crimes of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed speed, or aiding or abetting in those activities, to apply to a parking facility. Because this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, existing crimes, it would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law authorizes a peace officer to immediately arrest a person and seize his or her motor vehicle and impound it for no more than 30 days, as specified, if the officer determines that the person used the vehicle to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway.This bill would also authorize a magistrate to issue a warrant or court order authorizing a peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of a vehicle when the magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway, based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by the peace officer within 120 days of the violation. The bill would prohibit the magistrate from issuing a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law makes it a crime for a person to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway. Existing law also makes it a crime for a person to aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway.
This bill would expand the crime crimes of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or a motor vehicle exhibition of speed speed, or aiding or abetting in those activities, to apply to a parking facility. Because this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime, existing crimes, it would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law authorizes a peace officer to immediately arrest a person and seize his or her motor vehicle and impound it for no more than 30 days, as specified, if the officer determines that the person used the vehicle to engage in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway.
This bill would also authorize a magistrate to issue a warrant or court order authorizing a peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of a vehicle when the magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in a motor vehicle speed contest, reckless driving on a highway, reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, or an exhibition of speed on a highway, based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by the peace officer within 120 days of the violation. The bill would prohibit the magistrate from issuing a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.SEC. 2.Section 23109.2 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:23109.2.(a)(1)A motor vehicle may be impounded for no more than 30 days under either of the following circumstances:(A)Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was engaged in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), the peace officer may immediately arrest and take into custody that person and may cause the removal and seizure of the motor vehicle used in that offense in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650).(B)Whenever a magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle, described by vehicle type and license number, was an instrumentality used in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by a peace officer within 120 days of the violation, the magistrate shall issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of the vehicle. The warrant or court order may be entered into a computerized database. The magistrate shall not issue a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.(2)(A)A motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23109.(B)Reckless driving on a highway, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23103.(C)Reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 23103.(D)Exhibition of speed on a highway, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23109.(b)The registered and legal owner of a vehicle removed and seized under subdivision (a) or their agents shall be provided the opportunity for a storage hearing to determine the validity of the storage in accordance with Section 22852.(c)(1)Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) or any other law, an impounding agency shall release a motor vehicle to the registered owner or his or her agent before the conclusion of the impoundment period described in subdivision (a) under any of the following circumstances:(A)If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle.(B)If the person alleged to have been engaged in the motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a), was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense.(C)If the registered owner of the vehicle was neither the driver nor a passenger of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation pursuant to subdivision (a), or was unaware that the driver was using the vehicle to engage in any of the activities described in subdivision (a).(D)If the legal owner or registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car agency.(E)If, before the conclusion of the impoundment period, a citation or notice is dismissed under Section 40500, criminal charges are not filed by the district attorney because of a lack of evidence, or the charges are otherwise dismissed by the court.(2)A vehicle shall be released pursuant to this subdivision only if the registered owner or his or her agent presents a currently valid drivers license to operate the vehicle and proof of current vehicle registration, or if ordered by a court.(3)If, pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) a motor vehicle is released before the conclusion of the impoundment period, neither the person charged with a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 nor the registered owner of the motor vehicle is responsible for towing and storage charges nor shall the motor vehicle be sold to satisfy those charges.(d)A vehicle seized and removed under subdivision (a) shall be released to the legal owner of the vehicle, or the legal owners agent, on or before the 30th day of impoundment if all of the following conditions are met:(1)The legal owner is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union, acceptance corporation, or other licensed financial institution legally operating in this state, or is another person, not the registered owner, holding a security interest in the vehicle.(2)The legal owner or the legal owners agent pays all towing and storage fees related to the impoundment of the vehicle. Lien sale processing fees shall not be charged to a legal owner who redeems the vehicle on or before the 15th day of impoundment.(3)The legal owner or the legal owners agent presents foreclosure documents or an affidavit of repossession for the vehicle.(e)(1)The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5.(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person convicted of engaging in the activities set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense, the court shall order the convicted person to reimburse the registered owner for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the registered owner to obtain possession of the vehicle, unless the court finds that the person convicted does not have the ability to pay all or part of those charges.(3)If the vehicle is a rental vehicle, the rental car agency may require the person to whom the vehicle was rented to pay all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the rental car agency in connection with obtaining possession of the vehicle.(4)The owner is not liable for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment if acquittal or dismissal occurs.(5)The vehicle shall not be sold before the defendants conviction.(6)The impounding agency is responsible for the actual costs incurred by the towing agency as a result of the impoundment if the registered owner is absolved of liability for those charges pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c). Notwithstanding this provision, nothing shall prohibit impounding agencies from making prior payment arrangements to satisfy this requirement.(f)Any period when a vehicle is subjected to storage under this section shall be included as part of the period of impoundment ordered by the court under subdivision (h) of Section 23109.SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.
SECTION 1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.
23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but where the vehicle does not exceed the speed limits, is not a speed contest.
(b) A person shall not aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.
(c) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility, and a person shall not aid or abet in a motor vehicle exhibition of speed on a highway or in or upon a parking facility.
(d) A person shall not, for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility, in any manner obstruct or place a barricade or obstruction or assist or participate in placing a barricade or obstruction upon a highway or in or upon a parking facility.
(e) (1) A person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. That person shall also be required to perform 40 hours of community service. The court may order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle suspended for 90 days to six months, as provided in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for 90 days to six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment. This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(2) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and that violation proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the person convicted shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(f) (1) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(3) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in paragraph (1) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) The court shall order the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person convicted under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. In lieu of the suspension, the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle may be restricted for six months to necessary travel to and from that persons place of employment and, if driving a motor vehicle is necessary to perform the duties of the persons employment, restricted to driving in that persons scope of employment.
(5) This subdivision does not interfere with the courts power to grant probation in a suitable case.
(g) If the court grants probation to a person subject to punishment under subdivision (f), in addition to subdivision (f) and any other terms and conditions imposed by the court, which may include a fine, the court shall impose as a condition of probation that the person be confined in a county jail for not less than 48 hours nor more than six months. The court shall order the persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle to be suspended for a period of six months, as provided in paragraph (9) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352 or restricted pursuant to subdivision (f).
(h) If a person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) and the vehicle used in the violation is registered to that person, the vehicle may be impounded at the registered owners expense for not less than one day nor more than 30 days.
(i) A person who violates subdivision (b), (c), or (d) shall upon conviction of that violation be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 90 days, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(j) If a persons privilege to operate a motor vehicle is restricted by a court pursuant to this section, the court shall clearly mark the restriction and the dates of the restriction on that persons drivers license and promptly notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the terms of the restriction in a manner prescribed by the department. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall place that restriction in the persons records in the Department of Motor Vehicles and enter the restriction on a license subsequently issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to that person during the period of the restriction.
(k) The court may order that a person convicted under this section, who is to be punished by imprisonment in a county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court.
(l) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Louis Friend Memorial Act.
(a)(1)A motor vehicle may be impounded for no more than 30 days under either of the following circumstances:
(A)Whenever a peace officer determines that a person was engaged in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), the peace officer may immediately arrest and take into custody that person and may cause the removal and seizure of the motor vehicle used in that offense in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650).
(B)Whenever a magistrate is presented with the affidavit of a peace officer establishing reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle, described by vehicle type and license number, was an instrumentality used in any of the activities set forth in paragraph (2), based on evidence witnessed by, delivered to, or developed by a peace officer within 120 days of the violation, the magistrate shall issue a warrant or order authorizing any peace officer to immediately seize and cause the removal of the vehicle. The warrant or court order may be entered into a computerized database. The magistrate shall not issue a warrant or order authorizing the impound if he or she determines that the vehicle to be impounded is necessary for a person to get to work, school, or medical appointments and impounding the vehicle would cause a hardship on the owner or the owners family.
(2)(A)A motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23109.
(B)Reckless driving on a highway, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 23103.
(C)Reckless driving in an offstreet parking facility, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 23103.
(D)Exhibition of speed on a highway, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23109.
(b)The registered and legal owner of a vehicle removed and seized under subdivision (a) or their agents shall be provided the opportunity for a storage hearing to determine the validity of the storage in accordance with Section 22852.
(c)(1)Notwithstanding Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) or any other law, an impounding agency shall release a motor vehicle to the registered owner or his or her agent before the conclusion of the impoundment period described in subdivision (a) under any of the following circumstances:
(A)If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle.
(B)If the person alleged to have been engaged in the motor vehicle speed contest, as described in subdivision (a), was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense.
(C)If the registered owner of the vehicle was neither the driver nor a passenger of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation pursuant to subdivision (a), or was unaware that the driver was using the vehicle to engage in any of the activities described in subdivision (a).
(D)If the legal owner or registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car agency.
(E)If, before the conclusion of the impoundment period, a citation or notice is dismissed under Section 40500, criminal charges are not filed by the district attorney because of a lack of evidence, or the charges are otherwise dismissed by the court.
(2)A vehicle shall be released pursuant to this subdivision only if the registered owner or his or her agent presents a currently valid drivers license to operate the vehicle and proof of current vehicle registration, or if ordered by a court.
(3)If, pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) a motor vehicle is released before the conclusion of the impoundment period, neither the person charged with a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 nor the registered owner of the motor vehicle is responsible for towing and storage charges nor shall the motor vehicle be sold to satisfy those charges.
(d)A vehicle seized and removed under subdivision (a) shall be released to the legal owner of the vehicle, or the legal owners agent, on or before the 30th day of impoundment if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)The legal owner is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union, acceptance corporation, or other licensed financial institution legally operating in this state, or is another person, not the registered owner, holding a security interest in the vehicle.
(2)The legal owner or the legal owners agent pays all towing and storage fees related to the impoundment of the vehicle. Lien sale processing fees shall not be charged to a legal owner who redeems the vehicle on or before the 15th day of impoundment.
(3)The legal owner or the legal owners agent presents foreclosure documents or an affidavit of repossession for the vehicle.
(e)(1)The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5.
(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the person convicted of engaging in the activities set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) was not authorized by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle at the time of the commission of the offense, the court shall order the convicted person to reimburse the registered owner for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment, and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the registered owner to obtain possession of the vehicle, unless the court finds that the person convicted does not have the ability to pay all or part of those charges.
(3)If the vehicle is a rental vehicle, the rental car agency may require the person to whom the vehicle was rented to pay all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment and any administrative charges authorized under Section 22850.5 incurred by the rental car agency in connection with obtaining possession of the vehicle.
(4)The owner is not liable for any towing and storage charges related to the impoundment if acquittal or dismissal occurs.
(5)The vehicle shall not be sold before the defendants conviction.
(6)The impounding agency is responsible for the actual costs incurred by the towing agency as a result of the impoundment if the registered owner is absolved of liability for those charges pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c). Notwithstanding this provision, nothing shall prohibit impounding agencies from making prior payment arrangements to satisfy this requirement.
(f)Any period when a vehicle is subjected to storage under this section shall be included as part of the period of impoundment ordered by the court under subdivision (h) of Section 23109.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
SEC. 3.SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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