CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 317Introduced by Assembly Members Diep and Fong(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Chen, and Frazier)January 30, 2019 An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 317, as introduced, Diep. Department Motor Vehicles: appointments: unlawful sale.Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, including, but not limited to, vehicle registration and the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.This bill would make it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department, as specified. A violation of the bill would be punishable as a misdemeanor, thus creating a state-mandated local program, and by a civil penalty not to exceed $2500. The bill would authorize the Attor/span> Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.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.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 317Introduced by Assembly Members Diep and Fong(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Chen, and Frazier)January 30, 2019 An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 317, as introduced, Diep. Department Motor Vehicles: appointments: unlawful sale.Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, including, but not limited to, vehicle registration and the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.This bill would make it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department, as specified. A violation of the bill would be punishable as a misdemeanor, thus creating a state-mandated local program, and by a civil penalty not to exceed $2500. The bill would authorize the Attor/span> Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.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.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 317
Introduced by Assembly Members Diep and Fong(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Chen, and Frazier)January 30, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Members Diep and Fong(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Chen, and Frazier)
January 30, 2019
An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 317, as introduced, Diep. Department Motor Vehicles: appointments: unlawful sale.
Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, including, but not limited to, vehicle registration and the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.This bill would make it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department, as specified. A violation of the bill would be punishable as a misdemeanor, thus creating a state-mandated local program, and by a civil penalty not to exceed $2500. The bill would authorize the Attor/span> Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.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.
Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, including, but not limited to, vehicle registration and the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
This bill would make it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department, as specified. A violation of the bill would be punishable as a misdemeanor, thus creating a state-mandated local program, and by a civil penalty not to exceed $2500. The bill would authorize the Attor/span> Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.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. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read: Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.
SECTION 1. Article 4 (commencing with Section 1850) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code, to read:
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Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.
Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.
Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments
Article 4. Unlawful Sale of Appointments
1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.
1850. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.
(b) For purposes of this section, appointment means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.
1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.
1851. (a) A violation of Section 1850 is punishable as a misdemeanor and by a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500) per violation. The Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney may bring an action pursuant to this article.
(b) A penalty assessed and recovered under this section shall be deposited into the State Transportation Fund to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Account, and expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes authorized in subdivision (b) of Section 42271.
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. 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. 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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