Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1145Introduced by Assembly Members Jeff Gonzalez and WallisFebruary 20, 2025An act to amend Section 97 add and repeal Section 98 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. state highways.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1145, as amended, Jeff Gonzalez. Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. State highways: safety: report.Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and vests the department with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. Existing law requires the department to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.This bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2027, to conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The bill would require the study to collect specified data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, as provided, and to develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, as specified. The bill would require the department to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2029.Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to designate a state highway segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if specified conditions are met, including that the highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to specified law. Existing law provides that a certain segment of State Highway Route 12 is eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. Existing law requires the fine for certain violations of the Vehicle Code that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone to be doubled in a misdemeanor case and to be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule in an infraction case. Existing law requires a commercial motor vehicle, singly or in combination, that operates with a declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight that exceeds 10,000 pounds to be registered, prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, either singly or in combination, in excess of its registered declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight, and makes a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction.This bill would make eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza. The bill would also make a violation of the above-described rules relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone subject to the fine enhancement for an infraction case.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 98 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 97 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:97.(a)A state highway segment shall be designated by the department as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:(1) The highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to subdivision (b).(2)The Director of Transportation, in consultation with the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, certifies that the segment identified in subdivision (b) meets all of the following criteria:(A)The highway segment is a conventional highway or expressway and is part of the state highway system.(B)The rate of total collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.(C)The rate of head-on collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.(3)The Department of the California Highway Patrol or local agency having traffic enforcement jurisdiction, as the case may be, has concurred with the designation.(4)The governing board of each city, or county with respect to an unincorporated area, in which the segment is located has by resolution indicated that it supports the designation.(5)An active public awareness effort to change driving behavior is ongoing either by the local agency with jurisdiction over the segment or by another state or local entity.(6)Other traffic safety enhancements, including, but not limited to, increased enforcement and other roadway safety measures, are in place or are being implemented concurrent with the designation of the Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(b)The following segments are eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to subdivision (a):(1)State Highway Route 12 between the State Highway Route 80 junction in Solano County and the State Highway Route 5 junction in San Joaquin County.(2)State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza.(c)Designation of a segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be done in writing and a written notification shall be provided to the court with jurisdiction over the area in which the highway segment is located. The designation shall be valid for a minimum of two years from the date of submission to the court.(d)After the two-year period, and at least every two years thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall evaluate whether the highway segment continues to meet the conditions set forth in subdivision (a). If the segment meets those conditions, the department shall renew the designation in which case an updated notification shall be sent to the court. If the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, determines that any of those conditions no longer apply to a segment designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone under this section, the department shall revoke the designation and the segment shall cease to be a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(e)A Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the department prescribing uniform standards for warning signs to notify motorists that, pursuant to Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, increased penalties apply for traffic violations that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(f)(1)The department or the local authority having jurisdiction over these highway and road segments shall place and maintain the warning signs identifying these segments by stating that a Special Safety Zone Region Begins Here and a Special Safety Zone Ends Here.(2)Increased penalties shall apply to violations under Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code only if appropriate signage is in place pursuant to this subdivision.(3)If designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is revoked pursuant to subdivision (d), the department shall be responsible for removal of all signage placed pursuant to this subdivision.(g)Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones do not increase the civil liability of the state or local authority having jurisdiction over the highway segment under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code or any other provision of law relating to civil liability.(1)Only the base fine shall be enhanced pursuant to this section.(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.(h)The projects specified as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone shall not be elevated in priority for state funding purposes.SEC. 2.Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:42010.(a)For an offense specified in subdivision (b) that is committed by the driver of a vehicle within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to Section 97 and following of the Streets and Highways Code, the fine, in a misdemeanor case, shall be double the amount otherwise prescribed, and, in an infraction case, the fine shall be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule established pursuant to Section 40310.(b)A violation of the following is an offense that is subject to subdivision (a):(1)Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21650) of Division 11, relating to driving, overtaking, and passing.(2)Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 22348) of Division 11, relating to speed limits.(3)Section 23103, relating to reckless driving.(4)Section 23104 or 23105, relating to reckless driving that results in bodily injury to another.(5)Section 23109 or 23109.1, relating to speed contests.(6)Section 23152, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, or a violation of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, relating to alcohol-related reckless driving.(7)Section 23153, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, which results in bodily injury to another.(8)Section 23154, relating to convicted drunk drivers operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or greater.(9)Section 23220, relating to drinking while driving.(10)Section 23221, relating to drinking in a motor vehicle while on the highway.(11)Section 23222, relating to driving while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(12)Section 23223, relating to being in a vehicle on the highway while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(13)Section 23224, relating to being a driver or passenger under 21 years of age possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(14)Section 23225, relating to being the owner or driver of a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.(15)Section 23226, relating to being a passenger in a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.(16)Section 4000.6, relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits.(c)This section applies only when traffic controls or warning signs have been placed pursuant to Section 97 or 97.1 of the Streets and Highways Code.(d)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be based only on the base fine imposed for the underlying offense and shall not include any other enhancements imposed pursuant to law.(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.
Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1145Introduced by Assembly Members Jeff Gonzalez and WallisFebruary 20, 2025An act to amend Section 97 add and repeal Section 98 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. state highways.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1145, as amended, Jeff Gonzalez. Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. State highways: safety: report.Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and vests the department with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. Existing law requires the department to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.This bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2027, to conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The bill would require the study to collect specified data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, as provided, and to develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, as specified. The bill would require the department to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2029.Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to designate a state highway segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if specified conditions are met, including that the highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to specified law. Existing law provides that a certain segment of State Highway Route 12 is eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. Existing law requires the fine for certain violations of the Vehicle Code that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone to be doubled in a misdemeanor case and to be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule in an infraction case. Existing law requires a commercial motor vehicle, singly or in combination, that operates with a declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight that exceeds 10,000 pounds to be registered, prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, either singly or in combination, in excess of its registered declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight, and makes a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction.This bill would make eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza. The bill would also make a violation of the above-described rules relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone subject to the fine enhancement for an infraction case.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025
Amended IN Assembly April 21, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1145
Introduced by Assembly Members Jeff Gonzalez and WallisFebruary 20, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Members Jeff Gonzalez and Wallis
February 20, 2025
An act to amend Section 97 add and repeal Section 98 of the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. state highways.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 1145, as amended, Jeff Gonzalez. Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. State highways: safety: report.
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and vests the department with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. Existing law requires the department to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.This bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2027, to conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The bill would require the study to collect specified data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, as provided, and to develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, as specified. The bill would require the department to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2029.Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to designate a state highway segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if specified conditions are met, including that the highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to specified law. Existing law provides that a certain segment of State Highway Route 12 is eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. Existing law requires the fine for certain violations of the Vehicle Code that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone to be doubled in a misdemeanor case and to be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule in an infraction case. Existing law requires a commercial motor vehicle, singly or in combination, that operates with a declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight that exceeds 10,000 pounds to be registered, prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, either singly or in combination, in excess of its registered declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight, and makes a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction.This bill would make eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza. The bill would also make a violation of the above-described rules relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone subject to the fine enhancement for an infraction case.
Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and vests the department with full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes. Existing law requires the department to improve and maintain state highways, including all traversable highways that have been adopted or designated as state highways by the commission.
This bill would require the department, on or before December 31, 2027, to conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The bill would require the study to collect specified data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, as provided, and to develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, as specified. The bill would require the department to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2029.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to designate a state highway segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if specified conditions are met, including that the highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to specified law. Existing law provides that a certain segment of State Highway Route 12 is eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone. Existing law requires the fine for certain violations of the Vehicle Code that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone to be doubled in a misdemeanor case and to be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule in an infraction case. Existing law requires a commercial motor vehicle, singly or in combination, that operates with a declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight that exceeds 10,000 pounds to be registered, prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, either singly or in combination, in excess of its registered declared gross or combined gross vehicle weight, and makes a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction.
This bill would make eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza. The bill would also make a violation of the above-described rules relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone subject to the fine enhancement for an infraction case.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 98 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.SECTION 1.Section 97 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:97.(a)A state highway segment shall be designated by the department as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:(1) The highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to subdivision (b).(2)The Director of Transportation, in consultation with the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, certifies that the segment identified in subdivision (b) meets all of the following criteria:(A)The highway segment is a conventional highway or expressway and is part of the state highway system.(B)The rate of total collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.(C)The rate of head-on collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.(3)The Department of the California Highway Patrol or local agency having traffic enforcement jurisdiction, as the case may be, has concurred with the designation.(4)The governing board of each city, or county with respect to an unincorporated area, in which the segment is located has by resolution indicated that it supports the designation.(5)An active public awareness effort to change driving behavior is ongoing either by the local agency with jurisdiction over the segment or by another state or local entity.(6)Other traffic safety enhancements, including, but not limited to, increased enforcement and other roadway safety measures, are in place or are being implemented concurrent with the designation of the Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(b)The following segments are eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to subdivision (a):(1)State Highway Route 12 between the State Highway Route 80 junction in Solano County and the State Highway Route 5 junction in San Joaquin County.(2)State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza.(c)Designation of a segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be done in writing and a written notification shall be provided to the court with jurisdiction over the area in which the highway segment is located. The designation shall be valid for a minimum of two years from the date of submission to the court.(d)After the two-year period, and at least every two years thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall evaluate whether the highway segment continues to meet the conditions set forth in subdivision (a). If the segment meets those conditions, the department shall renew the designation in which case an updated notification shall be sent to the court. If the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, determines that any of those conditions no longer apply to a segment designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone under this section, the department shall revoke the designation and the segment shall cease to be a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(e)A Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the department prescribing uniform standards for warning signs to notify motorists that, pursuant to Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, increased penalties apply for traffic violations that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.(f)(1)The department or the local authority having jurisdiction over these highway and road segments shall place and maintain the warning signs identifying these segments by stating that a Special Safety Zone Region Begins Here and a Special Safety Zone Ends Here.(2)Increased penalties shall apply to violations under Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code only if appropriate signage is in place pursuant to this subdivision.(3)If designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is revoked pursuant to subdivision (d), the department shall be responsible for removal of all signage placed pursuant to this subdivision.(g)Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones do not increase the civil liability of the state or local authority having jurisdiction over the highway segment under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code or any other provision of law relating to civil liability.(1)Only the base fine shall be enhanced pursuant to this section.(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.(h)The projects specified as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone shall not be elevated in priority for state funding purposes.SEC. 2.Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:42010.(a)For an offense specified in subdivision (b) that is committed by the driver of a vehicle within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to Section 97 and following of the Streets and Highways Code, the fine, in a misdemeanor case, shall be double the amount otherwise prescribed, and, in an infraction case, the fine shall be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule established pursuant to Section 40310.(b)A violation of the following is an offense that is subject to subdivision (a):(1)Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21650) of Division 11, relating to driving, overtaking, and passing.(2)Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 22348) of Division 11, relating to speed limits.(3)Section 23103, relating to reckless driving.(4)Section 23104 or 23105, relating to reckless driving that results in bodily injury to another.(5)Section 23109 or 23109.1, relating to speed contests.(6)Section 23152, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, or a violation of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, relating to alcohol-related reckless driving.(7)Section 23153, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, which results in bodily injury to another.(8)Section 23154, relating to convicted drunk drivers operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or greater.(9)Section 23220, relating to drinking while driving.(10)Section 23221, relating to drinking in a motor vehicle while on the highway.(11)Section 23222, relating to driving while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(12)Section 23223, relating to being in a vehicle on the highway while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(13)Section 23224, relating to being a driver or passenger under 21 years of age possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.(14)Section 23225, relating to being the owner or driver of a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.(15)Section 23226, relating to being a passenger in a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.(16)Section 4000.6, relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits.(c)This section applies only when traffic controls or warning signs have been placed pursuant to Section 97 or 97.1 of the Streets and Highways Code.(d)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be based only on the base fine imposed for the underlying offense and shall not include any other enhancements imposed pursuant to law.(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.
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 98 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 98 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:
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98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
98. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31, 2027, conduct a study on highway safety on the state highway system, including, but not limited to, State Highway Route 74. The study shall collect all available data, disaggregated by state highway, over the preceding 10 years, including, but not limited to, all of the following data:
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(1) The number of accidents, including fatal and nonfatal accidents.
(2) The number of 911 calls related to tire blowouts due to potholes and otherwise poor road conditions.
(3) The number of incidents involving truck tractors.
(4) The number and types of citations issued for violations of the Vehicle Code, including, but not limited to, weight-limit violations.
(5) The number of injuries and fatalities.
(6) The number of instances in which an accident was caused by brake failure.
(7) All of the following relating to enforcement facilities:
(A) The identification of transportation corridors used to bypass enforcement facilities.
(B) The resulting dangers, hazards, poor conditions, and other consequences of the transportation corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(C) The identification of hot spots on the corridors identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the enforcement facilities being bypassed.
(b) As part of the study required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall develop recommendations to improve highway safety on the state highway system, including recommendations on how to address enforcement facility bypassing, which shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations relating to increased enforcement, road safety projects, and road maintenance projects.
(c) The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027, consistent with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
(a)A state highway segment shall be designated by the department as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
(1) The highway segment is eligible for designation pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2)The Director of Transportation, in consultation with the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, certifies that the segment identified in subdivision (b) meets all of the following criteria:
(A)The highway segment is a conventional highway or expressway and is part of the state highway system.
(B)The rate of total collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.
(C)The rate of head-on collisions per mile per year on the segment under consideration has been at least 1.5 times the statewide average for similar roadway types during the most recent three-year period for which data are available.
(3)The Department of the California Highway Patrol or local agency having traffic enforcement jurisdiction, as the case may be, has concurred with the designation.
(4)The governing board of each city, or county with respect to an unincorporated area, in which the segment is located has by resolution indicated that it supports the designation.
(5)An active public awareness effort to change driving behavior is ongoing either by the local agency with jurisdiction over the segment or by another state or local entity.
(6)Other traffic safety enhancements, including, but not limited to, increased enforcement and other roadway safety measures, are in place or are being implemented concurrent with the designation of the Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.
(b)The following segments are eligible for designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1)State Highway Route 12 between the State Highway Route 80 junction in Solano County and the State Highway Route 5 junction in San Joaquin County.
(2)State Highway Route 74 between the State Highway Route 111 junction in the City of Palm Desert and the State Highway Route 371 in Anza.
(c)Designation of a segment as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be done in writing and a written notification shall be provided to the court with jurisdiction over the area in which the highway segment is located. The designation shall be valid for a minimum of two years from the date of submission to the court.
(d)After the two-year period, and at least every two years thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall evaluate whether the highway segment continues to meet the conditions set forth in subdivision (a). If the segment meets those conditions, the department shall renew the designation in which case an updated notification shall be sent to the court. If the department, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, determines that any of those conditions no longer apply to a segment designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone under this section, the department shall revoke the designation and the segment shall cease to be a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.
(e)A Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the department prescribing uniform standards for warning signs to notify motorists that, pursuant to Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code, increased penalties apply for traffic violations that are committed within a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone.
(f)(1)The department or the local authority having jurisdiction over these highway and road segments shall place and maintain the warning signs identifying these segments by stating that a Special Safety Zone Region Begins Here and a Special Safety Zone Ends Here.
(2)Increased penalties shall apply to violations under Section 42010 of the Vehicle Code only if appropriate signage is in place pursuant to this subdivision.
(3)If designation as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone is revoked pursuant to subdivision (d), the department shall be responsible for removal of all signage placed pursuant to this subdivision.
(g)Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zones do not increase the civil liability of the state or local authority having jurisdiction over the highway segment under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code or any other provision of law relating to civil liability.
(1)Only the base fine shall be enhanced pursuant to this section.
(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.
(h)The projects specified as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone shall not be elevated in priority for state funding purposes.
(a)For an offense specified in subdivision (b) that is committed by the driver of a vehicle within an area that has been designated as a Safety Enhancement-Double Fine Zone pursuant to Section 97 and following of the Streets and Highways Code, the fine, in a misdemeanor case, shall be double the amount otherwise prescribed, and, in an infraction case, the fine shall be one category higher than the penalty otherwise prescribed by the uniform traffic penalty schedule established pursuant to Section 40310.
(b)A violation of the following is an offense that is subject to subdivision (a):
(1)Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 21650) of Division 11, relating to driving, overtaking, and passing.
(2)Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 22348) of Division 11, relating to speed limits.
(3)Section 23103, relating to reckless driving.
(4)Section 23104 or 23105, relating to reckless driving that results in bodily injury to another.
(5)Section 23109 or 23109.1, relating to speed contests.
(6)Section 23152, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, or a violation of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, relating to alcohol-related reckless driving.
(7)Section 23153, relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, which results in bodily injury to another.
(8)Section 23154, relating to convicted drunk drivers operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or greater.
(9)Section 23220, relating to drinking while driving.
(10)Section 23221, relating to drinking in a motor vehicle while on the highway.
(11)Section 23222, relating to driving while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.
(12)Section 23223, relating to being in a vehicle on the highway while possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.
(13)Section 23224, relating to being a driver or passenger under 21 years of age possessing an open alcoholic beverage container.
(14)Section 23225, relating to being the owner or driver of a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.
(15)Section 23226, relating to being a passenger in a vehicle in which there is an open alcoholic beverage container.
(16)Section 4000.6, relating to commercial motor vehicle weight limits.
(c)This section applies only when traffic controls or warning signs have been placed pursuant to Section 97 or 97.1 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(d)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be based only on the base fine imposed for the underlying offense and shall not include any other enhancements imposed pursuant to law.
(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any additional penalty, forfeiture, or assessment imposed by any other statute shall be based on the amount of the base fine before enhancement or doubling and shall not be based on the amount of the enhanced fine imposed pursuant to this section.