Miguel Santiago
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 54
Existing law authorizes a court to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when a person has violated a written promise to appear on specified traffic allegations. Depending on the class of offense that prompts the notification from a court, existing law requires the department, upon receipt of the notification, to suspend the person's driver's license if specified conditions are met, such as a prior notification for a violation of a written promise to appear or when the license is already suspended. If a court has notified the department of a violation of a promise to appear, and the person subsequently appears and resolves the allegation, existing law requires the court to notify the department. Under existing law, a suspension continues until a person's driving record shows no violation of a written promise to appear. This bill would limit the department's authority to suspend a driver's license under the above provisions for a failure to appear to only those alleged violations that are a misdemeanor, other than an alleged violation for a failure to appear, or any felony. Existing law prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle upon a highway, unless the person then holds a valid driver's license, or is expressly exempted from that prohibition. Under existing law, a violation of this prohibition constitutes a misdemeanor. This bill would make it an infraction, rather than a misdemeanor, to drive without a license for a first and 2nd violation, if the person has no prior suspensions or revocations of their driver's license for specified offenses. The bill would make driving without a license either an infraction or a misdemeanor if a person has a prior suspension or revocation, as specified, or for a 3rd or subsequent violation.
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
In committee: Held under submission.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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AB907 | HTML |
02/17/21 - Introduced | |
04/19/21 - Amended Assembly |
Document | Format |
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04/24/21- Assembly Transportation | |
05/11/21- Assembly Appropriations |
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