AB 2499 Summary

• Establishes statewide Department of Motor Vehicles licensing and regulation of all traffic violator schools (classroom and home study); courts may no longer approve individual programs after July 1, 2011, and existing court-approved programs must apply for state licensure by March 1, 2012.

• Increases bond requirements for traffic violator school owners from $2,000 to $15,000 for home study schools while maintaining $2,000 for classroom-based schools.

• Allows courts to order traffic violators to attend licensed schools with convictions held confidential under Section 1808.7; confidential records receive no violation points unless the violator holds a commercial license or violation involves commercial vehicles or serious offenses.

• Replaces "Court Assistance Programs" (CAPs) with "Traffic Assistance Programs" (TAPs) contracted with the department for oversight activities; creates web-based database for courts and schools to track enrollments and completions.

• Eliminates completion certificate fees and instead requires courts to collect a single administrative fee from traffic violators that includes amounts for routine monitoring of instruction and TAP administration costs.