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CA AB195

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

5/23/2019

Primary Sponsor

Eduardo Garcia

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes "Gavin's Law" and amends Vehicle Code Section 20001 regarding penalties for fleeing accident scenes
  • Separates penalties based on injury severity: permanent, serious injury receives 2-4 years state prison or 90 days to 1 year county jail plus $1,000-$10,000 fine
  • Creates new category for fatal accidents with 3-6 years state prison or 90 days to 1 year county jail plus $1,000-$10,000 fine
  • Changes permanent, serious injury and death penalties to require both imprisonment AND fines (no longer allows "or" alternative)
  • Permits courts to reduce or eliminate minimum imprisonment but not the fine requirement, and allows courts to reduce minimum fines based on defendant's ability to pay

Legislative Description

Vehicle accidents: fleeing the scene of an accident.

Last Action

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

8/17/2020

Committee Referrals

Public Safety7/2/2020
Rules6/29/2020
Housing7/3/2019
Rules5/24/2019
Appropriations4/25/2019
Housing and Community Development2/4/2019

Full Bill Text

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