CA SB1472

Amends Penal Code Section 192 to specify circumstances that may constitute gross negligence in vehicular manslaughter cases, including participating in sideshows, exhibitions of speed, and speeding over 100 miles per hour.

Establishes that gross negligence determinations in vehicular manslaughter cases must be based on the totality of circumstances and may include the three enumerated driving behaviors.

Clarifies that the gross negligence standard does not prevent prosecution for murder under Section 188 when facts show wantonness, conscious disregard for life, or implied malice.

Exempts the state from reimbursing local agencies and school districts for costs resulting from this act, as it falls within exceptions for creating new crimes or changing crime definitions under California Constitution Article XIII B and Government Code Section 17556.