BILL NUMBER: SB 1727	CHAPTERED  07/10/08

	CHAPTER  120
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 10, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 10, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 1, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 26, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Negrete McLeod

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to amend Section 2818 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
highway safety.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1727, Negrete McLeod. Highway safety: flares: electronic
beacons.
   (1) Existing law makes it unlawful to traverse a flare pattern,
cone pattern, or combination of flare and cone pattern, provided for
the regulation of traffic or emergency scene management.
   This bill would additionally make it unlawful to traverse an
electronic beacon pattern, thereby imposing a state-mandated local
program by creating a new crime.
   (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2818 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   2818.  It is unlawful to traverse an electronic beacon pattern, a
flare pattern, cone pattern, or combination of electronic beacon,
flare, or cone patterns, provided for the regulation of traffic, or
provided in a situation where public safety personnel are engaged in
traffic control or emergency scene management.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.