BILL NUMBER: AB 1532	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gatto

                        JANUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 20002.5 the Vehicle Code, relating to
accidents.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1532, as introduced, Gatto. Vehicle: accidents.
   Existing law requires a driver involved in an accident resulting
only in damage to property to, among other things, immediately stop
the vehicle at the nearest location that will not impede traffic or
otherwise jeopardize the safety of other motorists. A violation of
these provisions is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by a fine not exceeding
$1,000, or both.
   This bill would provide that a driver of a vehicle involved in an
accident where a person is struck but not injured, shall immediately
stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and provide specified
information including, but not limited to, his or her name and
current residence address. A violation of these provisions would be a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for 6
months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both, and the
Department of Motor Vehicles would be required to immediately suspend
the driver's license of a convicted driver for 6 months.
   Because these changes would have the effect of expanding the scope
of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program
   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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 20002.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   20002.5.  (a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident
where a person is struck but not injured shall immediately stop the
vehicle at the scene of the accident, and shall also give his or her
name, current residence address, the names and current residence
addresses of any occupant of the driver's vehicle injured in the
accident, the registration number of the vehicle he or she is
driving, and the name and current residence address of the owner to
the person struck and the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided
with, and shall give the information to any traffic or police
officer at the scene of the accident.
   (b) A driver or injured occupant of a driver's vehicle subject to
the provisions of subdivision (a) shall also, upon being requested,
exhibit his or her driver's license, if available, or, in the case of
an injured occupant, any other available identification, to the
person struck or the driver or occupants of any vehicle collided
with, and to any traffic or police officer at the scene of the
accident.
   (c) A person failing to comply with all the requirements of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding
six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000),
or by both that imprisonment and fine.
   (d) In addition to the punishment in subdivision (c), the
Department of Motor Vehicles shall immediately suspend the driver's
license of the convicted driver for six months.
  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.