BILL NUMBER: AB 2068	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nazarian

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act to amend Section 40833 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2068, as introduced, Nazarian. Vehicles: civil actions:
evidence.
   Existing law requires that specified accident reports, certain
actions taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the findings, if
any, of the department upon which an action at law is based because
of an accident, and specified security required to be filed under the
Vehicle Code, not be referred to in any way, or be evidence of the
negligence or due care of any party, at the trial of any action at
law to recover damages.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 40833 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   40833.   Neither the   The  report
required by  Sections   Section  16000,
16001, 16002, or 16003, the action taken by the department pursuant
to Chapter 1  (commencing with Section 16000)  of Division 7
 (commencing at Section 16000)  , the findings, if
any, of the department upon which  an  action is based,
 nor   or  the security filed as provided
in that chapter shall  not  be referred to in any way, or be
 any  evidence of the negligence or due care of
 any  a  party, at the trial of any action
at law to recover damages.