California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1151

Introduced by Assembly Member Santiago

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 22659 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1151, as introduced, Santiago. Vehicles: removal.

Existing law authorizes and specifies the circumstances under which an officer of the California Highway Patrol or a specified person authorized by a state agency may cause the removal of a vehicle from property owned or leased by the state and in the possession of the agency, or from the property of a district agricultural association. Existing law authorizes those persons to cause that removal to the nearest public garage after giving notice to the city police or county sheriff, as appropriate. Existing law also requires those persons to give notice to the registered and legal owners of the vehicle, or the Department of Justice, and the owner of a garage in which the vehicle is stored, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those 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 22659 of the Vehicle Code is amended
to read:

22659.  

begin delete Any end delete begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert A end insert peace officer of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol or begin delete any end delete begin insert a end insert person duly authorized by the
state agency in possession of property owned by the state, or rented
or leased from others by the state and any peace officer of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol providing policing
services to property of a district agricultural association may,
subsequent to giving notice to the city police or county sheriff,
whichever is appropriate, cause the removal of a vehicle from the
property to the nearest public garage, under any of the following
circumstances:

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(a) When the

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begin insert (1) end insert   begin insert The end insert vehicle is illegally parked in begin delete locations end delete begin insert a location end insert where
signs are posted giving notice of violation and removal.

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(b) When an

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begin insert (2) end insert   begin insert An end insert officer arrests any person driving or in control of begin delete a end delete begin insert the end insert
vehicle for an alleged offense and the officer is by this code or
other law required to take the person arrested before a magistrate
without unnecessary delay.

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(c) When any

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begin insert (3) end insert   begin insert The end insert vehicle is found upon the property and report has
previously been made that the vehicle has been stolen or complaint
has been filed and a warrant thereon issued charging that the
vehicle has been embezzled.

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(d) When the

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begin insert (4) end insert   begin insert The end insert person or persons in charge of begin delete a end delete begin insert the end insert vehicle upon the
property are by reason of physical injuries or illness incapacitated
to that extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal.

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The

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert The end insert begin insert end insert person causing removal of the vehicle shall comply
with the requirements of Sections 22852 and 22853 relating to
notice.