California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2683


Introduced by Assembly Member Chu

February 19, 2016


An act to amend Section 2911 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2683, as introduced, Chu. Traffic safety programs.

Existing law requires traffic safety programs that receive state funds and include public awareness campaigns involving emergency vehicle operations to include in the public awareness campaign information on the risks peace officer motor vehicle pursuits pose to public safety, and the penalties that may result from evading a peace officer.

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:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 2911 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
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2911.  

begin deleteAll traffic end deletebegin insertTraffic end insertsafety programs that receive state funds
4andbegin delete thatend delete include public awareness campaigns involving emergency
5vehicle operations shall include in the public awarenessbegin delete campaign,end delete
6begin insert campaignend insert information on the risksbegin insert peace officer motor vehicle
7pursuits poseend insert
to publicbegin delete safety of peace officer motor vehicle
P2    1pursuits,end delete
begin insert safety,end insert and the penalties that may result from evading a
2peace officer.



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