Amended in Assembly June 13, 2016

Amended in Senate April 12, 2016

Senate Bill No. 986

Introduced by Senator Hill

(Coauthor: Senator Allen)

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Nazarian)

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February 10, 2016

An act to amend Sections 21453 and 42001.15 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 986, as amended, Hill. Vehicles: right turn violations.

Existing law requires a driver facing a steady circular red signal alone to stop at a marked limit line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and to remain stopped until an indication to proceed is shown, except as specified. A violation of this provision is an infraction punishable by a fine of $100.

This bill would recast those provisions, and instead would begin delete require that end delete begin insert make end insert a violation of begin delete this provision end delete begin insert that requirement end insert for a right begin delete turn end delete begin insert turn, end insert or a left turn from a one-way street onto a one-way begin delete street is end delete begin insert street, end insert punishable by a fine of $35.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 21453 of the Vehicle Code is amended
to read:

21453.  

(a) A driver facing a steady circular red signal alone
shall stop at a marked limit line, but if none, before entering the
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then
before entering the intersection, and shall not proceed straight
through the intersection, turn left, except from a one-way street
onto a one-way street, or turn in a manner prohibited by a sign,
until an indication to proceed is shown.

(b) A driver facing a steady circular red signal alone shall, prior
to turning begin delete right end delete begin insert right, end insert or turning left from a one-way street onto a
one-way street, stop at a marked limit line, but if none, before
entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
none, before entering the intersection.

(c) A driver facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the
intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow and,
unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by
another signal, shall stop at a clearly marked limit line, but if none,
before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection,
or if none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain
stopped until an indication permitting movement is shown.

(d) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as
provided in Section 21456, a pedestrian facing a steady circular
red or red arrow signal shall not enter the roadway.

(e) A driver making a turn pursuant to subdivision (b) shall yield
the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent
crosswalk and to any vehicle that has approached or is approaching
so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard to the driver, and
shall continue to yield the right-of-way to that vehicle until the
driver can proceed with reasonable safety.

SEC. 2.  

Section 42001.15 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
read:

42001.15.  

(a) Every person convicted of an infraction for a
violation of subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 21453, subdivision
(c) of Section 21454, or subdivision (a) of Section 21457 shall be
punished by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of
subdivision (b) of Section 21453 shall be punished by a fine of
thirty-five dollars ($35).