SB 1259, as amended, Runner. Vehicles: toll payment: veterans.
Under existing law, a vehicle that enters into or upon a vehicular crossing, as defined, is liable for tolls and other charges prescribed by the California Transportation Commission. Under existing law, it is unlawful to refuse to pay, or to evade or attempt to evade the payment of, tolls or other charges on any vehicular crossing, as defined, or toll highway. A violation of those provisions is subject to civil penalties. Existing law exempts authorized emergency vehicles, as defined, from payment of a toll and related fines under specified conditions.
This bill would exempt vehiclesbegin delete occupied byend deletebegin insert registered toend insert a veteran and displaying a specialized
veterans license plate, as specified, from payment of a toll or related fines on a toll road, high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane, toll bridge, toll highway, a vehicular crossing, or any other toll facility. The bill would also make conforming changes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 23301 of the Vehicle Code is amended
2to read:
Except as provided in Sections 23301.3 and 23301.5,
2each vehicle that enters into or upon a vehicular crossing is liable
3for those tolls and other charges prescribed by the California
4Transportation Commission.
Section 23301.3 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
(a) A vehicle described in subdivision (b) is exempt
7from a toll or other charge on a toll road, high-occupancy toll
8(HOT) lane, toll bridge, toll highway, a vehicular crossing, or any
9other toll facility.
10(b) The exemption described in subdivision (a) applies only to
11a vehiclebegin delete that is occupied byend deletebegin insert registered toend insert a veteran andbegin delete displaysend delete
12begin insert displayingend insert
one of the following license plates:
13(1) A license plate issued to a disabled veteran, pursuant to
14Section 5007.
15(2) A license plate issued to a Pearl Harbor survivor, pursuant
16to Section 5101.3.
17(3) A license plate issued to a recipient of the Army Medal of
18Honor, Navy Medal of Honor, Air Force Medal of Honor, Army
19Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross,
20pursuant to Section 5101.4.
21(4) A license plate issued to a former American prisoner of war,
22pursuant to Section 5101.5.
23(5) A license plate issued to a recipient of the Congressional
24Medal of
Honor, pursuant to Section 5101.6.
25(6) A license plate issued to a recipient of the Purple Heart,
26pursuant to Section 5101.8.
27(c) Sections 23302 and 23302.5 do not apply to vehicles exempt
28pursuant to this section.
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