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                                                                  AB 1890
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1890 (Solorio)
          As Amended  June 6, 2012
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |77-0 |(April 16,      |SENATE: |36-0 |(June 18,      |
          |           |     |2012)           |        |     |2012)          |
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           Original Committee Reference:    TRANS  .

           SUMMARY  :  Specifies lawful means by which a motorcyclist may 
          place or carry an electronic toll transponder.  

           The Senate amendments  are technical and non-substantive for 
          purposes of clarification. 
           
          EXISTING LAW  :  
           
           1)Allows signs, generally, stickers, or other materials (e.g., 
            toll transponders) to be affixed either in a five-inch square 
            in the lower corner of a the windshield nearest the driver or 
            in a seven-inch squire in the lower corner of the windshield 
            farthest from the driver.  

          2)Specifically allows toll transponders to be affixed to the 
            center uppermost portion of a windshield.  

          3)Does not require that motorcycles be equipped with 
            windshields.  

          4)Makes it a violation to fail to pay a toll on a toll highway.  


          5)Requires that, if a transponder is being used to pay tolls, 
            the transponder must be visible at all times for enforcement 
            purposes while the vehicle is on the toll crossing or highway. 
             

          6)Provides that it is prima facie evidence of a toll evasion 
            violation to enter a vehicular crossing or toll highway 
            without either money to pay the toll or a transponder with an 
            associated account balance sufficient to pay the tolls.  









                                                                  AB 1890
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          AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar 
          to the version passed by the Senate.    

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown  

           COMMENTS  :  According to the author, this bill was introduced to 
          codify existing best practices of toll management authorities 
          regarding motorcyclists' use of electronic toll payment devices. 
           

          Existing law generally prescribes where on a vehicle's 
          windshield an electronic toll transponder may be placed.  
          However, motorcycles are not even required to have windshields 
          and, if they do, there may not be enough space on the windshield 
          to abide by the very specific provisions governing where on the 
          windshield the device may be placed.  Consequently, existing 
          provisions regarding the placement of the transponder on the 
          windshield as well as provisions requiring that the transponder 
          be visible at all times are, in practice, unworkable.  

          This bill provides alternative means by which motorcyclists may 
          place or carry transponders, so long as the transponders can be 
          read by the toll operator's detection equipment.  


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 


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