BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2366
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2366 (Eng)
As Amended May 25, 2012
Majority vote
TRANSPORTATION 12-0 APPROPRIATIONS 12-0
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Jeffries, Achadjian, | |Bradford, Charles |
| |Blumenfield, Bonilla, | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| |Buchanan, Eng, Carter, | |Gatto, Ammiano, Hill, |
| |Galgiani, Miller, | |Lara, Mitchell, Solorio |
| |Portantino, Solorio | | |
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SUMMARY : Increases the fine for vehicular equipment violations.
Specifically, this bill increases, to $25, the fine for
equipment violations, including failure to properly display a
license plate.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Allows equipment violations to be entered on a notice of
parking violation attached to a vehicle by an enforcement
officer.
2)Sets the civil penalty for each equipment violation, including
failure to properly display a license plate, at the amount
established for the violation in the Uniform Bail and Penalty
Schedule, except that upon proof of the correction to the
processing agency, the penalty must be reduced to $10.
3)Directs 50% of any penalty revenues collected for these
violations to the State Treasurer and allows the remaining 50%
to be retained by the issuing agency and processing agency.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, there will be a potential state revenue increase of
an unknown amount resulting from the $15 increase in the fine
for equipment violations, half of which goes to the State
Treasury, resulting both from the greater fine amount as well as
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the potential for an increased number of citations being issued.
COMMENTS : According to the Public Parking Association, the
correction penalty for "fix-it" tickets issued to illegally
parked cars, which is currently set at $10, has not increased in
over 18 years. However, "a non-appealed fix-it ticket costs (a
city) approximately $27.72 to issue and process. Unfortunately,
for cost reasons, the current $10.00 penalty is a disincentive
for cities to write. An unwritten 'first ticket' results in a
loss of license plate revenue to the state for unregistered
vehicles or for vehicles with expired tags and a public safety
hazard for equipment violations." This bill begins to address
that problem by increasing the fine to $25.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
FN: 0003808