Vehicle Registration and Parking Violation Regulations Update
Assembly Bill 256 amends vehicle registration sections and enforcement procedures, while AB 361 authorizes the use of automated devices for monitoring parking violations in bicycle lanes. The bills also address the retention of image evidence and provide guidelines for enforcement and reporting. Explore the details and implications of these legislative changes here.
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AB 256 (DIXON) VEHICLES: REGISTRATION Assembly Bill 256 amends Sections 4000, 5204 and 40225 A violation of these sections cannot be the sole basis for enforcement until the second month, following expiration. A violation of section 4000 and 5204 CVC can still be cited in violator is stopped for any other reason. Effective date July 1, 2024, through January 1, 2030.
AB 361 (WARD) VEHICLES: PHOTOGRAPHS OF BICYCLE LANE PARKING VIOLATIONS Authorizes a local agency to install an automated forward facing parking control device on city-owned or district-owned parking enforcement vehicles for the purpose of video imaging or parking violations occurring in bicycle lanes, until January 1, 2030. Requires a public announcement of the program with information about the enforcement program, existing parking regulations, and the payment options available for low-income persons at least 60 days prior to the commencement of issuing notices of parking violations.
Authorizes the image evidence to be retained for up to six months from the date the information was first obtained, or 60 days after final disposition of the citation, whichever date is later, after which time the information shall be destroyed. Requires any image evidence captured from the devices that do not contain evidence of a parking violation occurring in a bicycle lane to be destroyed within 15 days after the information was first obtained and prohibits an automated license plate recognition system from being used unless it complies with existing law.
AB 361 VEHICLES: PHOTOGRAPHS OF BICYCLE LANE PARKING VIOLATIONS Authorizes a local agency to decline to issue a ticket based on the evidence in the image illustrating hardship. Requires a local agency that implements this bill to provide to the Transportation, Privacy, and Judiciary committees of the Legislature an evaluation report of the enforcement system s effectiveness, impact on privacy, impact on traffic outcomes, cost to implement, change in citations issued, and generation of revenue, no later than December 31, 2028.
Authorizes the notice of parking violation to be served by depositing the notice in the United States mail to the registered owner's last known address listed with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The proof of mailing demonstrating that the notice of parking violation was mailed to that address is required to be maintained by the local agency.
AB 413 (LEE) VEHICLES: STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING Prohibits a person from parking a vehicle within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present but permits a local government to allow parking for bicycles or motorized scooters within that space.
AB 413 VEHICLES: STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING Commercial loading/unloading zones permitted if: Identified in an ordinance Marked with paint or a sign Local authority established distances: Justified by traffic safety standards Marked with paint or a sign Delays non-warning enforcement until January 1, 2025, unless the area is marked using paint or a sign.
AB 436 (ALVAREZ) VEHICLES: CRUISING Amends section 21100 CVC Removing subsection (k) Regulating Cruising Repeals section 24008 CVC Minimum Vehicle Height Other codes may still apply 22400 VC (Impeding traffic) 24002 VC (Unsafe vehicle) 24400(a) VC (Headlamp height) 5201 VC (License plate height)
AB 641 (FONG) AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLERS: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS Modifies the definition of automobile dismantler to include a person who keeps or maintains, on real property owned by them, nine or more used catalytic converters that have been cut from a motor vehicle using a sharp implement. Thereby making it a crime to possess that many catalytic converters unless possessing an automobile dismantler license. Specifies that the first violation of this new law shall be an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $100 and that subsequent isolations shall be misdemeanors punishable by fines of not less than $250, $500, and $1,000 for second, third, and subsequent violations, respectively.
AB 641 AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLERS: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS Provides that a junk dealer, recycler, commercial enterprise, or core recycler shall not be considered an automobile dismantler even if it possesses nine or more used catalytic converters that were cut from a motor vehicle unless they are a commercial enterprise. Exempts from the definition of automobile dismantler includes a person who possesses nine or more catalytic converters if they are used for restoration or replacement parts or otherwise, in conjunction with any of the businesses or behaviors described in VEH Section 221 that exempts the owner of two or more unregistered and inoperable vehicles from the definition.
AB 645 (FRIEDMAN) VEHICLES: SPEED SAFETY SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. Authorizes speed camera pilot program in designated cities (22425 VC) Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach, and San Francisco Uses radar and/or lidar + picture of the license plate. Civil violation (fine) only No points on license No ability to suspend a license Minimum of 11mph over the limit for citation Fines start at $50, up to $500 based on speed Exemption for authorized emergency vehicles. Five-year program, or until January 1, 2032, whichever date is sooner.
AB 925 (TA) VEHICLE REMOVAL: EXPIRED REGISTRATION Prior to removing a vehicle with expired registration an officer shall verify, using available DMV records, that no current registration exists for the vehicle. A vehicle that has a current registration on file with the DMV, regardless of whether it is in compliance with the requirement that registration tabs be displayed. (VC 5204(a) shall not be towed. If you do not have immediate access to the relevant DMV records, a vehicle shall not be removed pursuant to the above. SB 1359 from 2022 Legislative session correlates to AB 925
AB 1125 (HART) VEHICLE CODE: INFRACTIONS Repeals the courts authorization to impound a person's driver's license and order the person not to drive for 30 days if they fail to make an agreed upon installment payments/total payment for bail or a fine. (40508 VC) Failure to pay is still considered a misdemeanor
AB 1519 (BAINS) VEHICLES: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AB 1519 adds Section 10753 of the Vehicle Code to provide law enforcement agencies with more tools to prosecute thieves once they are away from the crime scene. Two new misdemeanors: Obfuscating, removing, altering a VIN on a catalytic converter Possessing 3 or more catalytic converters with such VINS Exemptions: Any person who is removing, altering, or obfuscating a VIN to apply a new VIN because the catalytic converter is being lawfully installed on a different vehicle. Any person that is disassembling, smelting, or otherwise permanently destroying a catalytic converter lawfully in their possession.
SB 55 (UMBERG) VEHICLES: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS Adds Section 24020 VC to prohibit dealers or persons holding a retail seller s permit from selling vehicles equipped with a catalytic converter unless it has been permanently marked with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle to which it is attached. A violator is guilty of an infraction and punishable by a fine Exemptions: Collector motor vehicles Motorcycles A vehicle where the buyer declines the seller s offer to permanently mark the catalytic converter and the dealer discloses the permanent marking as a body part marking product (theft deterrent device) Until January 1, 2025, a vehicle purchased from a dealer licensed in this state who is also licensed in another state and does not have a warranty servicing facility in this state
SB 55 VEHICLES: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS Amends Section 21610(d) BPC to prohibit core recyclers from purchasing catalytic converters unless payment is made by check, credit card, or any other traceable form of payment other than cash. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPACTS: A person who violates the requirements of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor First conviction $1,000 fine Second conviction $2,000 fine and/or a court order to cease business operations for up to 30 days Third and subsequent conviction $4,000 and/or a court order to cease business operations for not less than one year *Previous law required core recyclers to pay by check only
SB 381 (MIN) ELECTRIC BICYCLES: STUDY Study Conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University To be completed by January 1, 2026. Data on crashes, injuries, fatalities. Compare data from other states and countries. Analyze electric bicycle components and the effect on crashes. Provide recommendations for state policy to support expanded use of electric bicycles. Consider insurance, licensing, street infrastructure, etc.
