California Vehicle Code VC 13376 – Denial, Revocation, Add or Suspension of Driver Certificates

13376. (a) ( )1 This section applies to the following certificates:

1. Schoolbus.
2. School pupil activity bus.
3. Youth bus.
4. General public paratransit vehicle.
5. Vehicle used for the transportation of developmentally disabled persons.

(b) (1) The department shall revoke a certificate listed in subdivision (a), ( )2 for three years if the certificate holder refuses to submit to a test for, fails to comply with the testing requirements for, or receives a positive test for a controlled substance, as specified in Part 382 (commencing with Section 382.101) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Section 34520. However, the department shall not revoke a certificate under this paragraph if the certificate holder is in compliance with any rehabilitation or return to duty program that is imposed by the employer that meets the controlled substances and alcohol use and testing requirements set forth in Part 382 (commencing with Section 382.101) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The driver shall be allowed to participate in a rehabilitation or return to duty program only once within a three-year period. The employer or program shall report any subsequent positive test result or drop from the program to the department on a form approved by the department.

(2) If an applicant refuses to submit to a test for, fails to comply with the testing requirements for, or receives a positive test ( )3 for a controlled substance, the department shall ( )4 refuse the application for a certificate listed in subdivision (a) for three years from the date of the confirmed positive test result.

(3) The carrier that requested the test shall report the refusal, failure to comply, or positive test result to the department not later than five days after receiving notification of the test result on a form approved by the department.

(4) The department shall maintain a record of any action taken for a refusal, failure to comply, or positive test result ( )5 in the driving record of the applicant or certificate holder for three years from the date of the ( )6 refusal, failure to comply, or positive test result.

(c) (1) The department may temporarily suspend a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, or general public paratransit driver certificate, or temporarily withhold issuance of a certificate to an applicant, if the holder or applicant is arrested for or charged with any sex offense, as defined in Section 44010 of the Education Code.

(2) Upon receipt of a notice of temporary suspension, or of the department’s intent to withhold issuance, of a certificate, the certificate holder or applicant may request a hearing within 10 days of the effective date of the department’s action.

(3) The department shall, upon request of the holder of, or applicant for, a certificate, within 10 working days of the receipt of the request, conduct a hearing on whether the public interest requires suspension or withholding of the certificate pursuant to paragraph (1).

(4) If the charge is dismissed or results in a finding of not guilty, the department shall immediately terminate the suspension or resume the application process, and shall expunge the suspension action taken pursuant to this subdivision from the record of the applicant or certificate holder.

(d) An applicant or holder of a certificate may reapply for a certificate whenever a felony or misdemeanor conviction is reversed or dismissed. A termination of probation and dismissal of charges pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code or a dismissal of charges pursuant to Section 1203.4a of the Penal Code is not a dismissal for purposes of this section.

(e) The determination of the facts pursuant to this section is a civil matter which is independent of the determination of the person’s guilt or innocence, has no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution, and does not preclude the litigation of the same or similar facts in a criminal proceeding.

Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 738, Stats. 1997. Effective January 1, 1998.
Amended Sec. 7, Ch. 66, Stats. 2005. Effective January 1, 2006.
The 2005 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following:

1. "The department shall revoke a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, or general public paratransit driver certificate, and shall deny an application for that certificate, for any of the following causes:
   1. The applicant or certificate holder has been convicted of any sex offense as defined in Section 44010 of the Education Code.
   2. The applicant has, within the three years preceding the application date, either been convicted of a violation of Section 20001, 23103, 23104, 23152, or 23153, or has his or her driving privilege suspended, revoked, or placed on probation by the department for a cause involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
   3. The applicant has, within the two years preceding the application date, been convicted of any offense specified in Section 11361.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
   4. The applicant has failed to meet the prescribed testing requirements for issuance of the certificate."
2. "following an opportunity to challenge the validity of the testing described in this paragraph, for three years if the certificate holder has received a positive test result"
3. "result and has been provided an opportunity to challenge the validity of the test"
4. "deny"
5. "reported under paragraph (3)"
6. "department receives the report"

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California Vehicle Code VC 23596 – Vehicle Declared Nuisance: Sale of Vehicle

23596. (a) (1) Upon its own motion or upon motion of the prosecutor in a criminal action for a violation of any of the following offenses, the court with jurisdiction over the offense, notwithstanding Section 86 of the Code of Civil Procedure and any other provision of law otherwise prescribing the jurisdiction of the court based upon the value of the property involved, may declare the motor vehicle driven by the defendant to be a nuisance if the defendant is the registered owner of the vehicle:

1. A violation of Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, the Penal Code.
2. A violation of Section 23152 which occurred within seven years of two or more separate offenses of Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, the Penal Code, or Section 23152 or 23153, or any combination thereof, which resulted in convictions.
3. A violation of Section 23153 which occurred within seven years of one or more separate offenses of Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, the Penal Code, or Section 23152 or 23153, which resulted in convictions.

(2) The court or the prosecutor shall give notice of the motion to the defendant, and the court shall hold a hearing before a motor vehicle may be declared a nuisance under this section.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (g), upon the conviction of the defendant and at the time of pronouncement of sentence, the court with jurisdiction over the offense shall order any vehicle declared to be a nuisance pursuant to subdivision (a) to be sold. Any vehicle ordered to be sold pursuant to this subdivision shall be surrendered to the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the city in which the violation occurred. The officer to whom the vehicle is surrendered shall promptly ascertain from the department the names and addresses of all legal and registered owners of the vehicle and, within five days of receiving that information, shall send by certified mail a notice to all legal and registered owners of the vehicle other than the defendant, at the addresses obtained from the department, informing them that the vehicle has been declared a nuisance and will be sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this section and of the approximate date and location of the sale or other disposition. The notice shall also inform any legal owner of its right to conduct the sale pursuant to subdivision (c).

(c) Any legal owner who is a motor vehicle dealer, bank, credit union, acceptance corporation, or other licensed finance institution legally operating in this state, or the agent of that legal owner, may take possession and conduct the sale of the vehicle declared to be a nuisance if it notifies the officer to whom the vehicle is surrendered of its intent to conduct the sale within 15 days of the mailing of the notice pursuant to subdivision (b). Sale of the vehicle pursuant to this subdivision may be conducted at the time, in the manner, and on the notice usually given for the sale of repossessed or surrendered vehicles. The proceeds of any sale conducted by the legal owner shall be disposed of as provided in subdivision (e). A notice pursuant to this subdivision may be presented in person, by certified mail, by facsimile transmission, or by electronic mail. The agent of a legal owner acting pursuant to this subdivision shall be licensed, or exempt from licensure, pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.

(d) If the legal owner or the agent of the legal owner does not notify the officer to whom the vehicle is surrendered of its intent to conduct the sale as provided in subdivision (c), the officer shall offer the vehicle for sale at public auction within 60 days of receiving the vehicle. At least 10 days but not more than 20 days prior to the sale, not counting the day of the sale, the officer shall give notice of the sale by advertising once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or county, as the case may be, in which the vehicle is located, which notice shall contain a description of the make, year, model, identification number, and license number of the vehicle and the date, time, and location of the sale. For motorcycles, the engine number shall also be included. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published in the county, notice shall be given by posting a notice of sale containing the information required by this subdivision in three of the most public places in the city or county in which the vehicle is located, and at the place where the vehicle is to be sold, for 10 consecutive days prior to and including the day of the sale.

(e) The proceeds of a sale conducted pursuant to this section shall be disposed of in the following priority:

1. To satisfy the costs of the sale, including costs incurred with respect to the taking and keeping of the vehicle pending sale.
2. To the legal owner in an amount to satisfy the indebtedness owed to the legal owner remaining as of the date of the sale, including accrued interest or finance charges and delinquency charges.
3. To the holder of any subordinate lien or encumbrance on the vehicle to satisfy any indebtedness so secured if written notification of demand is received before distribution of the proceeds is completed. The holder of a subordinate lien or encumbrance, if requested, shall reasonably furnish reasonable proof of its interest and, unless it does so on request, is not entitled to distribution pursuant to this paragraph.
4. To any other person who can establish an interest in the vehicle, including a community property interest, to the extent of his or her provable interest.
5. If the vehicle was forfeited as a result of a felony violation of Section 191.5 of the Penal Code, or of Section 23153 that resulted in serious bodily injury to any person other than the defendant, the balance, if any, to the city or county in which the violation occurred, to be deposited in its general fund.
6. Except as provided in paragraph (5), the balance, if any, to the city or county in which the violation occurred, to be expended for community-based adolescent substance abuse treatment services.

The person conducting the sale shall disburse the proceeds of the sale as provided in this subdivision, and provide a written accounting regarding the disposition to all persons entitled to or claiming a share of the proceeds, within 15 days after the sale is conducted.

(f) If the vehicle to be sold under this section is not of the type that can readily be sold to the public generally, the vehicle shall be destroyed or donated to an eleemosynary institution.

(g) No vehicle shall be sold pursuant to this section in either of the following circumstances:

1. The vehicle is stolen, unless the identity of the legal and registered owners of the vehicle cannot be reasonably ascertained.
2. The vehicle is owned by another, or there is a community property interest in the vehicle owned by a person other than the defendant and the vehicle is the only vehicle available to the defendant’s immediate family that may be operated on the highway with a class 3 or class 4 driver’s license.

(h) The Legislature finds and declares it to be the public policy of this state that no policy of insurance shall afford benefits that would alleviate the financial detriment suffered by any person as a direct or indirect result of a confiscation of a vehicle pursuant to this section.

Added Sec. 84, Ch. 118, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 7, Ch. 582, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Repealed Sec. 40.2 and added Sec. 40.4, Ch. 22, Stats. 1999, without change in text. Effective May 26, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.

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California Vehicle Code VC 23626 – Effect of Conviction in Another Jurisdiction

23626. A conviction of an offense in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Dominion of Canada which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 of this code, or Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, the Penal Code, is a conviction of Section 23152 or 23153 of this code, or Section 191.5 of, or paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 192 of, the Penal Code for the purposes of this code.

Added Sec. 84, Ch. 118, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.

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California Vehicle Code VC 23540 – Penalty: Second Offense Within Ten Years

23540. (a) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 23152 and the offense occurred within 10 years of a separate violation of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5, 23152, or 23153, that resulted in a conviction, that person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year and by a fine of not less than three hundred ninety dollars ($390) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). The person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle shall be suspended by the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352. The court shall require the person to surrender the driver’s license to the court in accordance with Section 13550.

(b) Whenever, when considering the circumstances taken as a whole, the court determines that the person punished under this section would present a traffic safety or public safety risk if authorized to operate a motor vehicle during the period of suspension imposed under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13352, the court may disallow the issuance of a restricted driver’s license required under Section 13352.5.

(c) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.

Added Sec. 17.5, Ch. 551, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative September 20, 2005.

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California Vehicle Code VC 23217 – Legislative Declarations: Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Multiple Offenses

23217. The Legislature finds and declares that some repeat offenders of the prohibition against driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, when they are addicted or when they have too much alcohol in their systems, may be escaping the intent of the Legislature to punish the offender with progressively greater severity if the offense is repeated one or more times within a 10-year period. This situation may occur when a conviction for a subsequent offense occurs before a conviction is obtained on an earlier offense.

The Legislature further finds and declares that the timing of court proceedings should not permit a person to avoid aggravated mandatory minimum penalties for multiple separate offenses occurring within a 10-year period. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide that a person be subject to enhanced mandatory minimum penalties for multiple offenses within a period of 10 years, regardless of whether the convictions are obtained in the same sequence as the offenses had been committed.

Nothing in this section requires consideration of judgment of conviction in a separate proceeding that is entered after the judgment in the present proceeding, except as it relates to violation of probation.

Nothing in this section or the amendments to Section 23540, 23546, 23550, 23560, 23566, 23622, or 23640 made by Chapter 1205 of the Statutes of 1984 affects the penalty for a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 occurring prior to January 1, 1985.

Amended Sec. 72.5, Ch. 118, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999.
Amended Sec. 11, Ch. 550, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005.

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California Vehicle Code VC 23116 – Carrying Persons in the Back of a Motor Truck

23116. (a) No person driving a pickup truck or a flatbed motortruck on a highway shall transport any person in or on the back of the truck.

(b) No person shall ride in or on the back of a truck or flatbed motortruck being driven on a highway.

(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply if the person in the back of the truck is secured with a restraint system. The restraint system shall meet or exceed the federal motor vehicle safety standards published in Sections 571.207, 571.209, and 571.210 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to any person transporting one or more persons in the back of a truck or flatbed motortruck owned by a farmer or rancher, if that vehicle is used exclusively within the boundaries of lands owned or managed by that farmer or rancher, including the incidental use of that vehicle on not more than one mile of highway between one part of the farm or ranch to another part of that farm or ranch.

(e) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply if the person in the back of the truck or the flatbed is being transported in an emergency response situation by a public agency or pursuant to the direction or authority of a public agency.

As used in this subdivision, "emergency response situation" means instances in which necessary measures are needed in order to prevent injury or death to persons or to prevent, confine, or mitigate damage or destruction to property.

(f) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply if the person in the back of the truck or flatbed motortruck is being transported in a parade that is supervised by a law enforcement agency and the speed of the truck while in the parade does not exceed eight miles per hour.

Amended Ch. 895, Stats. 1993. Effective January 1, 1994.
Amended Sec. 35, Ch. 766, Stats. 1995. Effective January 1, 1996.
Amended Sec. 2, Ch. 308, Stats. 2000. Effective January 1, 2001.

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California Vehicle Code VC 21209 – Motor Vehicles and Motorized Bicycles in Bicycle Lanes

21209. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207 except as follows:

1. To park where parking is permitted.
2. To enter or leave the roadway.
3. To prepare for a turn within a distance of 200 feet from the intersection.

(b) This section does not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle in a bicycle lane, pursuant to Section 21207.5, at a speed no greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane, and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.

Amended Ch. 262, Stats. 1988. Effective January 1, 1989.

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California DUI Field Sobriety Tests

These are not really tests at all; rather, they are physical agility exercises that are subjective in nature, and designed for the accused to fail.

Most people don’t realize that these tests are optional… and the officers who give them sure won’t tell you, but they are. You are perfectly free to politely refuse to take the Field Sobriety Tests in their entirety.

These “tests” may include the following:

Nystagmus: The officer will position an object (such as a pen) 12 inches away from the driver’s face, and move the object from side to side while watching the subject’s eyes. The officer is looking for involuntary jerking or trembling of the eyeball. This jerking or trembling may be a sign that the subject has consumed an intoxicant.

Walk and Turn: The subject takes nine heel-to-toe steps along a line, turns, and takes nine heel-to-toe steps back. The officer is looking to see if the accused can keep their balance, follow instructions, begin early, stop during the test, leave space between heel and toe, step off the line, or lose balance while turning.

Standing on One Leg: The accused is instructed to stand with heels together, arms at the side, then raise one leg six inches off the ground while counting out loud until the officer allows the accused to stop. The officer is looking for raising of the arms, swaying, hopping, putting the foot down, inability to stand still, body tremors, muscle tension, and any statements made by the accused during the test.

Finger to Nose: This test requires the suspect to place his or her feet together while standing straight with eyes closed, and bring the index finger to the nose as ordered by the officer. The officer is looking for body sway, body tremors, eyelid tremors, muscle tension, or any statements made by the accused to support a finding of intoxication.

The Rhomberg Balance Test: The accused assumes a position of attention, closes their eyes, tilts their head back, and estimates 30 seconds. The officer is looking for the inability to stand still or steady, body or eyelid tremors, opening eyes to maintain balance, swaying (either front to back or side to side), muscle tension, or statements made by the accused. The officer is also testing the suspect’s internal clock, which will usually be slow in the case of alcohol or depressants, or fast in the case of stimulants.

Other Field Sobriety Tests include finger tapping, hand clapping, counting backwards, or reciting the alphabet.

These are supposedly tests that are designed to check “divided attention”, a critical skill in operating a motor vehicle. However, there are many people who, for many innocent reasons, cannot perform these tests to the officer’s satisfaction, and pay the price with a DUI arrest.

Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test (PAS Test): One of the most dangerous Field Sobriety Tests is the Preliminary Alcohol Screening test, also called the PAS test. This is a portable breath test to determine the presence of alcohol. The officer is supposed to advise the suspect that the test is voluntary. These PAS tests do not comply with Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations and the results should therefore not be allowed into court.

The most important thing to know about the Field Sobriety Tests is that a skilled California DUI defense lawyer will know how to handle them in court.

Superior Court Of California, County of Mono

If you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs in the state of California, it is important to know the location of the courthouse where your arraignment will be held. If there are multiple courthouses in the county, please contact a skilled California DUI / DWI defense attorney for more information.

Mono County Superior Court
North County Branch – Mono County Courthouse
State Highway 395 North, Bridgeport, CA 93517

South County Branch
Sierra Center, 3rd Floor, 452 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

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Superior Court Of California, County of Los Angeles

If you have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs in the state of California, it is important to know the location of the courthouse where your arraignment will be held. If there are multiple courthouses in the county, please contact a skilled California DUI / DWI defense attorney for more information.

Los Angeles County Superior Court
Airport Courthouse
11701 S. La Cienega, Los Angeles, CA 90045

Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center
1040 W. Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534

Alhambra Courthouse
150 West Commonwealth, Alhambra, CA 91801

Bellflower Courthouse
10025 East Flower Street, Bellflower, CA 90706

Beverly Hills Courthouse
9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Burbank Courthouse
300 East Olive, Burbank, CA 91503

Catalina Courthouse
215 Summer Avenue, Avalon, CA 90407

Central Arraignment Court
600 South Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005

Chatsworth Courthouse
9425 Penfield Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
210 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Compton Courthouse
200 West Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220

Culver City Courthouse
4130 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230

David V. Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center (Delinquency)
7625 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90001

Downey Courthouse
7500 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242

East Los Angeles Courthouse
214 South Fetterly Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Eastlake Juvenile Court Delinquency
1601 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court (Dependency)
201 Centre Plaza Drive, Monterey Park, CA 91754

El Monte Courthouse
11234 East Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731

Glendale Courthouse
600 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206

Hollywood Courthouse
5925 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Huntington Park Courthouse
6548 Miles Ave., Huntington Park, CA 90255

Inglewood Courthouse
One Regent Street, Inglewood, CA 90301

Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse (Delinquency)
110 Regent Street, Inglewood, CA 90301

Long Beach Courthouse
415 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802

Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse (Delinquency)
7281 East Quill Drive, Downey, CA 90242

Malibu Courthouse
23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA 90265

Mental Health Courthouse
1150 North San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Metropolitan Courthouse
1945 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
42011 4th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534

Norwalk Courthouse
12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

Pasadena Courthouse
300 East Walnut Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

Pomona Courthouse North
350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA 91766

Pomona Courthouse South
400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA 91766

Redondo Beach Courthouse
117 West Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90277

San Fernando Courthouse
900 Third Street, San Fernando, CA 91340

San Pedro Courthouse
505 South Centre Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

San Pedro Courthouse Annex
638 South Beacon Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

Santa Clarita Courthouse
23747 West Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Santa Monica Courthouse
1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Stanley Mosk Courthouse
110 North Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse (Delinquency)
16350 Filbert Street, Sylmar, CA 91342

Torrance Courthouse
825 Maple Ave., Torrance, CA 90503

Van Nuys Courthouse East
6230 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401

Van Nuys Courthouse West
14400 Erwin Street Mall, Van Nuys, CA 91401

West Covina Courthouse
1427 West Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790

West Los Angeles Courthouse
1633 Purdue Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025

Whittier Courthouse
7339 South Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90602

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