Bill Text: CA AB2557 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Disabled placards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. [AB2557 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2557-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 12, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk |
February 19, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child under 8 years of age in a rear seat in an appropriate passenger restraint system which conforms to federal standards while the child is riding in a motor vehicle. Existing law requires a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child under 2 years of age in an appropriate rear-facing child safety seat while the child is riding in a motor vehicle unless that child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 22511.59 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:22511.59.
(a) Upon the receipt of the applications and documents required by subdivision (b), (c), or (d), the department shall issue a temporary distinguishing placard bearing the International Symbol of Access adopted pursuant to Section 3 of Public Law 100-641, commonly known as the “wheelchair symbol.” During the period for which it is valid, the temporary distinguishing placard may be used for the parking purposes described in Section 22511.5 in the same manner as a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.55.(a)Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal guardian, or driver who transports a child under eight years of age on a highway in a motor vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 27315, shall properly secure that child in a rear seat in an appropriate child passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.
(b)Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal guardian, or driver who transports a child under two years of age on a highway in a motor vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 27315, shall properly secure the child in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. The child shall be secured in a
manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the child passenger restraint system.
(c)This section does not apply to a driver if the parent or legal guardian of the child is a passenger in the motor vehicle.