Bill Text: CA AB2683 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exterior vehicle lighting: illuminated signs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. [AB2683 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2683-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2683

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Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson

February 20, 2020

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An act to amend Section 15620 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2683, as introduced, Grayson. Unattended children in vehicles.

Existing law makes it an infraction for a parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child who is 6 years of age or younger to leave that child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is 12 years of age or older when there are conditions that present a significant risk to the child’s health or safety or when the engine is running or the keys are in the ignition. Existing law makes that infraction punishable by a fine of $100.

This bill would increase that fine to $200.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 15620 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

15620.

 (a) A parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child who is 6 years of age or younger may shall not leave that child inside a motor vehicle without being subject to the supervision of a person who is 12 years of age or older, under either of the following circumstances:

(1) Where When there are conditions that present a significant risk to the child’s health or safety.

(2) When the vehicle’s engine is running or the vehicle’s keys are in the ignition, or both.

(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is an infraction punishable by a fine of one two hundred dollars ($100), ($200), except that the court may reduce or waive the fine if the defendant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he or she the defendant is economically disadvantaged and the court, instead, refers the defendant to a community education program that includes education on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles, and provides certification of completion of that program. Upon completion of that program, the defendant shall provide that certification to the court. The court may, at in its discretion, require any the defendant described in this section to attend an education program on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles.

(c) Nothing in this section shall This section does not preclude prosecution under both this section and Section 192 or 273a of the Penal Code, or Section 273a of that code, Code or any other provision of law.

(d) (1) Subdivision (b) and Section 40000.1 do not apply if an unattended child is injured or medical services are rendered on that child because of a violation described in subdivision (a).

(2) Nothing in this subdivision precludes This subdivision does not preclude prosecution under any other provision of law.