How AB 1588 changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the California codes: Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code.

• Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code

  upon (a) (A) shall violation block or impede traffic on in an driving, for spectators. A sideshow known cited SEC. 2. → SEC. 1.1. Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: on (a), or is convicted of a violation of engaging in an exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility pursuant to subdivision (c), where the violation occurred as part of a sideshow, (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a shall, violation, (B) A conviction of engaging in an exhibition of speed on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility pursuant to subdivision (c), where the violation occurred as part of a sideshow, shall be punished as follows:(i) A conviction is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 24 hours nor more than 90 days or by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty-five dollars ($355) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(ii) If the driver proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, the conviction is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(iii) If the driver proximately causes one or more of the injuries specified in subdivision (b) of Section 23109.1 to a person other than the driver, the conviction is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(iv) If the conviction is for an offense that occurred within five years of the date of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction of any violation of this subparagraph, that person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than four days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(v) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in clause (iv) proximately causes bodily injury to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(vi) If the perpetration of the most recent offense within the five-year period described in clause (iv) proximately causes serious bodily injury, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code, to a person other than the driver, a person convicted of that second violation shall be imprisoned in the state prison, or in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). or gathering barricade, block, impede, or otherwise obstruct traffic upon or access to without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, driving. A sideshow may involve the use or operation of any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, motorcycles or off-highway motor vehicles, regardless of whether or not those vehicles display license plates or are registered. A sideshow known, cited, (n) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed. SEC. 1.2. Section 23109 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: 23109. (a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway or in an offstreet parking facility. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device. For purposes of this section, an event in which the time to cover a prescribed route of more than 20 miles is measured, but in which the vehicle does not exceed the speed limit, is not a speed contest

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