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SB-307 Vehicles: driver’s licenses: examinations.(1995-1996)

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Senate Bill No. 307
CHAPTER 243

An act to amend Section 14610.5 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  August 01, 1995. Approved by Governor  July 31, 1995. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 307, Wright. Vehicles: driver’s licenses: examinations.
(1)  Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to commit proscribed acts relating to cheating on a driver’s license examination. Existing law makes a first conviction of a violation of that provision punishable as an infraction and a second or subsequent conviction punishable as a misdemeanor.
This bill would make the first conviction specified above punishable as either an infraction or a misdemeanor. Because the bill would authorize imprisonment in the county jail for a first conviction, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (2)  The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 14610.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

14610.5.
 (a)  It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(1)  Sell, offer for sale, distribute, or use any crib sheet or cribbing device that contains the answers to any examination administered by the department for any class of driver’s license, permit, or certificate.
(2)  Impersonate or allow the impersonation of an applicant for any class of driver’s license, permit, or certificate for the purpose of fraudulently qualifying the applicant for any class of driver’s license, permit, or certificate.
(b)  A first conviction under this section is punishable as either an infraction or a misdemeanor ; a second or subsequent conviction is punishable as a misdemeanor.

SEC. 2.

 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII  B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII  B of the California Constitution.
Notwithstanding Section 17580 of the Government Code, unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this act shall become operative on the same date that the act takes effect pursuant to the California Constitution.