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AB-2500 Vehicles: driving under the influence: drugs.(2013-2014)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 21, 2014

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2013–2014 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2500

Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier
(Principal coauthor: Senator Correa)

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Sections 23152 and 23153 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2500, as amended, Frazier. Vehicles: driving under the influence: drugs.
Existing law prohibits a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, or who has 0.08% or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood, or who is addicted to the use of any drug, to drive a vehicle. Existing law also makes it unlawful to drive under the influence and cause bodily injury to another person.
This bill would make it unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle if his or her blood contains any detectable amount specified amounts of amphetamine, methamphetamine, cocaine or heroin or their metabolites, morphine, phencyclidine, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol of marijuana or any other drug classified in Schedules I, II, III, or IV of the California Uniform Controlled Substance Act marijuana. By expanding the scope of the crime of driving under the influence of a drug, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
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.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 23152 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

23152.
 (a) It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage to drive a vehicle.
(b) It is unlawful for a person who has 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle.
For purposes of this article and Section 34501.16, percent, by weight, of alcohol in a person’s blood is based upon grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within three hours after the driving.
(c) It is unlawful for a person who is addicted to the use of any drug to drive a vehicle. This subdivision shall not apply to a person who is participating in a narcotic treatment program approved pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 11876) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) It is unlawful for a person who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210.
In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within three hours after the driving.
(e) It is unlawful for a person who is under the influence of any drug to drive a vehicle.

(f)It is unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle if his or her blood contains any detectable amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol of marijuana or any other drug classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code).

(f) It is unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle if his or her blood contains any of the following:
(1) Amphetamine in the amount of 100 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(2) Cocaine in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(3) Cocaine metabolite in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(4) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol of marijuana in the amount of 2 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(5) Heroin in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(6) Heroin metabolite 6-monoacetylmorphine in the amount of 10 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(7) Methamphetamine in the amount of 100 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(8) Morphine in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(9) Phencyclidine in the amount of 10 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(g) It is unlawful for a person who is under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug to drive a vehicle.

SEC. 2.

 Section 23153 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

23153.
 (a) It is unlawful for a person, while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.
(b) It is unlawful for a person, while having 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.
In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.
(c) In proving the person neglected any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, it is not necessary to prove that any specific section of this code was violated.
(d) It is unlawful for a person, while having 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210, and concurrently to do any act forbidden by law or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.
In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of performance of a chemical test within three hours after driving.
(e) It is unlawful for a person, while under the influence of any drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.

(f)It is unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle if his or her blood contains any detectable amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol of marijuana or any other drug classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code).

(f) It is unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle if his or her blood contains any of the following:
(1) Amphetamine in the amount of 100 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(2) Cocaine in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(3) Cocaine metabolite in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(4) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol of marijuana in the amount of 2 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(5) Heroin in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(6) Heroin metabolite 6-monoacetylmorphine in the amount of 10 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(7) Methamphetamine in the amount of 100 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(8) Morphine in the amount of 50 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(9) Phencyclidine in the amount of 10 nanograms, or more, per milliliter of whole blood.
(g) It is unlawful for a person, while under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle and concurrently do any act forbidden by law, or neglect any duty imposed by law in driving the vehicle, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the driver.

SEC. 3.

 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.