This was sent to me from fellow friend and rider David G. on my Facebook page. If you don't know about these new laws... read on. I didn't know the ticket price on most and its worthy to keep it in mind while driving/riding California. Thank you David for passing this info on.
California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
HUGE California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters. California is broke!
Effective immediately, if you do not stop at a red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines, or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you will be charged $616. The State of California is going for blood, so be extra careful in driving, You cannot afford messing with them. The next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you could be looking at almost $ 1000 in parking tickets , so it'd better be worth it.
California needs your money, so pay close attention to the rules of the road!
Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2011)
VC 12814.6 $214 Failure to obey license provisions.
VC 14600(A) $214 Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 16028(A) $796 Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)
Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation date.
VC 21453(A) $436 Failure to stop at a red signal.
VC 22349 $214 Unsafe speed, 1 to 15 miles over the limit.
VC 22350 $328 Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
VC 22450 $214 Failure to stop at a stop sign.
VC 22454(A) $616 Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.
VC 23123(A) $148 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense .
VC 23123(B) $256 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense.
VC 23123.5 $148 Driving while using a wireless device to send, read or write text.
VC 23124 $148 Minor driving while using a wireless phone.
VC 22500 $976 Parking in a bus loading area.
VC 22507(A) $976 Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense.
VC 22507(B) $1876 Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense.
VC 26708 $178 Unlawful material on vehicle windows.
VC 27150 $178 Adequate muffler required.
VC 27315 $148 Mandatory use of seat belts.
VC 27360 $436 Mandatory use of passenger child restraints.
Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat diversion program .
VC 27400 $178 Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.
VC 27803 $178 Violation of motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
VC 34506 $616 Commercial Driver - Log book violation.
VC 4000 $256 No evidence of current registration.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 4159 $178 Notify DMV of change of address within 10 days.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 5200 $178 Proper display of license plates.
Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
VC 9400 $178 Commercial weight fees due.
Again, Thanks David for this valuable information.
KT Did
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11 comments:
Wow! That sure makes me wonder about visiting CA. Be careful out there.
I think its scary on print. Most of us obey laws anyways so its not such a big deal. However, we all have it in us.....
Wow some of those are high. Although I guess I do support a couple, like parking in disabled spots.
Gald I don't live in California, I'll be sure and be careful if I'm ever riding through! May end up being more expensive than planned :o)
thanks for posting this kt!!!
Ouch! I noticed there is no mention of Driving impaired though. Guess to many officials would be caught at that one so they left it out.
They know which offenses are more often and easy catches.
Michigan did this with the last govenor. I can see the bus one. But the rest suck. You know I've had to balance my budget. I could not go to work damand and get a $4 an hour raise.
Couple all that with the big ole’ vehicle registration increases we’re probably going to get hit with, and life just gets better.
Holy crap, that's some serious business. I can't complain at all about the cell usage stuff. There are no crumple zones or seatbelts on my bike. Has Honda come out with it's airbag yet?
Brady
Behind Bars - Motorcycles and Life
http://www.behindbarsmotorcycle.com/
I'm really getting sick of all this bullshit. And you wonder why violent crime is not getting taken care of.
I understand we live a great life because of these fees and stuff but this great life isn't worth it anymore...nope.
You have to work your ass off just to pay for all of this. I would rather be a bum now...seriously
Some of these are shockingly high but what also really surprised me was how California prioritizes the fines.
$976 for parking in a bus loading area, but $148 for talking on a cell phone that could kill someone. Are they kidding?
$976 for parking in a disabled zone ($1876 for a second offense), but $148 for not wearing a seat belt which could kill you. This is laughable.
$178 for being late advising DMV of your change of address, but $148 if you are caught using your phone to send a text, which as we all know is highly dangerous. No way!
Someone in California has their priorities all wrong!
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