Bill Text: CA AB317 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled

California Assembly Bill 317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Department of Motor Vehicles: appointments: unlawful sale.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 11-3)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 608, Statutes of 2019. [AB317 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB317-Enrolled.html

Enrolled September 10, 2019

Passed IN Senate September 04, 2019

Passed IN Assembly September 09, 2019

Amended IN Senate June 06, 2019

Amended IN Assembly May 17, 2019

Amended IN Assembly February 26, 2019

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 317

Introduced by Assembly Members Diep and Fong
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Brough, Chen, Frazier, Gallagher, Grayson, Lackey, Mathis, and Voepel)
(Coauthors: Senators Jones, Nielsen, and Wilk)

January 30, 2019

An act to add Section 1680 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 317, Diep. Department of Motor Vehicles: appointments: unlawful sale.

Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency and sets forth the powers and duties of the department, including, but not limited to, vehicle registration and the issuance and renewal of driver’s licenses. Existing law defines a “person,” for the purposes of these and related provisions, as a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. Under existing law, a violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of the Vehicle Code is unlawful and constitutes an infraction, unless otherwise provided.

This bill would make it unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department, as specified. Because a violation of this provision would be an infraction, the bill would create 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 1680 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:

1680.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, an appointment with the department.

(b) For purposes of this section, “appointment” means an arrangement to receive a government service at a specified time.

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.