Section 38301.5 Of Article 1. Traffic Signs, Signals, And Markings From California Vehicle Code >> Division 16.5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
38301.5
. Every person convicted of violating a local ordinance
which is adopted by a city with a population over 2,000,000 persons
pursuant to Section 38301 and which prohibits entry into all or
portions of an area designated by ordinance as a mountain fire
district shall be punished as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the offense is
an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty
dollars ($150).
(b) For a second offense committed within one year of a prior
violation for which there was a conviction punishable under
subdivision (a), the offense is punishable as an infraction by a fine
not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(c) (1) For a third or subsequent offense committed within one
year of two or more prior violations for which there were convictions
punishable under this section, the offense is punishable as a
misdemeanor by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or by both
that fine and imprisonment. Additionally, the court may order
impoundment of the vehicle used in the offense under the following
conditions:
(A) The person convicted under this subdivision is the owner of
the vehicle.
(B) The vehicle is subject to Section 38010.
(2) The period of impoundment imposed pursuant to this subdivision
shall be not less than one day nor more than 30 days. The
impoundment shall be at the owner's expense.