Chapter 6. Nonprosecution Of Violations of California Vehicle Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 6.
(a) A person shall not be subject to prosecution for a
nonfelony offense arising out of the operation of a motor vehicle or
violation of this code as a pedestrian that is pending against him or
her at the time of his or her commitment to the custody of the
Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the
Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, or to a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of
Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a driver's license shall not be
suspended or revoked, and the issuance or renewal of a license shall
not be refused as a result of a pending nonfelony offense occurring
prior to the time a person was committed to the custody of the
Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the
Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of
Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or as a result of a notice received
by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40509 when
the offense that gave rise to the notice occurred prior to the time a
person was committed to the custody of the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the Division of
Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(c) The department shall remove from its records notice received
by it pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40509 upon receipt of
satisfactory evidence that a person was committed to the custody of
the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, or a county jail pursuant to subdivision (h) of
Section 1170 of the Penal Code, after the offense that gave rise to
the notice occurred.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a nonfelony
offense if the department is required by this code to immediately
revoke or suspend the privilege of a person to drive a motor vehicle
upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of a court
showing that the person has been convicted of that nonfelony offense.
(e) The provisions of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply
to an offense committed by a person while he or she is temporarily
released from custody pursuant to law or while he or she is on parole
or postrelease community supervision.
(f) The provisions of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply
if the pending offense is a violation of Section 23103, 23152, or
23153.
(a) After a deposit of bail and bail forfeiture, a plea of
guilty or no contest, or a conviction, the court may order a
continuance of a proceeding against a person, who receives a notice
to appear in court for a violation of a statute relating to the safe
operation of a vehicle, in consideration for successful completion of
a course of instruction at a licensed school for traffic violators,
a licensed driving school, or any other court-approved program of
driving instruction, and pursuant to Section 1803.5 or 42005, the
court may order that the conviction be held confidential by the
department according to Section 1808.7.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a person who receives a
notice to appear as to, or is otherwise charged with, a violation of
an offense described in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of
Section 12810.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
(a) After a deposit of bail and bail forfeiture, a plea of
guilty or no contest, or a conviction, the court may order a
continuance of a proceeding against a person, who receives a notice
to appear in court for a violation of a statute relating to the safe
operation of a vehicle, in consideration for successful completion of
a course of instruction at a licensed school for traffic violators
and pursuant to Section 1803.5 or 42005, the court may order that the
conviction be held confidential by the department in accordance with
Section 1808.7. The court shall notify a person that only one
conviction within 18 months will be held confidential.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a person who receives a
notice to appear as to, or is otherwise charged with, a violation of
an offense described in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of
Section 12810.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.