(DeVore)
Dealing with vehicles loads
and spil prevention
Status:
ASM, Last amended date 05/02/2005
Current Location: ASM Appropriations,
Last Action date 5/25/2005
Calendar Events:
Summary:
Existing
law prohibits a vehicle from being driven or moved
on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed,
covered, or loaded as to prevent any of its contents
or load other than clear water or feathers from
live birds from dropping, sifting, leaking, blowing,
spilling, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
A first-time violation of this prohibition is punishable
as an infraction, and a second or subsequent violation
occurring within 2 years of a prior
violation is punishable as a misdemeanor.
This bill would establish the fine for an infraction
violation of this provision to $50 for each object
dropped, sifted, leaked, blown, or spilled, or otherwise
escaped from the vehicle, that is less than one
pound in weight, or one cubic foot in volume, or
10 square feet in dimension, and to $500 for each
escaped object that is equal to or more than those
measurements.
Because this bill would increase the level of law
enforcement services, the 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, if the Commission
on State Mandates determines that the bill contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for
those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory
provisions.
Digest:
AB 1087,
as amended, DeVore. Vehicles: loads: spill prevention.
Existing law prohibits a vehicle from being driven
or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so
constructed, covered, or loaded as to prevent any
of its contents or load other than clear water or
feathers from live birds from dropping, sifting,
leaking, blowing, spilling, or otherwise escaping
from the vehicle. A first-time violation of this
prohibition is punishable as an infraction, and
a
second or subsequent violation occurring within
2 years of a prior violation is punishable as a
misdemeanor.
This bill would establish limit the fine for an
infraction violation of this provision to a fine
that is not to exceed a total of $50 for each incident
in which one or more objects are dropped, sifted,
leaked, blown, or spilled,
or otherwise escaped from the vehicle, if each of
the objects is less than one pound in weight, or
one cubic foot in volume, or 10 square feet in dimension,
and to a fine that is not to exceed a total of $500
for each incident in which one or more of the escaped
objects is equal to or more than those measurements.
Because this bill would increase the level of law
enforcement services, the 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, if the Commission
on State Mandates determines that the bill contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those
costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory
provisions.
Status: In committee: Set,
second hearing, held under submission
Current Location: ASM Appropriations
5/25/2005
Calendar Events:
Summary:
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of
Motor Vehicles to establish commercial requester
accounts for individuals or organizations and
issue requester codes for the purpose of obtaining
information from the department's files.
This bill would require the department, upon request
by an individual or organization that has been
issued a commercial requester account, to provide
special expedited access to the information in
its files through telephone or electronic mail,
in the manner requested by that individual or
organization. The bill would require the department,
in implementing this requirement, to ensure that
the privacy and confidentiality of the information
in its files is protected. The bill would require
the department to charge the
requester a fee in an amount sufficient to cover
the reasonable costs to the department in providing
the special expedited access.
(2) The bill would declare that it is to take
effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Digest:
AB 26, as amended, Mountjoy. Vehicles: commercial
requester
accounts: access.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Department of
Motor Vehicles to
establish commercial requester accounts for individuals
or
organizations and issue requester codes for the
purpose of obtaining
information from the department's files.
This bill, until January 1, 2008, would require
the department, upon request by an individual
or organization that has been issued a commercial
requester account, to provide special expedited
access to the automated name index information
and vehicle registration information in its files
through telephone access, as approved by the department,
in the manner requested by that individual or
organization. The bill would require the department,
in implementing this requirement, to ensure that
the privacy and confidentiality of the information
in its files is protected. The bill would require
the department to charge the requester a fee in
an amount sufficient to cover the actual costs,
as described, not to exceed $20 per request, to
the department in providing the special expedited
access.
The bill would allow the department to charge
a fee that does not exceed $40 per request for
the first 12 months following the effective date
of this bill. The bill would require the department
to undertake a study regarding telephone access
and to report its findings and recommendations
to the Legislature within 2 years after the effective
date of the bill.
The bill would appropriate $400,000 from the Private
Investigator Fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles
for purposes of the bill.
(2) The bill would declare that it is to take
effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no yes .
Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:
no.
(Oropeza)
Dealing with appropriations
of
funds to the Highway Users Tax Account
Status: In committee: Set,
second hearing. Held under submisson 5/25/2005
Current Location: ASM Appropriations
Calendar Events:
Summary:
An act to
amend Section 2101 of, and to amend the heading
of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division
3 of, the Streets and Highways Code, relating to
transportation, making an appropriation therefor,
and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect
immediately.
Digest:
Article XIX of the California
Constitution requires revenues from state excise
taxes on motor vehicle fuels for use in motor vehicles
upon public streets and highways, over and above
the cost of collection and any refunds authorized
by law, to be used for various street and highway
purposes and for certain mass transit guideway purposes.
Existing law requires state excise fuel tax revenues
to be deposited in various accounts and to be allocated,
in part, for
various purposes, including the cost of collection
and authorized refunds.
Existing law requires the balance of these funds
remaining after authorized deductions to be transferred
to and deposited monthly in the Highway Users Tax
Account in the Transportation Tax Fund. Existing
law provides for formula apportionment of specified
revenues in the Highway Users Tax Account to cities
and counties for the transportation purposes authorized
by Article XIX of the California Constitution, and
generally requires the remaining revenues to be
transferred to and deposited in the State Highway
Account in the State Transportation Fund. Existing
law provides that the money in the Highway Users
Tax Account is appropriated for the above-described
transportation purposes, but also generally provides
that the money in the State Highway Account may
not be expended until appropriated by the Legislature.
This bill, in any year in which the Budget Act has
not been enacted by July 1, would provide that all
moneys in the Highway Users Tax Account in the Transportation
Tax Fund from the prior fiscal year are continuously
appropriated and may be encumbered for certain purposes
until the Budget Act is enacted. The bill would
thereby make an appropriation. The bill would authorize
the Controller to make estimates in order to implement
these provisions.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect
immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee:
yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
scal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:
no.
Status: In committee: Set,
Second hearing. Held under submission 5/25/2005
Current Location: ASM Appropriations
Calendar Events:
Summary:
Existing
law, until January 1, 2003, authorized the Department
of Transportation to solicit proposals and enter
into agreements with private entities or consortia
for the construction and lease of no more than 2
toll road projects, and specified the terms and
requirements applicable to those projects.
This bill would instead authorize the department
to enter into comprehensive development franchise
agreements with public and private entities or consortia
for specified types of transportation projects,
as defined, subject to certain requirements and
conditions.
The bill would authorize tolls to be collected after
the termination of a franchise agreement period,
subject to approval of the California Transportation
Commission. The bill would require a franchise agreement
to allow the department to acquire by condemnation
or negotiation the financial value of a competing
toll facility if the department opens a competitive
state facility in the same corridor. The bill would
enact other related provisions.
(Margett) Size,
Weight and Load, Local Authorities Issuance of variance
permits
Status: To Committee on Trans.
Current Location:05/23/2005
Summary:
Existing law imposes
limits on the size, weight, and load of vehicles
that may be operated on the highway and authorizes
the Department of Transportation and local authorities,
with respect to highways under their respective
jurisdictions, to issue permits to operate vehicles
exceeding the specified size, weight, and load
limits.
Existing law authorizes a local authority to charge
a fee for the issuance of the specified permits,
if the fee is established by ordinance or resolution
after notice and hearing. Existing law requires
that special services necessitated by unusually
large or heavy loads requiring engineering investigations,
escorts, tree trimming, or other services be billed
separately for each permit.
This bill would exclude from the list of special
services that are required to be billed separately
any services necessary to provide the notification
required under these provisions and services that
are within the scope of the local authority's ordinary
duty to provide.
SECTION 1. Section 35795 of the Vehicle Code
is amended to read:
35795. (a) (1) The Department of Transportation
may charge a fee for the issuance of permits pursuant
to this article. The
(2) The fee established by the Department of Transportation
pursuant to this section shall be established
by a regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 4.5
(commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division
3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code, and shall be calculated to
produce a total estimated revenue that is not
more than the estimated total cost to that department
for administering this article. Special services
necessitated by unusually large or heavy loads
requiring engineering investigations, or other
services, may be billed separately for each permit.
The
(3) The funds collected by the Department of Transportation
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
the State Highway Account in the State Transportation
Fund.
(b) Local authorities may charge a fee for the
issuance of permits pursuant to this article.
However, the fee established by a local authority
pursuant to this section shall be established
by ordinance or resolution adopted after notice
and hearing. The fee shall be calculated to produce
a total estimated revenue that is not more than
the estimated total cost incurred by the local
authority in administering its authority under
this article and shall not exceed the fee developed
by the Department of Transportation pursuant to
subdivision (a). The fee for the issuance of permits
shall be developed in consultation with representatives
of local government and the commercial trucking
industry. Notice of the hearing shall be
by publication as provided in Section 6064 of
the Government Code.
The hearing shall be held before the legislative
body of the local authority. All objections shall
be considered and interested parties shall be
afforded an adequate opportunity to be heard in
respect to their objections. Special services
necessitated by unusually large or heavy loads
requiring engineering investigations, escorts,
tree trimming, or other services , excluding services
necessary to provide the notification required
under this section and services
that are within the scope of the local authority's
ordinary duty to provide, shall be billed separately
for each permit. Nothing
(c) Nothing in this section shall limit
or restrict the application of Section 35782.
(Garcia) Intrastate
trucking and traffic congestion passed out on an
"A" roll call vote, meaning that everybody
in the committee voted "AYE"
Status: In Senate, To Committee
on RLS
Current Location:05/27/2005
Summary:
This measure would urge
the Department of Transportation, in consultation
with the cities of the state, to examine the flow
of traffic to develop commercial trucking routes
that would provide for the most direct movement
through a city in order to reduce the time that
trucks are in city limits and the level of pollution
that is
created, and would urge cities to incorporate this
process as part of the revisions to their general
plans.
Fiscal committee: yes.
Digest:
WHEREAS, There is a need to determine the most
available cost-effective means to reduce four-and
five-axle commercial truck traffic from congested
urban freeways and city and county streets
and roads by efficiently and responsibly managing
commercial vehicle routing through the state,
cities and county which could have a direct benefit
to all traffic during peak commute hours;
and
WHEREAS, The effect of changing traffic management
techniques on commuters, employees, employers,
producers and receivers of shipments by truck,
and commercial trucking companies will reduce
congestion and pollution from commercial trucking
in cities; and counties; and
WHEREAS, The identification of grid-lock routes
and feasible alternative routes that may be utilized
for demonstration projects will aid cities and
counties; and the Department of Transportation
in determining trucking routes for the most direct
movement through each city and county;;
and
WHEREAS, The use of alternative routes and the
rerouting of truck traffic through surrounding
areas that are outside specific congested areas
in cities and counties; will reduce accidents
during peak hour traffic; and
WHEREAS, The reduction of urban grid-lock in California
and the adoption of traffic improvement techniques
will reduce the time that trucks are in city limits
and county areas;and the levels of pollutants
that are discharged in urban areas; now, therefore,
be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State
of California, the Senate thereof concurring,That
the Legislature strongly urges the Regional Transportation
Planning Agencies, in consultation with the cities
and counties of the state, and the Deaprtmnt
of Transportation, to examine the flow of
traffic to develop commercial trucking routes
that provide for the most direct movement through
a city and county in order to reduce the
time that trucks are in city limits and county
areas and the level of pollution that is created;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature strongly
urges cities and counties; to incorporate
this process as part of their revisions to their
general and specific plans respectively;
and be it further Resolved, That the Chief
Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
This is a brief summary
of the 2004 legislation which will impact the
Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) operations
only.
It is not a complete list of all 2004 legislative
bills. All changes become effective January 1, 2005, unless otherwise
stated.
If you are interested in further information regarding
these bills, visit the legislative information
website at www.leginfo.ca.gov
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION Air Pollution Fee Changes Addresses a number of issues regarding
local air quality fees.
Specifically:
• Authorizes an increase in the surcharge
from $4 to $6 that air quality management districts
(AQMDs) may levy on motor vehicle registrations
within their jurisdictions.
• Expands the types of emissions covered
by the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards
Attainment Program.
• Increases the California Tire Fee collected
by tire companies by $0.75 to fund ARB and AQMDs
programs to mitigate or remediate air pollution
caused by tires.
• Sunsets these provisions on Jan. 1, 2015.
Vehicle
Fee for Congestion and
Stormwater Management Programs
Authorizes the City/County of San Mateo to impose
an annual fee of up to $4 on every vehicle registered
in San Mateo County to fund programs to reduce
traffic congestion and storm water pollution.
This fee will be collected by the DMV with the
annual vehicle registration renewal.
Pollution
and Smog Check Changes for Voluntary Vehicle Retirement
Incentives
Changes the allocation for smog abatement fees
to increase funding for the Vehicle Retirement
Program.
Smog
Check Changes
Implementation April 1, 2005
Ends the rolling smog exemption for vehicles 30
years old or older and permanently exempts vehicles
manufactured prior to 1976. The bill also adjusts
Smog Check requirements applicable to collector
motor vehicles and increases the $6 smog check
exemption fee to $12.
Miscellaneous
Changes
Transportation Omnibus Issues
1. Makes conforming changes pertaining to the
disposal of low-valued vehicles.
2. Makes changes to several VC sections pertaining
to the removal of low-valued vehicles through
lien sale. Ensures that the required notification
to vehicle owners and legal owners is updated
to reference the $500 value established by law.
3. DMV must submit the report of business partners
activities to the Legislature on October 1 instead
of January 1.
4. Establishes clear citing authority in VC §4000.6
for underreporting declared gross or combined
gross vehicle weight of a commercial motor vehicle
to DMV.
5. Amends VC §5301 to allow commercial vehicles/fleets,
not just IRP vehicles, to apply for permanent
fleet registration.
6. Amends VC §9400.1 to require DMV, in consultation
with the California Highway Patrol, to develop
a distinctive weight decal specifically for motor
vehicles registered under the permanent fleet
program and requires the vehicles display these
decals.
7. Removes references to the smog impact fee.
8. Amends VC §21960 to add expressways to
this provision regarding restricted use.
DRIVER
LICENSE Hazardous Materials (HazMat)Endorsement
Designed to bring California into compliance with
federal regulations governing the transportation
of hazardous materials (HazMat).
Specifically:
1. Provides that no person may operate a commercial
motor vehicle while transporting hazardous materials
unless that person has in his or her possession
a valid commercial driver license (CDL) with a
HazMat endorsement. Also clarifies that an instruction
permit does not authorize the operation of a vehicle
transporting hazardous materials.
2. Requires proof of citizenship or permanent
residency of an applicant for a CDL with a HazMat
endorsement.
3. Requires DMV to check the applicant’s
driving record to ensure the applicant is not
subject to a commercial disqualification, prior
to submitting the application to the federal Transportation
Safety Administration (TSA) for processing.
4. Requires a CDL applicant for a HazMat endorsement
to submit fingerprints for the purpose of a background
check by the TSA.
5. Clarifies that if the applicant is authorized
to receive a HazMat endorsement after an appeal
to TSA, the department shall issue the HazMat
endorsement within the period specified under
federal regulations.
6. Authorizes the department to deny issuance
or revoke a HazMat endorsement when the TSA has
determined that the person poses a security threat
based upon searches of various criminal databases.
7. Requires the DMV to refuse to issue or renew,
or revoke the HazMat endorsement if the applicant
does not meet the qualifications for issuance.
8. Provides that a HazMat endorsement shall be
issued only to applicants who comply with Federal
Regulations.
Driving
Under the Influence
(DUI) Statement
Requires a court to advise a person convicted
of a violation of DUI, or a violation of alcohol-related
reckless driving (“wet” reckless), of
the dangers of being under the influence and that
if someone is killed, the offender could be charged
with murder. This advisement would establish grounds
for more severe penalties if this same offender
is convicted of subsequent DUI offenses.
DUI
Sanction
Increases the time period from seven to ten years
during which arrests and/or convictions of DUI
violations will be counted as prior offenses for
the purposes of increased driver license penalties.
It also requires the court to order a person convicted
of a prior DUI to complete an alcohol and drug
problem assessment program even though that prior
conviction occurred more than ten years ago and
authorizes the court to order the person to complete
a repeat offender treatment program. It expands
court-ordered participation in a county alcohol
and drug problem assessment program to all persons
convicted of a second or subsequent DUI offense
that occurred within ten years of a prior offense.
DUI
License Restriction
Requires course providers to send certificates
for attendance and completion of alcohol treatment
programs directly to DMV’s Sacramento Headquarters
and prohibits them from giving certificates to
drivers.
DUI
Driver License Sanctions
Implementation September 20, 2005
The courts will no longer be responsible for imposing
a driver license sanction as the result of a conviction
for a DUI and assigns this responsibility solely
to the DMV. It also ensures that all persons convicted
of a DUI will receive a restriction, suspension,
or revocation of the driving privilege, without
exception.
CDL
Changes
Implementation 9/20/2005
Brings the Vehicle Code into compliance with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of
1999 (MCSIA):
Adds California residency as a requirement
for a California commercial driver license.
Requires that CHP maintain its current
school bus certification program. A school bus
driver must possess a school bus endorsement.
Endorsement code “S” must be indicated
on the actual driver license.
Imposes a disqualification on commercial
drivers who have been convicted of traffic offenses
while operating a noncommercial
motor vehicle which results in a cancellation,
revocation or suspension of their Class C privileges.
Imposes a license disqualification for
conviction of the following offenses:
1. DUI or driving with excessive blood alcohol
content (BAC) in any motor vehicle.
2. DUI involving injury or driving with excessive
BAC causing injury in any motor vehicle.
3. 0.04% BAC or greater while operating a commercial
motor vehicle (CMV).
4. 0.04% BAC or greater while operating a CMV
causing injury.
5. Refusing to submit to, or failing to complete
a chemical test or tests.
Imposes a lifetime disqualification if
the commercial driver-uses any motor vehicle in
the commission of the felony.
Disqualifies a commercial driver for a
period of 120 days if convicted of a serious traffic
violation involving any motor vehicle and the
offense occurred within three years of two or
more separate convictions for serious traffic
violations. The bill amends the VC 22406.1. and
now requires:
1. A person that operates a CMV (regardless of
whether he has a CDL or not) at a speed of 15
MPH above the posted speed is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person with a CDL who operates a noncommercial
vehicle at a speed 15 MPH above the posted speed
limit is guilty of an infraction.
3. A violation of either of the above two subdivisions
constitutes a “serious traffic violation”
and is subject to sanctions under VC 15306 or
15308. (VC 15306 requires that no driver may operate
a CMV for a period of 60-days if the person is
convicted of a serious traffic violation and the
offense occurred within three-years of a separate
offense of a serious traffic violation. VC 15308
bumps it up to 120 days if the offense occurs
within three years of two or more separate offenses
of serious traffic violations. So, a class A or
B license holder with two 15 MPH+ speeding tickets
in a car (or CMV or both) within three years could
be suspended from driving a CMV for 60-days. Three
tickets within 3-years, would lead to a 120-day
suspension.
Makes it unlawful to violate any out-of-service
order. It also provides that it is unlawful to
fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service
order issued by the United States Secretary of
the Department of Transportation.
Prohibits operating a commercial motor
vehicle for a period of 180 days if the person
is convicted of violating an out-of service order
while transporting hazardous materials or while
operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or
more passengers, including the driver and increases
the prohibition to three years for a conviction
of a second violation.
A CDL driver convicted of violating an
out-of-service order is subject to a civil penalty
of not less than $1,100 or no more than $2,750.
Prohibits a state from issuing a special
CDL or permit (including a provisional or temporary
license) to any commercial driver who is disqualified
or whose noncommercial driving privilege is revoked,
suspended, or cancelled. The court does not have
the authority to issue a restricted commercial
driver license.
Eliminates the current authority in law
to issue a restricted commercial license to a
driver who is otherwise suspended for a first
offense of driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs occurring in a non-commercial vehicle,
or if the driving privilege has been suspended
for failure to have insurance at the time of an
accident in a non-commercial vehicle. The court
does not have the authority to issue a restricted
CDL.
Establishes that courts may not order or
permit the holder of a commercial driver license
or any class driver license to attend a traffic
violator school, a driving school, or any other
court-approved instruction of driving safety in
lieu of any convictions for a traffic offense
committed in a commercial vehicle. This bill Amended
VC 42005, and states that:
1. A traffic school may be ordered by the court
for traffic offenses committed by noncommercial
license holders.
2. No traffic school for any offense committed
by a person w/a CDL.
3. No traffic school, regardless of license type,
for any violation occurring in a CMV. CDL holders
are held to a higher standard (no traffic school
option) even when ticketed driving their personal
non-commercial vehicles.
Allows the MCSIA to transmit an order to
disqualify a commercial driver for cause, and
that such information must become a part of the
driver’s record.
Imposes the following penalties on employers:
1. Prohibits an employer from knowingly allowing
a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle
during any period in which the driver, the vehicle,
or the motor carrier, is subject to an out-of-service
order.
2. Imposes civil penalties on an employer convicted
of permitting drivers or vehicles to operate during
any period in which an out-of-service order is
in force.
3. Prohibits an employer from knowingly allowing,
requiring, permitting, or authorizing a driver
to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United
States in violation of any law or regulation pertaining
to railroad-highway grade crossings.
Provides that whenever the DMV is required
to disqualify the commercial driving privilege
upon conviction, the suspension or revocation
would begin upon receipt of the certified court
abstract showing that the person has been convicted
of the violation.
Miscellaneous
Changes
Transportation Omnibus Issues
1. Adjusts the listing of traffic violations for
negligent operator points so that the point assessments
in each category appear together.
2. Amends a corrected reference to the DMV’s
“Investigations Division.”
3. Requires the DMV to follow standard state contracting
requirements in awarding a contract for the processing
of driver licenses.
4. Clarifies that the DMV must deny or revoke
special certificates if the driver has been convicted
of a violent felony or serious felony as defined
in the Penal Code.
OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSING
Motor Carrier Association
and
Traffic Violator School Changes
Allows a motor carrier association to become a
business partner of the department for the purpose
of providing registration services for its members.
Clarifies that a court could remove the name of
a traffic violator school from any part of the
published referral list without the school owner
first being provided an opportunity to request
a hearing.
OTHER Front License Plate Holder
Imp. 7/01/05
Add to Vehicle Code §11713.17, which prohibits
a dealer from selling or distributing a new motor
vehicle that is not equipped with a front license
plate bracket.
Light
On When Raining
All motor vehicles must use headlights when the
weather requires windshield wipers to be in continuous
use.
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY Electronic Verification
Imp. 9/01/2006
Requires the department, by July 1, 2006, to establish
a method by which law enforcement may electronically
verify financial responsibility for a vehicle
registered on the department’s database.
Mandatory
Requirement - Imp. 9/20/05
Establishes a mandatory requirement that insurance
companies electronically submit insurance information
to DMV. It also allows the department to cancel
a vehicle’s registration if an insurance
company reported that the insurance has lapsed.
This cancellation policy affects originals, transfers,
and renewals of registration.
RECORD
ACCESS & CONFIDENTIALITY Seizure of Business Records
Allows a business entity whose records have been
seized through a search warrant to demand copies
of those records from the governmental agency
that seized the records without a court order.
Public
records
Clarifies that when the information of an arrestee
or a victim of a crime is released in response
to a Public Records Act (PRA) request, the entity
receiving this information may not release the
address of the victim to other individuals for
marketing purposes.
Accident
Reports
Authorizes the release of license plate numbers
and accident report numbers contained in reports
filed by law enforcement agencies to commercial
requesters.
