As 2023 is quickly coming, new laws are also on the way. So check out this full list of every new law you need to know while getting on the road in the new year.
SB 1472 expands the criteria for "gross negligence" to include drivers involved in sideshow activity, exhibition of speed or speeding over 100 mph resulting in a fatality.
AB 2000 includes parking lots and off-street parking facilities as locations where it is a crime to engage in speed contests, exhibitions of speed or sideshow activities.
AB 2147 prohibits police officers from stopping pedestrians for certain pedestrian-specific violations such as crossing the road outside of a crosswalk, unless there is an immediate danger of a crash.
AB 1946 requires the CHP to work with other traffic safety stakeholders to develop statewide safety and training programs for electric bicycles.
AB 1909 provides increased protections for bicyclists by requiring vehicles passing or overtaking them in the same direction to move over to an adjacent traffic lane if one is available, or slow down and only pass the bicyclist when it is safe to do so.
SB 1087 intends to help reduce catalytic converter theft by requiring recyclers to keep documentation such as the year, make, model and copy of the vehicle title from which the catalytic converter was removed.
SB 960 removes the requirement that peace officers, including trainees, must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
AB 1732 authorizes law enforcement agencies to request the CHP to activate a "Yellow Alert" for fatal hit-and-run crashes. The law also encourages local media to disseminate the information contained in a Yellow Alert.
Stay safe out there on the roads. We will always keep you up to date and as always we have your back. For the full article at NBC.
