AB-1662 • 2026

Driving record: points: misdemeanor diversion.

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Wilson
Last action: 2026-03-24
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the number of violation points assigned for specific violations, nor does it clarify potential impacts on driver's license suspensions or revocations.

Driving Record Points for Misdemeanor Diversion

This law requires courts to inform the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) when a person's misdemeanor case is dismissed after completing a diversion program, and it requires the DMV to add points to that person’s driving record if the violation would normally get points.

What This Bill Does

Requires courts to send information about dismissed misdemeanor cases involving violations that require points to the DMV.
Requires the DMV to add the correct number of violation points to a driver's record when they receive this information from the court.

Who It Names or Affects

People who have their misdemeanor cases dismissed after completing a diversion program and whose case involved driving violations that get points on someone's driving record.
Courts that dismiss misdemeanor cases under the diversion program.
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) which will receive information from courts about these cases.

Terms To Know

diversion: A court program where a person can avoid a conviction if they complete certain requirements, like attending classes or paying fines.
violation points: Points added to someone's driving record by the DMV for breaking traffic laws. These points can lead to losing your driver's license.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how many violation points are given for different violations.
It is unclear if this law will change how often people lose their driving privileges due to these points.

Bill History

2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.
2026-01-30 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1662, as introduced, Wilson.
Driving record: points: misdemeanor diversion.
Existing law imposes various violation points against a driver’s record for purposes of the suspension or revocation of the privilege to drive by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if a driver is convicted of a number of specified violations, including a conviction of driving under the influence or vehicular manslaughter. Existing law authorizes a judge in the superior court in which a misdemeanor is being prosecuted to offer diversion to a defendant, and requires the judge, at the end of the diversion period and if the defendant has complied with the imposed terms and conditions, to dismiss the action against the defendant.
This bill would require a court that has, upon the above-described diversion, dismissed a misdemeanor case that includes a violation that is required to be assessed points to transmit that information to the DMV, and would
require the DMV to assess the applicable points on the driver’s record.

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