Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not listed in the provided official materials, so it cannot be included.
AB-1685: Points for Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated
This law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to make records available for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence, and it increases violation points from two to three for this crime.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share abstracts of convictions or accident reports within 10 years if they involve gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
- Increases violation points on a driver's record from 2 to 3 for a conviction of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
Who It Names or Affects
- Drivers convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence
- The Department of Motor Vehicles
Terms To Know
- Violation points
- Numbers added to a driver's record that can lead to losing the right to drive.
- Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence
- A specific crime involving killing someone in a car crash caused by drunk driving and extreme carelessness.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not state the exact date this law will take effect.
- This change only applies to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with gross negligence, leaving other types of vehicular manslaughter at two points.