Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows the bill passed the legislature, but no effective date is listed in the metadata.
AB-983: Vehicle Impoundment for Speeding Over 100 MPH
This law allows police to seize and impound vehicles used in speeding over 100 miles per hour, even if the officer did not see it happen directly.
What This Bill Does
- Adds driving faster than 100 miles per hour on a highway to the list of crimes that allow vehicle seizure with a magistrate's warrant or order.
- Allows officers to use evidence from specified speed safety systems as proof if they did not see the speeding happen directly.
Who It Names or Affects
- Drivers who operate vehicles on highways at speeds over 100 miles per hour.
- Peace officers who enforce traffic laws and request vehicle seizures.
- Magistrates who review affidavits to issue warrants for impounding cars.
Terms To Know
- Impound
- To take a vehicle into official custody and hold it in storage after seizure.
- Magistrate
- A judge who has the power to issue legal orders or warrants for seizing vehicles.
- Speed safety system
- Equipment that records evidence showing how fast a vehicle is traveling, as specified by law.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not state the exact date it will become effective law.
- The text mentions 'specified' speed safety systems but does not list every type of system allowed in this summary.
- The source material does not explain how long a seized vehicle must be held before an owner can get it back.