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NEW IN 1998 CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC LAWS
Red
Lights
– The cost of a ticket for running a red light rises to $270.00 from
$104.00. (AB 191)
Teenage
drivers
– Starting July 1, 1998 people under 18 who apply for driver’s licenses
face tighter restrictions. They must have at least 50 hours of supervised
practice and possess a beginner’s permit for six months. Newly licensed
teenagers generally will be barred for six months from driving between
midnight and 5 a.m., and cannot give rides to passengers under age 20 unless
they are accompanied by a licensed driver who is 25 or older. (SB 1329)
New
fee
– County supervisors can charge motorists an additional $1 to register
vehicles. The revenue will finance expanded criminal history fingerprint
checks for local law enforcement and public employment purposes. (SB 720)
Drunk
driving
– Prosecutors can charge drunk drivers with either a felony or misdemeanor
if the motorist was convicted of a single drunk driving felony within the past
10 years. Under the old law, prosecutors could exercise the option if the
suspect compiled three drunken driving convictions in seven years. (AB 130 by
Assemblyman Jim Battin, R – La Quinta))
Drugs and driving – The Legislature extended until mid 1999 a law requiring that anyone convicted of any drug offense will lose his or her license for six months, whether or not the offense was related to driving. (AB 74)
School
buses
– School bus drivers must activate their flashing red lights each time a
student gets on or off the bus instead of only when students are crossing the
road. Motorists must come to a full and complete stop. (AB 1297)
Car
alarms
– A car can be towed if its alarm is not turned off within 20 minutes. The
old law allowed 45 minutes. (AB 1561)
Teenage
boaters
– The minimum age for operating a boat with a motor of more than 15
horsepower rises from 12 to 16, unless the driver is accompanied by an adult.
(SB 545)
Motorized
water skis
– Operators cannot jump wakes within 100 feet of a boat or at night. (SB 347
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