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Authors Gipson  
Subject Fleeing the scene of an accident.
Relating To relating to crimes.
Title An act to amend Section 803 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-24
State Amended Assembly
Status Died
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2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-04-29     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-16     In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-25     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-24     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-24     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-03-24
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person, other than that driver, or in the death of a person to immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident and provide specified personal information to the injured person or the occupants of the other vehicle and to any traffic or police officer at the scene of the accident. Under existing law, if a vehicle accident results in permanent, serious injury or death, a person who violates the requirement to stop is subject to punishment by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year, by a specified fine, or by both the imprisonment and fine.

Existing law prescribes the time after the commission of a crime in which a criminal action is required to be commenced, referred to as a statute of limitation. If a person flees the scene of an accident that caused death or permanent, serious injury, existing law prohibits a criminal complaint from being filed after 6 years after the commission of the offense, as specified.

This bill would allow a criminal complaint to be filed for this crime at any time.