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Authors DeMaio  
Subject Vehicles: leaving the scene of an accident.
Relating To relating to vehicles.
Title An act to amend Section 20001 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
Last Action Dt 2026-01-05
State Amended Assembly
Status Died
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Bill Actions
2026-01-13     In committee: Set, final hearing. Failed passage.
2026-01-13     From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
2026-01-06     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-01-05     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-10     In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-08     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-13     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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     2026-01-05
Introduced     2025-02-21
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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, or by a specified fine, or both the imprisonment and fine. Existing law requires a person who flees the scene of the crime after committing specified vehicle manslaughter while intoxicated or vehicle manslaughter to be punished for an additional term of imprisonment of 5 years in the state prison, upon conviction, and in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed.

This bill would instead require a person who violates the requirement to stop to be subject to punishment by imprisonment in the state prison for 7, 8, or 9 years if the vehicle accident results in permanent, serious injury or death.