DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES 42000-42277›CHAPTER 1. Penalties 42000-42032›ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses 42000-42010
§ 42001.18
California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of Section 21971 shall be punished as follows:
(a) For the first infraction, by a fine of two hundred twenty dollars ($220).
(b) For a second infraction for a violation of Section 21971 occurring within one year of a prior violation of that section that resulted in a conviction, by a fine of three hundred twenty dollars ($320).
(c) For a third or any subsequent infraction for a violation of Section 21971 occurring within one year of two or more prior infractions of violating that section that resulted in convictions by a fine of three hundred seventy dollars ($370).
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 833, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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