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California Traffic Ticket Fines - effective 01/06/2011 :-(

Hello fellow CA Purists,

I just received this from my insurance agent and just want to share with you all.  It's time for me to start biking to work

HUGE California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011
 
Please be extremely careful in your driving and car registration & insurance matters.  State of California is broke and they are trying hard to squeeze all of us hard to collect money. 

Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay $436 in fines or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you will be charged $616.  The state of California is going for blood, so be extra careful in driving, You cannot afford messing with them.  I have been hearing that Highway Patrols are under pressure to issue a lot more tickets than last year with at least 30% increase in fines over 2009, so beware of radar guns, highway and traffic cameras installed everywhere and the tougher enforcement of parking rules.
 
Just for your info, the next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at almost $ 1000 in parking tickets, so it'd better be worth it.
 
California needs money, so pay close attention to the rules of the road!

Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2011)
 
VC 12814.6    $214        Failure to obey license provisions.
 
VC 14600(A)     $214     Failure to notify DMV of address change within 10 days
                                        Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 
VC 16028(A)     $796     Failure to provide evidence of financial responsibility (insurance)
                                        Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of insurance on or after the violation
                                         date.
 
VC 21453(A)     $436     Failure to stop at a red signal.
 
VC 22349           $214     Unsafe speed,  1 to 15 miles over the limit.
 
VC 22350           $328     Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.
 
VC 22450           $214     Failure to stop at a stop sign.
 
VC 22454(A)      $616    Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.
 
VC 23123(A)      $148    Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, first offense.
 
VC 23123(B)      $256    Driving while using a wireless phone not hands free, each subsequent offense.
 
VC 23123.5        $148    Driving while using a wireless device to send, read or write text.
 
VC 23124            $148    Minor driving while using a wireless phone.
 
VC 22500            $976    Parking in a bus loading area.
 
VC 22507(A)       $976    Violation of disabled parking provisions, first offense.
 
VC 22507(B)     $1876    Violation of disabled parking provisions, second offense.
 
VC 26708            $178     Unlawful material on vehicle windows.
 
VC 27150            $178     Adequate muffler required.
 
VC 27315            $148     Mandatory use of seat belts.
 
VC 27360            $436     Mandatory use of passenger child restraints.
                                          Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized child seat
                                           diversion program .
 
VC 27400            $178      Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.
 
VC 27803            $178      Violation of motorcycle safety helmet requirements.
 
VC 34506            $616      Commercial Driver - Log book violation.
 
VC 4000              $256      No evidence of current registration.  
                                           Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 
VC 4159              $178      Notify DMV of change of address within 10 days.
                                          Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 
VC 5200             $178       Proper display of license plates.
                                           Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.
 
VC 9400             $178         Commercial weight fees due.

Regards,

ATM