Section 42001.18.
Cal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 42001.18.
in effectNotwithstanding 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).
References
referencesCal. Vehicle Code - VEH § 21971.
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