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CA Veh Code § 40304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40304.

40304.  Whenever any person is arrested by any member of the California Highway Patrol for any violation of any state law regulating the operation of vehicles or the use of the highways declared to be a misdemeanor but which offense is not specified in this code, he shall, in the judgment of the arresting officer, either be given a 10-day notice to appear in the manner provided in this chapter or be taken without unnecessary delay before a magistrate within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made, or, upon demand of the person arrested, before a magistrate in the judicial district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 40304.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40304.5.

40304.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any person is taken into custody for bail to be collected on two or fewer outstanding warrants for failure to appear on a citation for a parking offense or a traffic infraction, the person shall be provided the opportunity immediately to post bail, and shall not be booked, photographed, or fingerprinted, nor shall an arrest record be made, when the amount of bail required to be paid on the warrant may be ascertained by reference to the face thereof or to a fixed schedule of bail, unless and until all of the following requirements have been exhausted:(a) If the person has sufficient cash in his or her possession, that person shall be given the opportunity immediately to post bail with the person in charge of the jail or his or her designee.(b) If the person does not have sufficient cash in his or her possession, that person shall be informed of his or her rights and given the opportunity to do all of the following:(1) Make not less than three completed telephone calls to obtain bail. The person shall be permitted the use of the police or sheriff’s department telephone to make not less than three completed local or collect long-distance telephone calls to obtain bail.(2) Have not less than three hours in which to arrange for the deposit of bail.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 35, Sec. 3. Effective March 8, 1984. Operative March 31, 1984, by Sec. 7 of Ch. 35.)
CA Veh Code § 40306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40306.

40306.  (a) Whenever a person is arrested for a misdemeanor or an infraction and is taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer shall file with the magistrate a complaint stating the offense with which the person is charged.(b) The person taken before a magistrate shall be entitled to at least five days continuance of his case in which to plead and prepare for trial and the person shall not be required to plead or be tried within the five days unless he waives such time in writing or in open court.(c) The person taken before a magistrate shall thereupon be released from custody upon his own recognizance or upon such bail as the magistrate may fix.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1192.)
CA Veh Code § 40307 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40307.

40307.  (a) When an arresting officer attempts to take a person arrested for a misdemeanor or infraction of this code before a magistrate and the magistrate or person authorized to act for him or her is not available, the arresting officer shall take the person arrested, without unnecessary delay, before one of the following:(1) The clerk of the magistrate, who shall admit the person to bail for the full amount set for the offense in a schedule fixed as provided in Section 1269b of the Penal Code.(2) The officer in charge of the most accessible county or city jail or other place of detention within the county, who shall admit the person to bail for the full amount set for the offense in a schedule fixed as provided in Section 1269b of the Penal Code or may, in lieu of bail, release the person on his or her written promise to appear as provided in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 853.6 of the Penal Code.(b) Whenever a person is taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40302 and is arrested for a misdemeanor or infraction of this code pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle, the officer in charge of the most accessible county or city jail or other place of detention within the county may detain the person arrested for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed two hours, in order to verify his or her identity.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Veh Code § 40309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40309.

40309.  Whenever a notice of parking violation is issued in accordance with Sections 40202 and 40203, or a notice of delinquent parking violation is issued pursuant to Section 40206, the amount fixed as a parking penalty for the violation charged may be forwarded by United States mail to the person authorized to receive a deposit of the parking penalty. Payment of a parking penalty forwarded by mail is effective only when actually received, and the presumption that a letter duly directed and mailed was received does not apply. Section 40512 is applicable to a parking penalty posted pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 939, Sec. 16.)
CA Veh Code § 40310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40310.

40310.  The Judicial Council shall annually adopt a uniform traffic penalty schedule which shall be applicable to all nonparking infractions specified in this code, unless in a particular case before the court the judge or authorized hearing officer specifies a different penalty. No penalty shall be established for any infraction in an amount, exclusive of any additional penalty levied pursuant to Section 1464 of the Penal Code, in excess of the amount of the maximum fine pursuant to Section 42001 or 42001.5, and penalties shall be set without regard to residence. In case a traffic penalty is not paid within 20 days following mailing of a notice that the penalty has been assessed, a late charge shall be due in the amount of 50 percent of total initial penalty.In establishing a uniform traffic penalty schedule, the Judicial Council shall classify the offenses into four or fewer penalty categories, according to the severity of offenses, so as to permit convenient notice and payment of the scheduled penalty.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 696, Sec. 93. Effective September 15, 1992.)
CA Veh Code § 40311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40311.

40311.  Whenever a person is arrested under authority of a warrant, the court to which such person is taken shall, with his consent, have jurisdiction to arraign him at that time for any other alleged violation of this code or an ordinance relating to traffic offenses for which he has been issued a written notice to appear in court, notwithstanding the fact that the time for appearance specified in such notice has not yet arrived.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 977.)
CA Veh Code § 40312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40312.

40312.  A peace officer shall not arrest, on the basis of an outstanding warrant arising from a violation of this code, any person who presents to the peace officer a receipt, from a proper official of the court, indicating that the person has paid the fine for the violation that caused the warrant to be issued. The receipt shall contain sufficient information to identify the name and number of the court issuing the receipt, the date the case was adjudicated or the fine was paid, the case number or docket number, and the violations disposed of.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 290, Sec. 1.)
CA Veh Code § 40313 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 1 - Arrests|Section 40313.

40313.  If a notice of reexamination was issued pursuant to Section 21061, the record of arrest for the traffic violation, or any notice to appear issued under this article, or both, shall include a notation indicating that the notice of reexamination was issued to the arrested person and the driver’s license record maintained by the department shall contain a record of the notice of reexamination. The record of the notice of reexamination shall be considered confidential by the department pursuant to Section 1808.5.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 304, Sec. 5. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 304.)
CA Veh Code § 40501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40501.

40501.  (a) The time specified in the notice to appear shall be a specific date which is at least 21 days after the arrest, except that the court having jurisdiction over the offense charged may authorize the arresting officer to specify on the notice that an appearance may be made before the time specified.(b) In the case of juveniles, the court having jurisdiction over the offense charged may require the arresting officer to indicate on the notice “to be notified” rather than specifying a specific date pursuant to subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 557, Sec. 1. Effective August 22, 1986.)
CA Veh Code § 40502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40502.

40502.  The place specified in the notice to appear shall be any of the following:(a) Before a magistrate within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made.(b) Upon demand of the person arrested, before a judge or other magistrate having jurisdiction of the offense at the county seat of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. This subdivision applies only if the person arrested resides, or the person’s principal place of employment is located, closer to the county seat than to the magistrate nearest or most accessible to the place where the arrest is made.(c) Before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail.The clerk and deputy clerks of the superior court are persons authorized to receive bail in accordance with a schedule of bail approved by the judges of that court.(d) Before the juvenile court, a juvenile court referee, or a juvenile hearing officer within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed, if the person arrested appears to be under the age of 18 years. The juvenile court shall by order designate the proper person before whom the appearance is to be made.In a county that has implemented the provisions of Section 603.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, if the offense alleged to have been committed by a minor is classified as an infraction under this code, or is a violation of a local ordinance involving the driving, parking, or operation of a motor vehicle, the citation shall be issued as provided in subdivision (a), (b), or (c); provided, however, that if the citation combines an infraction and a misdemeanor, the place specified shall be as provided in subdivision (d).If the place specified in the notice to appear is within a county where a department of the superior court is to hold a night session within a period of not more than 10 days after the arrest, the notice to appear shall contain, in addition to the above, a statement notifying the person arrested that the person may appear before a night session of the court.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 149, Sec. 87. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Veh Code § 40503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40503.

40503.  Every notice to appear or notice of violation and every complaint or information charging a violation of any provision of this code regulating the speed of vehicles upon a highway shall specify the approximate speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and exactly the prima facie or maximum speed limit applicable to the highway at the time and place of the alleged offense and shall state any other speed limit alleged to have been exceeded if applicable to the particular type of vehicle or combination of vehicles operated by the defendant.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1056.)
CA Veh Code § 40505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40505.

40505.  Whenever any traffic or police officer delivers a notice to appear or notice of violation charging an offense under this code to any person, it shall include all information set forth upon the copy of the notice filed with a magistrate and no traffic or police officer shall set forth on any notice filed with a magistrate or attach thereto or accompany the notice with any written statement giving information or containing allegations which have not been delivered to the person receiving the notice to appear or notice of violation.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1056.)
CA Veh Code § 40506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40506.

40506.  The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file a copy of the notice with the magistrate or before a person authorized by the magistrate or judge to receive a deposit of bail specified therein, and a copy with the commissioner, chief of police, sheriff or other superior officer of the arresting officer.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 40506.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40506.5.

40506.5.  Prior to the date upon which the defendant promised to appear and without depositing bail, the defendant may request a continuance of the written promise to appear. A judge of the superior court may authorize the clerk to grant the continuance.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 604. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 40507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40507.

40507.  A written promise to appear in court may be complied with by an appearance by counsel.(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
CA Veh Code § 40508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40508.

40508.  (a) A person willfully violating his or her written promise to appear or a lawfully granted continuance of his or her promise to appear in court or before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.(b) A person willfully failing to pay bail in installments as agreed to under Section 40510.5 or a lawfully imposed fine for a violation of a provision of this code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code within the time authorized by the court and without lawful excuse having been presented to the court on or before the date the bail or fine is due is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the full payment of the bail or fine after that time.(c) A person willfully failing to comply with a condition of a court order for a violation of this code, other than for failure to appear or failure to pay a fine, is guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of his or her subsequent compliance with the order.(d) If a person convicted of an infraction fails to pay bail in installments as agreed to under Section 40510.5, or a fine or an installment thereof, within the time authorized by the court, the court may, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, impound the person’s driver’s license and order the person not to drive for a period not to exceed 30 days. Before returning the license to the person, the court shall endorse on the reverse side of the license that the person was ordered not to drive, the period for which that order was made, and the name of the court making the order. If a defendant with a class C or M driver’s license satisfies the court that impounding his or her driver’s license and ordering the defendant not to drive will affect his or her livelihood, the court shall order that the person limit his or her driving for a period not to exceed 30 days to driving that is essential in the court’s determination to the person’s employment, including the person’s driving to and from his or her place of employment if other means of transportation are not reasonably available. The court shall provide for the endorsement of the limitation on the person’s license. The impounding of the license and ordering the person not to drive or the order limiting the person’s driving does not constitute a suspension of the license, but a violation of the order constitutes contempt of court.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 738, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Veh Code § 40508.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40508.6.

40508.6.  The superior court in any county may establish administrative assessments, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), for clerical and administrative costs incurred for the following activities:(a) An assessment for the cost of recording and maintaining a record of the defendant’s prior convictions for violations of this code. The assessment shall be payable at the time of payment of a fine or when bail is forfeited for any subsequent violations of this code other than parking, pedestrian, or bicycle violations. (b) An assessment for all defendants whose driver’s license or automobile registration is attached or restricted pursuant to Section 40509 or 40509.5, to cover the cost of notifying the Department of Motor Vehicles of the attachment or restriction.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 604.5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Veh Code § 40509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40509.

40509.  (a) Except as required under subdivision (b) of Section 40509.5, if a person has violated a written promise to appear or a lawfully granted continuance of his or her promise to appear in court or before the person authorized to receive a deposit of bail, or violated an order to appear in court, including, but not limited to, a written notice to appear issued in accordance with Section 40518, the magistrate or clerk of the court may give notice of the failure to appear to the department for any violation of this code, or any violation that can be heard by a juvenile traffic hearing referee pursuant to Section 256 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or any violation of any other statute relating to the safe operation of a vehicle, except violations not required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (6), and (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 1803. If thereafter the case in which the promise was given is adjudicated or the person who has violated the court order appears in court or otherwise satisfies the order of the court, the magistrate or clerk of the court hearing the case shall sign and file with the department a certificate to that effect.(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the court may notify the department of the total amount of bail, fines, assessments, and fees authorized or required by this code, including Section 40508.5, that are unpaid by a person.(2) Once a court has established the amount of bail, fines, assessments, and fees, and notified the department, the court shall not further enhance or modify that amount.(3) This subdivision applies only to violations of this code that do not require a mandatory court appearance, are not contested by the defendant, and do not require proof of correction certified by the court.(c) Any violation subject to Section 40001 that is the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle shall not be reported under this section.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 53. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Veh Code § 40509.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40509.1.

40509.1.  If any person has willfully failed to comply with a court order, except a failure to appear, to pay a fine, or to attend traffic violator school, which was issued for a violation of this code, the magistrate or clerk of the court may give notice of the fact to the department.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Veh Code § 40510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Vehicle Code - VEH|DIVISION 17 - OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION|CHAPTER 2 - Procedure on Arrests|ARTICLE 2 - Release Upon Promise to Appear|Section 40510.

40510.  (a) Prior to the date upon which a defendant promised to appear, or prior to the expiration of any lawful continuance of that date, or upon receipt of information that an action has been filed and prior to the scheduled court date, the defendant may deposit bail with the magistrate or the person authorized to receive a deposit of bail.(b) For any offense which is not declared to be a felony, a deposit of bail or a penalty may be by a personal check meeting the criteria established in accordance with subdivision (c).(c) Each court, sheriff, or other agency which regularly accepts deposits of bail or penalties, shall adopt a written policy governing the acceptance of personal checks in payment of bail or penalty deposits. The policy shall permit clerks and other appropriate officers to accept personal checks under conditions which tend to assure the validity of the checks.(d) The written policy governing the acceptance of personal checks adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall provide that the payee of the deposit made by personal check shall be the agency accepting the deposit.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1244, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative July 1, 1993, by Sec. 39 of Ch. 1244.)