California · Vehicle Code

VEH §13351.5: (a) Upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court showing that a person has been convicted of a felony for a violation of Section 245 of the Penal Code and that a vehicle was fo

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This statute requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to permanently revoke driving privileges for persons convicted of felony assault with a deadly weapon involving a vehicle, with limited exceptions for misdemeanor convictions after January 1, 1995.

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(a) Upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court showing that a person has been convicted of a felony for a violation of Section 245 of the Penal Code and that a vehicle was found by the court to constitute the deadly weapon or instrument used to commit that offense, the department immediately shall revoke the privilege of that person to drive a motor vehicle. (b) The department shall not reinstate a privilege revoked under subdivision (a) under any circumstances. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the department shall terminate any revocation order issued under this section on or after January 1, 1995, for a misdemeanor conviction of violating Section 245 of the Penal Code.

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