California · Vehicle Code

VEH §21070: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a driver who violates any provision of this division, that is punishable as an infraction, and as a result of that violation proximately causes bodily injur

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

A driver who commits a traffic infraction that causes bodily or great bodily injury to another person commits unsafe operation of a motor vehicle with injury, punishable as an infraction.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a driver who violates any provision of this division, that is punishable as an infraction, and as a result of that violation proximately causes bodily injury or great bodily injury, as defined in Section 12022.7 of the Penal Code, to another person is guilty of the public offense of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle with bodily injury or great bodily injury. That violation is punishable as an infraction pursuant to Section 42001.19.

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