California · Vehicle Code

VEH §42001.18: Notwithstanding 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 hundre

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Persons convicted of violating Section 21971 face escalating fines: $220 for a first infraction, $320 for a second within one year, and $370 for a third or subsequent infraction within one year.

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Notwithstanding 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).

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