California · Vehicle Code

VEH §42001.3: (a) Violations of Section 34506.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Violations of commercial driver regulations regarding driving logs or hours of service are punishable by fines of $500–$1,000 and/or up to six months in county jail.

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(a) Violations of Section 34506.3, with respect to any regulation adopted under Section 34501 relative to the maintenance of driving logs, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (b) Violations of subdivision (a) of Section 34506, with respect to any regulation adopted under Section 34501 relative to drivers’ hours of service, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In addition, the violations may be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months.

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