California · Vehicle Code

VEH §42002.5: Notwithstanding Section 42002, every person convicted of a violation of Section 10852 or 10853 involving a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or any other disabled person

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person convicted of violating vehicle theft statutes (sections 10852 or 10853) involving a disabled veteran's or disabled person's modified vehicle with special license plates faces up to one year in county jail and/or a fine up to $2,000.

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Notwithstanding Section 42002, every person convicted of a violation of Section 10852 or 10853 involving a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or any other disabled person and that displays a special identification license plate issued pursuant to Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 or 22511.59, if those facts are known or should reasonably have been known to the person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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