Under existing law, a person who willfully violates their written promise to appear in court or before a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law authorizes the clerk of the court to accept a payment and forfeiture of at least 10% of the total bail amount for each infraction violation of the Vehicle Code prior to a specified date if specified circumstances exist, including, among other things, that the defendant signs a written agreement to pay and forfeit the remainder of the required bail according to an installment schedule. Under existing law, if a person convicted of an infraction fails to pay bail in installments, as agreed to with the court, the court may impound a person's driver's license and order the person not to drive, or order that the person limit their driving to their place of employment, for a period not to exceed 30 days.
This bill would eliminate the court's authorization to impound a person's driver's license or limit the person's driving when the person fails to pay the bail in installments. The bill would repeal a provision of law made obsolete by the bill.

Statutes affected:
AB1125: 1803 VEH, 40508 VEH
02/15/23 - Introduced: 40000.1 VEH
03/02/23 - Amended Assembly: 40508 VEH, 40508 VEH, 40000.1 VEH
06/15/23 - Amended Senate: 1803 VEH, 1803 VEH, 40508 VEH
09/12/23 - Enrolled: 1803 VEH, 40508 VEH
10/07/23 - Chaptered: 1803 VEH, 40508 VEH
AB 1125: 40000.1 VEH