CaliforniaStarting January 1, 2031, grossly negligent fatal intoxicated driving convictions carry three points
Starting January 1, 2031, California will assign three points toward possible license suspension to drivers convicted of causing a death through grossly negligent driving while intoxicated.
What it does
Starting January 1, 2031, drivers convicted of causing a death through grossly negligent driving while intoxicated will get three points on their driving records.
Starting January 1, 2031, the DMV must make conviction and eligible accident summaries for this offense available for up to 10 years. Privacy rules apply, and accidents an officer says someone else caused are excluded.
Argument forStarting January 1, 2031, three points for these convictions could move affected drivers closer to losing their licenses.
Argument againstStarting January 1, 2031, sharing summaries of these convictions for up to 10 years could keep a driver's past offense visible longer.
More detail
California will assign three points to a driver convicted of this offense. It covers drivers convicted of causing a death while driving intoxicated and acting with gross negligence, meaning extreme carelessness. The three-point rule starts January 1, 2031.
The DMV must make qualifying conviction and accident summaries available. The summaries concern gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence, including accident summaries required to be sent to the DMV. An accident summary is excluded if the reporting officer says someone else was at fault. Privacy rules still limit what the DMV may share. Starting January 1, 2031, the rule covers qualifying summaries when the incident occurred no more than 10 years earlier.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 25Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 445, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 25Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6634.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1685 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1685 Lackey et al. By Archuleta. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 10In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 3Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.Minor
- May 27In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 26Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5296.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1685 Lackey Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 21From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 21Coauthors revised.
- Apr 20
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Apr 13From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 6In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 6Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Mar 26Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 25From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 24).Major
- Mar 24
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Feb 17Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and TRANS.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
- Feb 2Read first time. To print.Introduced
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