{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-42001.18","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 42001.18","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of Section 21971 shall be punished as follows:\n(a) For the first infraction, by a fine of two hundred twenty dollars ($220).\n(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).\n(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).","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 18. PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES [42000. - 42277.]","CHAPTER 1. Penalties [42000. - 42032.]","ARTICLE 1. Public Offenses [42000. - 42010.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fb82fadfb9d02d08d0ac3a283c6d3b1a316f072e68241af13462147c6b5af21d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-42001.17","next":"us-ca/veh-42001.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}