Veh. Code, § 1803 · Article 3. Records of Department
Veh. Code, § 1803
Not yet in force
Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 9. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.
(a) (1) (A) The clerk of a court in which a person was convicted of a violation listed in subparagraph (B) shall prepare an abstract of the record of the court covering the case within five days after conviction and immediately forward that abstract to the department at its office at Sacramento.
(B) Pursuant to subparagraph (A), the clerk of the court shall prepare an abstract of the record of the court covering the case for a violation of any of the following:
(i) This code.
(ii) Subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 655 of the Harbors and Navigation Code pertaining to a mechanically propelled vessel but not to manipulating a water ski, an aquaplane, or similar device.
(iii) Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
(iv) Subdivision (a) of Section 192.5 of the Penal Code.
(v) Subdivision (b) of Section 5387 of the Public Utilities Code.
(vi) An offense involving use or possession of controlled substances under Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code.
(vii) A felony offense when a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210, was involved in, or incidental to, the commission of the offense.
(viii) Any other statute relating to the safe operation of vehicles.
(C) If sentencing is not pronounced in conjunction with the conviction, the abstract shall be forwarded to the department within five days after sentencing, and the abstract shall be certified by the person so required to prepare it to be true and correct.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a forfeiture of bail shall be equivalent to a conviction.
(b) The following violations are not required to be reported under subdivision (a):
(1) Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840).
(2) Section 21113, with respect to parking violations.
(3) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 11, except Section 22526.
(4) Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), except Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26301).
(5) Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), except Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 35550).
(6) A violation for which a person was cited as a pedestrian or while operating a bicycle or a motorized scooter.
(7) Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), except Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1.
(8) Subdivision (b) of Section 23221, subdivision (b) of Section 23223, subdivision (b) of Section 23225, and subdivision (b) of Section 23226.
(9) Section 40508.
(c) If the court determines that a prior judgment of conviction of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 is valid or is invalid on constitutional grounds pursuant to Section 41403, the clerk of the court in which the determination is made shall prepare an abstract of that determination and forward it to the department in the same manner as an abstract of record pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) Within five days of an order terminating or revoking probation under Section 23602, the clerk of the court in which the order terminating or revoking probation was entered shall prepare and immediately forward to the department at its office in Sacramento an abstract of the record of the court order terminating or revoking probation and any other order of the court to the department required by law.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) The clerk of a court in which a person was convicted of a violation of this code, was convicted of a violation of subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 655 of the Harbors and Navigation Code pertaining to a mechanically propelled vessel but not to manipulating any water skis, an aquaplane, or similar device, was convicted of a violation of Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 192.5 of the Penal Code, or a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 5387 of the Public Utilities Code, was convicted of an offense involving use or possession of controlled substances under Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, was convicted of a felony offense when a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210, was involved in or incidental to the commission of the offense, or was convicted of a violation of any other statute relating to the safe operation of vehicles, shall prepare within five days after conviction and immediately forward to the department at its office at Sacramento an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which the person was so convicted. If sentencing is not pronounced in conjunction with the conviction, the abstract shall be forwarded to the department within five days after sentencing and the abstract shall be certified by the person so required to prepare it to be true and correct.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a forfeiture of bail shall be equivalent to a conviction.
(b) The following violations are not required to be reported under subdivision (a):
(1) Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840).
(2) Section 21113, with respect to parking violations.
(3) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 11, except Section 22526.
(4) Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), except Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26301).
(5) Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), except Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 35550).
(6) Violations for which a person was cited as a pedestrian or while operating a bicycle or a motorized scooter.
(7) Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000), except Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1.
(8) Subdivision (b) of Section 23221, subdivision (b) of Section 23223, subdivision (b) of Section 23225, and subdivision (b) of Section 23226.
(c) If the court determines that a prior judgment of conviction of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 is valid or is invalid on constitutional grounds pursuant to Section 41403, the clerk of the court in which the determination is made shall prepare an abstract of that determination and forward it to the department in the same manner as an abstract of record pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) Within five days of an order terminating or revoking probation under Section 23602, the clerk of the court in which the order terminating or revoking probation was entered shall prepare and immediately forward to the department at its office in Sacramento an abstract of the record of the court order terminating or revoking probation and any other order of the court to the department required by law.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 8. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 226.
History (not yet in force)
Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 9. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Harbors and Navigation Code
- Harb. & Nav. Code, § 655Printed as Section 655 of the Harbors and Navigation Code
- Harb. & Nav. Code, § 655.2Printed as Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code
- Harb. & Nav. Code, § 655.6Printed as Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code
- Harb. & Nav. Code, § 658Printed as Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code
- Harb. & Nav. Code, § 658.5Printed as Section 655.2, 655.6, 658, or 658.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code
Health and Safety Code
Public Utilities Code
Vehicle Code
- Veh. Code, div. 3.5REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF VESSELSPrinted as Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840)
- Veh. Code, § 15210Printed as Section 15210
- Veh. Code, § 21113Printed as Section 21113
- Veh. Code, div. 11, ch. 9Stopping, Standing, and ParkingPrinted as Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 11
- Veh. Code, § 22526Printed as Section 22526
- Veh. Code, § 23152Printed as Section 23152 or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23153Printed as Section 23152 or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23221Printed as Section 23221
- Veh. Code, § 23223Printed as Section 23223
- Veh. Code, § 23225Printed as Section 23225
- Veh. Code, § 23226Printed as Section 23226
- Veh. Code, § 23602Printed as Section 23602
- Veh. Code, div. 12EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLESPrinted as Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000)
- Veh. Code, § 24002Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 24004Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 24250Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 24409Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 24604Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 24800Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 25103Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, div. 12, ch. 3BrakesPrinted as Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26301)
- Veh. Code, § 26707Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 27151Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 27315Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 27360Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 27800Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, § 27801Printed as Sections 24002, 24004, 24250, 24409, 24604, 24800, 25103, 26707, 27151, 27315, 27360, 27800, and 27801
- Veh. Code, div. 15SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOADPrinted as Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000)
- Veh. Code, div. 15, ch. 5WeightPrinted as Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 35550)
- Veh. Code, div. 16.5OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLESPrinted as Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000)
- Veh. Code, § 38301Printed as Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1
- Veh. Code, § 38301.3Printed as Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1
- Veh. Code, § 38301.5Printed as Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1
- Veh. Code, § 38304.1Printed as Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1
- Veh. Code, § 38504.1Printed as Sections 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, and 38504.1
- Veh. Code, § 41403Printed as Section 41403
Cited by 20 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Veh. Code, § 1803. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Vehicle Code
- Veh. Code, § 1803.3Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 1805Printed as Sections 1802, 1803, 1804 and 1816
- Veh. Code, § 1816Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 4760.1Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 12814.6Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 13365.5Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 23140Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 23229.1Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 23575Printed as Section 1803 or 1816
- Veh. Code, § 23575.3Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 23593Printed as Section 1803 or 1816
- Veh. Code, § 23624Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 27360.6Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 40003Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 40300.2Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 40510.5Printed as Section 1803
- Veh. Code, § 42007Printed as Section 1803
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