Veh. Code, § 2800.3 · Article 1. Lawful Orders and Inspections
Veh. Code, § 2800.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Whenever willful flight or attempt to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 proximately causes serious bodily injury to any person, the person driving the pursued vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, five, or seven years, by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Whenever willful flight or attempt to elude a pursuing peace officer in violation of Section 2800.1 proximately causes death to a person, the person driving the pursued vehicle, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 4, 6, or 10 years.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the imposition of a greater sentence pursuant to Section 190 of the Penal Code or any other provisions of law applicable to punishment for an unlawful death.
(d) For the purposes of this section, “serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 243 of the Penal Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 485, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.
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Vehicle Code
- Veh. Code, § 12810Printed as Section 2800.2 or 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 13201Printed as Section 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 13351Printed as Section 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 14602.7Printed as Section 2800.1, 2800.2, 2800.3, 23103 | Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 15210Printed as Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 15300Printed as Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 15302Printed as Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3
- Veh. Code, § 23592Printed as Section 2800.3
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