Veh. Code, § 38317 · Article 5. Reckless Driving

Veh. Code, § 38317

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Whenever reckless driving of an off-highway motor vehicle proximately causes bodily injury to any person, the person driving the vehicle shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 398. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=38317.
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