Veh. Code, § 40509.1 · Article 2. Release Upon Promise to Appear
Veh. Code, § 40509.1
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If any person has willfully failed to comply with a court order, except a failure to appear, to pay a fine, or to attend traffic violator school, which was issued for a violation of this code, the magistrate or clerk of the court may give notice of the fact to the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 77. Effective January 1, 1999.
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- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40509.1.
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