Veh. Code, § 42005 · Article 1. Public Offenses
Veh. Code, § 42005
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a deposit of the fee under Section 42007 or bail, a plea of guilty or no contest, or a conviction, a court may order or permit a person who holds a noncommercial class C, class M1, or class M2 driver’s license who pleads guilty or who pleads no contest or who is convicted of a traffic offense to attend a traffic violator school licensed pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 11200) of Division 5.
(b) To the extent the court is in conformance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the court may, after deposit of the fee under Section 42007 or bail, order or permit a person who holds a class A, class B, or commercial class C driver’s license, who pleads guilty or no contest or is convicted of a traffic offense, to complete a course of instruction at a licensed traffic violator school if the person was operating a vehicle requiring only a class C license, or a class M license. The court may not order that the record of conviction be kept confidential. However, the conviction shall not be added to a violation point count for purposes of determining whether a driver is presumed to be a negligent operator under Section 12810.5.
(c) The court shall not order that a conviction of an offense be kept confidential according to Section 1808.7, order or permit avoidance of consideration of violation point counts under subdivision (b), or permit a person, regardless of the driver’s license class, to complete a program at a licensed traffic violator school in lieu of adjudicating an offense if any of the following applies to the offense:
(1) It occurred in a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210.
(2) Is a violation of Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153, or of Section 23103, as specified in Section 23103.5.
(3) It is a violation described in subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 12810.
(d) A person ordered to attend a traffic violator school pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) may choose the traffic violator school the person will attend. The court shall provide to each person subject to that order or referral the department’s current list of licensed traffic violator schools.
(e) A person who fails to comply with a court order to attend traffic violator school shall not be assessed any additional penalties for their failure to comply, however the provisions of Section 1808.7 shall not apply to a person who fails to attend traffic violator school.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 85, Sec. 2. (AB 466) Effective January 1, 2024.
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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.
Vehicle Code
- Veh. Code, § 1808.7Printed as Section 1808.7
- Veh. Code, div. 5, ch. 1.5Traffic Violator SchoolsPrinted as Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 11200) of Division 5
- Veh. Code, § 12810Printed as Section 12810
- Veh. Code, § 12810.5Printed as Section 12810.5
- Veh. Code, § 15210Printed as Section 15210
- Veh. Code, § 20001Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 20002Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23103Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153 | Section 23103
- Veh. Code, § 23103.5Printed as Section 23103.5
- Veh. Code, § 23104Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23105Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23140Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23152Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 23153Printed as Section 20001, 20002, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23140, 23152, or 23153
- Veh. Code, § 42007Printed as Section 42007
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Veh. Code, § 42005. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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Vehicle Code
- Veh. Code, § 626Printed as Section 42005
- Veh. Code, § 1803.5Printed as Section 41501 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 11200Printed as Section 41501 or 42005 | Sections 41501 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 11205.1Printed as Section 41501 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 27315Printed as Section 42005
- Veh. Code, § 40512.6Printed as Section 42005
- Veh. Code, § 41501Printed as Section 1803.5 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 42005.5Printed as Section 41501 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 42007Printed as Section 41501 or 42005
- Veh. Code, § 42007.3Printed as Section 41501 or 42005
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