§ 14602 Penalties For Violations

This law says the first time you break this rule you can be fined up to $500, and if you break it again you get a misdemeanor with a fine between $100 and $1,000.

Key Takeaways

•First offense is just a fine, max $500.
•Second or later offenses are misdemeanors with fines from $100 to $1,000.
•The law treats repeat offenses more seriously.

Example

Jane gets a ticket for the first time and pays $300. A year later she gets the same ticket again and is fined $800.

The first ticket is just a fine (up to $500). The second ticket counts as a second violation, so the law treats it as a misdemeanor and the fine can be anywhere from $100 to $1,000.

How to Calculate

First violation fine: ≤ $500; Second or later violation fine: $100 – $1,000

Find out if this is the first time the person has broken the rule.
If it is the first time, the fine can be any amount up to $500.
If it is the second or any later time, the fine must be at least $100 and can be as high as $1,000.

Tom gets his first ticket and is fined $250. Later he gets a second ticket and is fined $900.

Result: First fine = $250 (within ≤ $500). Second fine = $900 (within $100–$1,000).

A violation of this article is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). A second or subsequent violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 504, Sec. 2.)

This law says the first time you break this rule you can be fined up to $500, and if you break it again you get a misdemeanor with a fine between $100 and $1,000.

Key Takeaways

•First offense is just a fine, max $500.
•Second or later offenses are misdemeanors with fines from $100 to $1,000.
•The law treats repeat offenses more seriously.

Example

Jane gets a ticket for the first time and pays $300. A year later she gets the same ticket again and is fined $800.

The first ticket is just a fine (up to $500). The second ticket counts as a second violation, so the law treats it as a misdemeanor and the fine can be anywhere from $100 to $1,000.

How to Calculate

First violation fine: ≤ $500; Second or later violation fine: $100 – $1,000

Find out if this is the first time the person has broken the rule.
If it is the first time, the fine can be any amount up to $500.
If it is the second or any later time, the fine must be at least $100 and can be as high as $1,000.

Tom gets his first ticket and is fined $250. Later he gets a second ticket and is fined $900.

Result: First fine = $250 (within ≤ $500). Second fine = $900 (within $100–$1,000).

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§ 14602 Penalties For Violations

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