California Vehicle Code

§ 23510

VEH § 23510 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 11.5 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Young drivers often do not realize the consequences of drinking alcohol or ingesting any other drugs, whether legal or not, and driving a motor vehicle while their physical capabilities to drive safely are impaired by those substances.

(b)Young drivers who use alcohol or other drugs are likely to become dependent on those substances and prompt intervention is needed to protect other persons, as well as the young driver, from death or serious injury.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 118, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 1999. Section operative July 1, 1999, pursuant to Section 23675.