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Cal. Vehicle Code § 23109.1
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Article 1: Driving Offenses, California Vehicle Code.
Full text of Cal. Vehicle Code § 23109.1
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
(a) A person convicted of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 that proximately causes one or more of the injuries specified in subdivision (b) to a person other than the driver, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) This section applies to all of the following injuries: (1) A loss of consciousness. (2) A concussion. (3) A bone fracture. (4) A protracted loss or impairment of function of a bodily member or organ. (5) A wound requiring extensive suturing. (6) A serious disfigurement. (7) Brain injury. (8) Paralysis. (c) This section does not preclude or prohibit prosecution under any other provision of law.
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