As we enter the new year, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) highlights more than a dozen traffic safety laws that have gone into effect since Monday.
Through January of 2030, you will have two extra months after your registration expires to complete it before it can be the sole reason you get pulled over.
Officers will now be required to verify expired registrations longer than six months with the DMV before towing.
If you’re traveling through LA, Oakland, San Jose, Glendale, Long Beach, or San Francisco, you may be caught on camera for speeding as these cities are testing a five-year pilot to enforce speed limits in school zones, “safety corridors,” and areas prone to illegal street racing, with recorded violations subject to civil penalties.
A new law will aim to enhance safety for those crossing crosswalks; parking or stopping a vehicle is prohibited within specified distances from marked crosswalks.
You can cruise the city streets once more, and height restrictions on lowered vehicles have been eliminated.
New laws will make catalytic converter theft a heftier offense.
And you may see in addition to amber alerts on highway signs; you’ll also start to see Ebony Alerts, established for missing black youth, while the “Endangered Missing Advisory” will assist in recovering missing persons not covered by AMBER and Silver Alerts.
More state laws coming into effect will be highlighted throughout the week.
