FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2012
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Assemblywoman Fiona Ma’s Bill to Exempt Unlicensed Drivers from 30 Day Impound Period, Passes out of Assembly
SACRAMENTO –Assemblywoman Fiona Ma’s (D-San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) AB 1993, would allow a city or county to exempt a person from the impound period where the only offense involves a person who does not have a driver’s license. Continue reading
In the wake of California Immigrant Day at the State Capitol, California’s Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) is moving a bill through the Legislature that will allow a city or county to exempt a person from the 30 day impound period when the only offense involves a person who does not have a driver’s license.
Many cities like San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Baldwin Park and Los Angeles among others, have stopped or are in the process of stopping the impoundment of vehicles from unlicensed drivers at routine traffic stops. Continue reading