Driving privilege: points

The law increases the point penalty for this offense and keeps related conviction and accident records available for 10 years.

What the law does ​

• Assigns three violation points for a conviction of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
• Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to make related conviction and accident-report abstracts available or disclosable for 10 years after the occurrence.
• Takes effect January 1, 2031.

Who it affects ​

• Drivers convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
• The California Department of Motor Vehicles, courts, and law enforcement agencies that use driving-record information.

Context ​

The law replaces the current two-point treatment for this offense.