WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013
New laws in California have already started to take effect in the beginning of 2013. Here are some that we thought you should know:
TRANSPORTATION
- Red-light cameras: SB 1303 tightens restrictions on the use of red-light traffic cameras but bolsters their legal underpinnings by stating that evidence from them is not hearsay. (Former Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto)
- Hands-free texting: AB 1536 allows drivers to dictate, send or listen to text messages with a hands-free device. (Former Assemblyman Jeff Miller, R-Corona)
- Motorcycle checkpoints: AB 1047 prohibits local governments from conducting motorcycle-only checkpoints. (Former Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, R-Lake Elsinore)
- Driverless vehicles: SB 1298 permits testing autonomous vehicles – cars that drive themselves – on public roads subject to safety certification and the presence of a human in case of an emergency. (Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles)
- Carpool lane exceptions: AB 2405 exempts certain hybrid and other clean-fuel vehicles from paying a toll to use HOT carpool lanes accepting single-occupant vehicles. (Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills)
CONSUMERS
- Homeowner mortgages: SB 900 and AB 278 are cornerstones of a six-bill package to expand homeowner rights against foreclosure. A key provision bars "dual tracking" by which lenders proceed toward foreclosure while discussing possible loan modifications. (Respectively, Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and former Assemblyman Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park)
- Vehicle financing: AB 1447 sets basic consumer protections for predatory financing of vehicle sales or leases by dealers, including a minimum 30-day warranty and restrictions on in-person payment requirements and use of electronic devices to track and disable vehicles. (Former Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles)
- Online rent payments: SB 1055 bars landlords from requiring online payments. (Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance)
- Loan protections: SB 978 strengthens laws meant to protect investors and borrowers of "hard money" – a private, high- interest loan secured by steep collateral requirements and generally offered to people unable to qualify for conventional bank loans. (Sen. and Rep.-elect Juan Vargas, D-San Diego)
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/01/01/5085605/new-california-laws.html#storylink=cpy
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