SB 1218: Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law authorizes a peace officer, as defined, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, as specified, to immobilize a vehicle with a device made for that purpose, if the vehicle is found upon a highway or public lands within the officer or employee’s jurisdiction, and the vehicle has been issued 5 or more notices of parking violations that are delinquent because the owner or person in control of the vehicle has not responded within the prescribed time period, or the registered owner has been issued 5 or more notices for failure to pay or failure to appear in court for traffic violations, as specified. Existing law allows a vehicle to be immobilized until the owner or person in control of the vehicle presents the immobilizing law enforcement agency with specified information, including evidence that all outstanding parking penalties have been paid.

Existing law makes it unlawful and punishable as an infraction for a person to dump or cause to be dumped waste matter upon a public or private highway or road, upon private property without the consent of the owner, or in or upon a public park or other public property, as specified. Existing law also makes it unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for a person to place, deposit, or dump, or cause to be placed, deposited, or dumped, waste matter in commercial quantities, as specified.

This bill would similarly authorize the immobilization of a vehicle with a device made for that purpose if the registered owner of the vehicle has been issued a certain number of notices of illegal dumping violation that are delinquent, or is known to have been issued a certain number notices for failure to pay or failure to appear in court for an illegal dumping violation, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 20, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 425, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 20, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. August 30, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
4. August 25, 2026Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 24, 2026In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
6. August 24, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6375.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 17, 2026Ordered to third reading.
8. August 17, 2026Read third time and amended.
9. August 6, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 5, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 5).
11. July 1, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. June 30, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 29).