I just read this up on another forum I figured it would be of good use here.

The NEW California fines

These are all effective right now.
HUGE California Traffic Tickets Fines Effective 01/06/2011

Effective immediately, if you do not stop at the red light, be ready to pay
$436 in fines or if you pass a school bus with flashing red signals, you
will be charged $616. The state of California is going for blood, so be
extra careful in driving, you cannot afford messing with them. I have been
hearing that Highway Patrols are under pressure to issue a lot more tickets
than last year with at least 30% increase in fines over 2009, so beware of
radar guns, highway and traffic cameras installed everywhere and the tougher enforcement of parking rules.

Just for your info, the next time you park in the handicapped zone, even for a minute, you will be looking at almost $ 1000 in parking tickets , so it'd
better be worth it.

California needs money, so pay close attention to the rules of the road!

Traffic Ticket Fines (Effective 01/06/2011)

VC 12814.6 $214 Failure to obey license provisions.

VC 14600(A) $214 Failure to notify DMV of address change within
10 days (Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of
correction.
VC 16028(A) $796 Failure to provide evidence of financial
responsibility (insurance) Note: This fine may be reduced with proof of
insurance on or after the violation date.

VC 21453(A) $436 Failure to stop at a red signal.

VC 22349 $214 Unsafe speed, 1 to 15 miles over the limit.

VC 22350 $328 Unsafe speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit.

VC 22450 $214 Failure to stop at a stop sign.

VC 22454(A) $616 Passing a school bus with flashing red signals.

VC 23123(A) $148 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands
free, first offense .

VC 23123(B) $256 Driving while using a wireless phone not hands
free, each subsequent offense.

VC 23123.5 $148 Driving while using a wireless device to send,
read or write text.

VC 23124 $148 Minor driving while using a wireless phone.

VC 22500 $976 Parking in a bus loading area.

VC 22507(A) $976 Violation of disabled parking provisions, first
offense.

VC 22507(B) $1876 Violation of disabled parking provisions, second
offense.

VC 26708 $178 Unlawful material on vehicle windows.

VC 27150 $178 Adequate muffler required.

VC 27315 $148 Mandatory use of seat belts.

VC 27360 $436 Mandatory use of passenger child restraints.
Note: This fine may be reduced by completing a court authorized
child seat diversion program.

VC 27400 $178 Headsets or Earplugs covering both ears.

VC 27803 $178 Violation of motorcycle safety helmet
requirements.

VC 34506 $616 Commercial Driver - Log book violation.

VC 4000 $256 No evidence of current registration. Note:
The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 4159 $178 Notify DMV of change of address within 10
days. Note: The fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 5200 $178 Proper display of license plates. Note: The
fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

VC 9400 $178 Commercial weight fees due. Note: The fine
may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

Also Jaywalking fines are up to $350 and parking in a "street clean zone"
after the street cleaner has passed will get you a ticket per the time
restriction posted.

 

Is it bad that I am actually kinda happy because now they have "set" fines. It always seemed like they just made up a number. And it looks like the speeding fines have been reduced as well as the "unlawful material on windows" fine.

 

Looks like stickers need to come off the cars. My new car has no stickers except parking permits.

 

Good info, thanks! Hate the price of the fines though...

 

VC 5200 $178 Proper display of license plates. Note: The
fine may be reduced with valid proof of correction.

meaning, its a fix it ticket if i put the front plate back on right? How much are fix it tickets these days anyways?

 

Are these fines and new vehicle codes posted on the DMV site?

 

only in cali....

 

Yeah, I got the same email from a friend that works for DMV.

 

lol. This is so funny to me. California is already broke... Which in turn means the PEOPLE of California are broke... So instead of trying to help the people by giving them the opportunity to acquire more capital... The state uses its power to feed its greed with stricter traffic laws and heftier fines for the people who already couldn't afford the fines in the first place, just to pretend the little bit of extra revenue will take us anywhere NEAR being out of debt in this inflated state. Since they can't tax us... They raise fines and prices of everything they can in order to make up for what tax revenue they wish they could leech from the people.

California is going further down hill than I thought....

 

a majority of the handicap parking spots are not "legally" handicap parking spaces per the CVC.

If you receive a ticket, you can use this to fight the ticket and have it dismissed.

I had two old roommates that used to do this all the time. The requirements for a legal handicap space boggles the mind.

 

I have a fake German plate on the front of my car that has the same numbers as the CA plate on the rear. The city of San Rafael has a law on the books regarding front plates with relation to their parking tickets, so I received a parking ticket a while back for "no front plate". The ticket was $123, or $10 with proof of correction + LEO signoff. I got a CHP officer friend to sign it off - he didn't even go look, and even said the ticket was stupid. I believe his exact quote was "Don't they have anything better to do in San Rafael?!" Bear in mind, the time marked on the ticket was something like 7:45 PM! After all that I paid the $10 and still have the same plate on my car. The only difference is I put the correct plate in my front window when I am parking on the street at night.

 

It's illegal to park after the street cleaner passes by? Has anyone ever gotten a ticket from doing that? I see it all the time, and I used to do it as well when I went to school. Never once had a ticket from it.

 

Can we just add more taxes instead?

 

I just paid $470 for a ticket I got on 680 last year. 79 in a 65 (in the company car no less) FTL.

 

Eff that. The real question should be "How do we get rid of all the dead weight union contracts, unneeded services, and pensions that NO ONE in the private sector receives?". We pay plenty in taxes, especially with the amount of worthless programs/employees the state is funding.

-Brian