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Old 01-04-2013, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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New California Driving Laws Start Tomorrow - San Ramon, CA Patch
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Old 01-04-2013, 07:36 PM
 
Location: California / Maryland / Cape May
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Good info.

So glad we can show proof via smartphone. Makes having a paperless home much more simple. I did it before with most forms of ID, etc, with exception of my license, but often caught grief. So glad people are catching up with the times.
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Old 01-04-2013, 09:34 PM
 
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Good info.

So glad we can show proof via smartphone. Makes having a paperless home much more simple. I did it before with most forms of ID, etc, with exception of my license, but often caught grief. So glad people are catching up with the times.
I wonder how that's going to work. Can you just flash your phone or do you actually have to let the cop take it back to his car? Honestly, how difficult is it to carry a business-card sized piece of paper?
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Old 01-04-2013, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Full Time: N.NJ Part Time: S.CA, ID
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I wonder how that's going to work. Can you just flash your phone or do you actually have to let the cop take it back to his car? Honestly, how difficult is it to carry a business-card sized piece of paper?
The intent of the rewrite was for the handful of cases when you have expired insurance cards, you've paid up, but new card not present. This simply gives another option. Well done, IMO. Agreed on how easy it is to carry insurance, you should always have paper proof of financial responsibility handy.

Directly from the bill:

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fa...01120120AB1708


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The bill would require, when a person provides evidence of financial responsibility, using a mobile electronic device, to a peace officer, the peace officer to only view the evidence of financial responsibility and would prohibit him or her from viewing any other content on the mobile electronic device. The bill would also require, whenever a person presents a mobile electronic device pursuant to the above-described provisions, the person to assume all liability for any damage to the mobile electronic device.

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Old 01-06-2013, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Yucaipa, California
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Making police responsable for their actions just like the rest of us would be a good law but i dont see that happening anytime soon. Its also getting tougher to pass the smog test if you have a carburated car like me.
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Under the Redwoods
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The proof of insurance thing seems a little 'off' to me. The DMV has my insurance info 'on record'. When I register my car, I don't have to show them proof of insurance because they already know.
Law enforcement has access to this same information.

I guess maybe not all insurance companies 'talk' to the DMV like mine does. An if that's the case, then proof would need to be provided regardless of the medium.
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