California
Vehicle Code VC 13354 - Driver's License Actions: Consecutive.13354 (a)
Notwithstanding Section 13366, if (1) an abstract of conviction is received by
the department for an offense which requires the department to restrict, suspend,
or revoke the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of a person after conviction
or finding of a violation pursuant to Section 13352 or 13352.5, (2) there is a
suspension of that person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle already in effect
for refusal to consent to, or for failure to complete, a chemical test pursuant
to Section 13353 or a suspension already in effect for driving with an excessive
alcohol content in the person's blood pursuant to Section 13353.2, (3) that suspension
is administratively final and resulted from the same arrest, and (4) the sentencing
court orders these restrictions, suspensions, revocations, or a combination thereof
to run consecutively, then the restriction, suspension, or revocation resulting
from the conviction or finding pursuant to Section 13352 or 13352.5 shall commence
after the suspension already in effect pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.2 has
terminated, except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 13353.3. (b)
Notwithstanding Section 13366, if (1) the department is required to suspend a
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for refusal to consent to, or for
failure to complete, a chemical test pursuant to Section 13353 or to suspend a
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for driving with an excessive alcohol
content in the person's blood pursuant to Section 13353.2, (2) there is a restriction,
suspension, or revocation of the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle
already in effect for a conviction or finding of a violation pursuant to Section
13352 or 13352.5 which resulted from the same arrest, and (3) the sentencing court
orders these restrictions, suspensions, revocations, or a combination thereof
to run consecutively, then the suspension for refusal to consent to, or for failure
to complete, the chemical test pursuant to Section 13353 or the suspension of
that person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle already in effect for driving
with an excessive alcohol content in the person's blood pursuant to Section 13353.2
shall commence after the restriction, suspension, or revocation already in effect
pursuant to Section 13352 or 13352.5 has terminated, except as provided in subdivision
(c) of Section 13353.3. (c) The purpose of this section is to require that
any suspension under Section 13353 or 13353.2 and any restriction, suspension
or revocation under Section 13352 or 13352.5 resulting from the same arrest are
cumulative and shall be imposed consecutively, if so ordered by the court. (d)
This section shall become inoperative on September 20, 2005, and, as of January
1, 2006, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January
1, 2006, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed. Amended
and repealed Sec. 11, Ch. 551, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005.
Repeal
operative January 1, 2006. NOTE: The preceding section becomes
inoperative on September 20, 2005, and is repealed January 1, 2006. California
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