WPBN: Drivers, please be aware. Beginning on January 1, 2025, the state of California will implement a number of new legislation that will have an effect on the rules of the road.
In the new year, the following are some of the things that will be different for drivers in the state of California: insurance claims, automobile break-ins, and parking citations.
There is no parking available there
In 2025, Assembly Bill 413, which is more often referred to as a “Daylighting Law,” will go into effect throughout the state of California. The purpose of this law is to make junctions safer for pedestrians by prohibiting automobiles from parking within twenty feet of a crosswalk.
In addition, the legislation is applicable regardless of whether the crossing is marked or not, and it does not matter if the curb is painted red.
Municipalities in the state of California have been making efforts to install signage and paint curbs in order to make it simpler for motorists to navigate the new normal. However, they have acknowledged that not all curbs will be painted red in time.
In the event that you are parking facing a crossing, you should first search for the red curb. The distance should be respected if it is present.
A distance of twenty feet, or a distance that is somewhat longer than a large SUV, should be left between your parked automobile and the junction if there is no red paint present.
Loophole in a locked door
A gap in the California criminal code that defined burglary as “entering a vehicle when the doors are locked with the intent to commit grand or petit larceny or a felony” is closed by Senate Bill 905.
“It is not enough that a window was broken into.” Sen. Scott Wiener, the bill’s sponsor, stated that victims must physically appear in court to testify as such in order for prosecutors to demonstrate that the door was locked.
Prosecutors and car owners will no longer need to demonstrate that a vehicle was locked—only that “forcible entry” had place.
No license is necessary
Unless the company thinks you will need to drive as part of the job, job advertising can no longer require applicants to have a valid driver’s license.
Additionally, the employer would have to have a good cause to think that you couldn’t perform the work obligations with a different mode of transportation.
Proponents claimed that requiring a driver’s license for non-driving positions is an example of employment discrimination.
Improved accident insurance coverage
Senate Bill 1107 raises the minimum insurance coverage limits for people who are killed or seriously injured in collisions, as well as those who sustain property damage.
What does this signify? According to Omega Law Group, “Let’s say you got into a car accident and you were not at fault. If the person who hit you carries with them an insurance package with the minimum policy limit, the maximum compensation you’ll be able to receive for your injury will only be $15,000 regardless of how high your medical bills ended up being.”
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The amount you would be eligible to receive would double as of January 2025. The payout limit modifications prior to and following January 1, 2025, are summarized in the following table:
| Type of Coverage | Before Jan. 1, 2025 | Starting Jan. 1, 2025 |
| Bodily Injury or Death (per person) | $15,000 | $30,000 |
| Bodily Injury or Death (per accident) | $30,000 | $60,000 |
| Property Damage | $5,000 | $15,000 |
