California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Vehicle Code - VEH |
Division 11. RULES OF THE ROAD |
Chapter 12. Public Offenses |
ARTICLE 1. Driving Offenses |
Section 23109.1.
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(a) A person convicted of engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23109 that proximately causes one or more of the injuries specified in subdivision (b) to a person other than the driver, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) This section applies to all of the following injuries:
(1) A loss of consciousness.
(2) A concussion.
(3) A bone fracture.
(4) A protracted loss or impairment of function of a bodily member or organ.
(5) A wound requiring extensive suturing.
(6) A serious disfigurement.
(7) Brain injury.
(8) Paralysis.
(c) This section does not preclude or prohibit prosecution under any other provision of law.