(a)No person shall drive a motor vehicle when his or her driving privilege is suspended or revoked for any reason other than those listed in Section 14601, 14601.2, or 14601.5, if the person so driving has knowledge of the suspension or revocation. Knowledge shall be conclusively presumed if mailed notice has been given by the department to the person pursuant to Section 13106. The presumption established by this subdivision is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.
(b)Any person convicted under this section shall be punished as follows:
(1)Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(2)If the offense occurred within five years of a prior offense which resulted in a conviction of a violation of this section or Section 14601, 14601.2, or 14601.5, by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days or more than one year and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(c)Nothing in this section prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle, which is owned or utilized by the person’s employer, during the course of employment on private property which is owned or utilized by the employer, except an offstreet parking facility as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 12500.
(d)When the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of a violation of this section in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of Section 14601.2, and the court accepts that plea, except, in the interest of justice, when the court finds it would be inappropriate, the court shall, pursuant to Section 23575, require the person convicted, in addition to any other requirements, to install a certified ignition interlock device on any vehicle that the person owns or operates for a period not to exceed three years.
(e)This section also applies to the operation of an off-highway motor vehicle on those lands to which the Chappie-Z’berg Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Law of 1971 (Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000)) applies as to off-highway motor vehicles, as described in Section 38001.
Notes of Decisions
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74 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case:
People v. Dueñas, 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 268 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019).
People v. Dueñas, 242 Cal. Rptr. 3d 268 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019).
“Present Proceedings On July 13, 2015, Dueñas pleaded no contest to another misdemeanor charge of driving with a suspended license ( Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a) ) based on a plea agreement that conditioned the consequences for the conviction on whether she obtained a valid…”
People v. Williams, 948 P.2d 429 (Cal. 1998).
· cites it 2× “91; (10) a 1991 conviction for the misdemeanor of driving under the influence as alleged in the information with probation; (11) another 1991 conviction for the misdemeanor of driving under the influence as also alleged in the information this one with suspension of…”
People v. Fedalizo, 246 Cal. App. 4th 98 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “(a)), and misdemeanor counts of possession of burglary tools (§ 466) and driving with a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a)). (People v.”
People v. Wright, 146 P.3d 531 (Cal. 2006).
· cites it 2× “(a)), and driving on a suspended or revoked license (Veh.Code, § 14601.1, subd.(a).) [2] Defendant's trial commenced on May 1, 2002.”
People v. Chardon, 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10076 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 6× “Code, § 529) and misdemeanor driving with a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a)). On appeal, she claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the felony conviction, (2) the felony conviction was improper because Vehicle Code section 40504, subdivision…”
People v. Farwell, 419 P.3d 913 (Cal. 2018).
“* 1 Penal Code section 192, subdivision (c)(1) ; Vehicle Code section 14601.1, subdivision (a).”
People v. Henry, 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 483 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2018).
· cites it 2× “MS338702A On April 13, 2016, defendant pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of driving with a suspended license ( Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a) ). He was placed on three years' probation.”
United States v. Alba-Flores, 577 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2009).
· cites it 2× “Unfortunately, the Presentence Report (PSR) revealed that Alba-Flores had pled guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license in violation of California Vehicle Code § 14601.1(a) on February 22, 2006, and had been sentenced to a three-year term of probation.”
People v. Loya, 1 Cal. App. 5th 932 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016).
“(a)(1); count 6); and driving with a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a); count 7).”
United States v. Wahid, 614 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2010).
· cites it 2× “One point reflected Wahid’s conviction under Cal. Veh.Code § 14601.1(a) for driving on a suspended license on March 23, 1999.”
People v. Bush, 17 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1237 (Cal. Ct. App. 2017).
“The jury found defendant guilty of the felony offense of knowingly receiving and acquiring proceeds knowing them to be derived from a controlled substance offense with the intent to conceal those proceeds and avoid a transaction reporting requirement (Health & Saf.”
— Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.1(A) — 1 case
— Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.1(a) — 13 cases
United States v. Alba-Flores, 577 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2009).
“Unfortunately, the Presentence Report (PSR) revealed that Alba-Flores had pled guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license in violation of California Vehicle Code § 14601.1(a) on February 22, 2006, and had been sentenced to a three-year term of probation.”
United States v. Wahid, 614 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2010).
“One point reflected Wahid’s conviction under Cal. Veh.Code § 14601.1(a) for driving on a suspended license on March 23, 1999.”
— Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.1(b)(1) — 1 case
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