Insurance Code section 12980

The Financial Responsibility Penalty Account is hereby created in the General Fund. Moneys in the account shall be expended, upon appropriation therefor, for matters including, but not limited to, automobile insurance and financial responsibility of vehicle owners and operators.

Source: Section 12980, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=12980. (updated Oct. 2, 1985; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_12980

Original Source: Section 12980, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=12980. (last accessed May 12, 2025).