Vehicle Code section 40834

A judgment of conviction for any violation of this code or of any local ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or a finding reported under Section 1816 shall not be res judicata or constitute a collateral estoppel of any issue determined therein in any subsequent civil action.

Source: Section 40834, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40834. (updated Jan. 1, 1963; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_40834

Original Source: Section 40834, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=40834. (last accessed May 12, 2025).