Governor Gavin Newsom signed four bills into law to strengthen municipalities' ability to combat illegal sideshows, which have plagued cities with dangerous vehicle stunts and public safety concerns. The new laws expand vehicle impoundment powers and target organizers and participants more effectively.
While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin News om signed several laws now in effect statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them. Sideshows are the scourge of many cities as sometimes hundreds of people gather at busy intersections for impromptu and dangerous displays of donuts and other vehicle stunts that take over entire areas and overwhelm police.
'Assembly Bill 1978, which would give police officers overbroad and unconstitutional authority to tow vehicles as a de facto punishment for anyone who they believe aided or abetted a sideshow or street race,' reads the ACLU's opposition statement. 'AB 1978 harshly punishes people by towing their vehicle without a formal judicial hearing or determination. For low-income and working households, the towing of a vehicle is often catastrophic.
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