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.
Cal. Veh. Code § 40834
Civil Actions
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 256 Cal. App. 2d 878 - Rousseau v. West Coast House Movers (1967)
Most recently applied in Lockett v. Ericson (August 2011)
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1530.
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