6/10/05-A bill that would have changed fines levied on trucks whose loads are not properly secured has died.
AB1087, sponsored by Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, remained in the Assembly Appropriations Committee at the deadline for measures to advance from the chamber, effectively killing it for the year. It previously won unanimous approval in the Transportation Committee.
Current law forbids allowing any part of a truck’s load – except clear water or feathers from live birds – from falling off the vehicle. Any object falling off a truck can result in a fine of $134.
The bill would have changed the fines, basing them on the size of the object falling from the truck. If the object were less than 10 square feet, the fine would have been $50; if any of the objects dropped were greater than 10 square feet in size, that fine would have increased to $500.
An earlier version of the bill would have applied the fine for every object that dropped off a truck.
The measure kept a provision now in California law that makes a second offense a misdemeanor.

4/29/05-The Assembly Transportation Committee unanimously approved a bill April 28 that would change the fines levied on trucks whose loads are not properly secured.
California law forbids allowing any part of a truck’s load – except clear water or feathers from live birds – from falling off the vehicle. Any object falling off a truck can result in a fine of $134.
AB1087, sponsored by Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, would change the fines, basing them on the size of the object falling from the truck. If the object were less than 10 square feet, the fine would be $50; if any of the objects dropped were greater than 10 square feet in size, that fine would increase to $500.
The bill is in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It would have to be approved by the full Assembly and the Senate, and be signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, before it would become law.
For Assembly bill status, call (916) 445-2323.