{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"40509.1","citation":"Veh. Code, § 40509.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1. - 41610.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Procedure on Arrests [40300. - 40618.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Release Upon Promise to Appear [40500. - 40522.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 77.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>If any person has willfully failed to comply with a court order, except a failure to appear, to pay a fine, or to attend traffic violator school, which was issued for a violation of this code, the magistrate or clerk of the court may give notice of the fact to the department.</p>","text":"If any person has willfully failed to comply with a court order, except a failure to appear, to pay a fine, or to attend traffic violator school, which was issued for a violation of this code, the magistrate or clerk of the court may give notice of the fact to the department.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/release-upon-promise-to-appear-40509-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}