{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"40834","citation":"Veh. Code, § 40834","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 3. Illegal Evidence [40800. - 40834.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Civil Actions [40830. - 40834.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-17/chapter-3/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1530.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 <a href=\"/veh/1816\">1816</a> shall not be res judicata or constitute a collateral estoppel of any issue determined therein in any subsequent civil action.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/civil-actions-40834","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}