California Proposition 213 (1996)
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California Proposition 213, also known as the Limitations on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, and Drunk Drivers Initiative was on the November 5, 1996 general election ballot in California.
Election results
| California Proposition 213 (1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||
 Yes
| 76.9% | |||
| No | 23.1% | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
- Denies all recovery of damages to a convicted felon whose injuries were proximately caused during the commission of the felony or immediate flight therefrom. - Denies recovery for noneconomic damages (e.g., pain, suffering, disfigurement) to drunk drivers, if subsequently convicted, and to uninsured motorists who were injured while operating a vehicle. - Provides exception when an uninsured motorist is injured by a subsequently convicted drunk driver. With this one exception, provides that insurer is not liable for noneconomic damages.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
Probably minor annual savings in state and local government court-related costs.
Reduction in insurance tax revenue to the state of probably less than $5 million annually.
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide to Proposition 213
- Full text of Proposition 213
- November 1996 California election results (PDF)
