California Proposition 213, Limit Drunk Drivers and Felons' Abilities to Sue for Damages in Accidents Initiative (1996)
| California Proposition 213 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1996 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
Status Approved | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 213 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting an uninsured driver or a driver subsequently convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of an accident from suing someone at fault for the accident for non-economic losses and prohibiting a person convicted of a felony from suing to recover any losses suffered while committing the crime or fleeing from the crime scene if these losses resulted from another person's negligence. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting an uninsured driver or a driver subsequently convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of an accident from suing someone at fault for the accident for non-economic losses and prohibiting a person convicted of a felony from suing to recover any losses suffered while committing the crime or fleeing from the crime scene if these losses resulted from another person's negligence. |
Election results
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California Proposition 213 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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7,278,167 | 76.83% | ||
| No | 2,194,380 | 23.17% | ||
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Measure design
Proposition 213 prohibited an uninsured driver or a driver subsequently convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of an accident from suing someone at fault for the accident for non-economic losses. The measure prohibited a person convicted of a felony from suing to recover any losses suffered while committing the crime or fleeing from the crime scene if these losses resulted from another person's negligence.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 213 was as follows:
| “ | Limitation on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, Drunk Drivers. Initiative Statute. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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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. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In 1996, 433,269 valid signatures were required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot.
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