Legal Opinion
Rios v. Cozens
California Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1972No. Sac. 7916PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
Under the financial responsibility laws (Veh. Code, §§ 16000-16553) 1 the Department of Motor Vehicles (hereinafter the department) will suspend the license of a driver who is involved in an automobile accident which has resulted in bodily injury or property damage in excess of $200 unless he either deposits security with the department sufficient in the opinion of the department to satisfy any final judgment against him up to a stated maximum or establishes his exemption from the security requirement by one of several methods, such as by showing that he was insured at the time…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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