This is a vehicle impound policy that our community-based organizations in the city of Pomona, alongside Councilpersons John Nolte and Cristina Carrizosa, have been telling the Pomona City Council and police chief for quite some time and now our proposals are backed up by a three-judge panel from California’s second appellate district.

“Under the terms of the policy, called Special Order 7 by the department, if police stop an unlicensed driver who meets several requirements — including having auto insurance, valid identification and no previous convictions for unlicensed driving — officers cannot invoke the part of the state vehicle code that authorizes them to confiscate the vehicle for 30 days, a punishment that comes with costly fines and charges.”

http://www.latimes.com/…/la-me-lapd-impound-20141227-story.…