Admissibility of prior acts.
Riverside Municipal Code § 9.31.050
in effect9.31.050 - Admissibility of prior acts.
The list of circumstances set forth in Section 9.31.040 is not exclusive. Notwithstanding California Evidence Code Section 1101(a), evidence of prior acts may be admissible to show the propensity of the defendant to be present at or attend a speed contest or exhibition of speed, if the prior act or acts occurred within three years of the presently charged offense. These prior acts may always be admissible to show knowledge on the part of the defendant that a speed contest or exhibition of speed was taking place at the time of the presently charged offense. Further, these prior acts may always be admissible to prove some fact relating to motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, identity, or absence of mistake or accident, as otherwise provided by Evidence Code Section 1101(b); when relevant to the offense charged. Prior acts are not limited to those that occurred within the City of Riverside.
(Ord. 6779 § 1, 2005 (part))
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT9PESAMO_CH9.31SPPRILSPCOEXSP_9.31.050ADPRACFetched: 11/1/2026