This bill amends the penalties associated with reckless driving and specifically addresses the act of driving a vehicle at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. The new legal language introduces a separate section that establishes distinct penalties for those who drive at or above this speed. Under the revised law, individuals caught driving at 100 miles per hour or greater will face a minimum fine of $750 for the first offense and $1,000 for subsequent offenses, along with a license revocation period of 90 days for the first offense and up to one year for subsequent offenses. This replaces the previous language that included reckless driving as a general offense without specific speed thresholds.

Additionally, the bill modifies the existing penalties for reckless driving by removing the previous stipulation that included driving at 100 miles per hour or greater as part of the reckless driving definition. Instead, it now categorizes this specific behavior separately, thereby enhancing the penalties for high-speed driving. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and is expected to have indeterminable fiscal impacts on state and local revenue and expenditures due to the changes in penalties and enforcement.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 265:79