This bill increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident and modifies deadlines for an administrative driver license hearing following an individual's arrest for driving under the influence.
This bill:
- increases penalties for convictions of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage or injury if the operator has been previously convicted of:
the same offense; ordriving under the influence;
- creates a mitigation against an enhanced offense for an individual who obtains a negative chemical test;
- allows the Driver License Division to request a peace officer's presence for a driver license suspension hearing;
- adds that a Driver License Division hearing for a driving under the influence arrest cannot be dismissed solely due to a peace officer's failure to appear; and
- makes technical changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53-3-223
Substitute #1: 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403
Substitute #2: 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403
Substitute #3: 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403
Substitute #4: 53-3-105, 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403
Enrolled: 53-3-105, 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403
Substitute #5: 53-3-105, 53-3-223, 53-3-231, 53-3-414, 53-3-418, 53-10-403