Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session
Relating to: eligibility for an occupational license.
Drunken driving Implied consent or alcohol concentration Motor vehicle — Driver_s license
- Introduced, stopped here
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a person's operating privilege is suspended or revoked, the
person may apply for an occupational license, which restricts when and where the
person is allowed to drive, such as to and from work. In most cases, the person is not
eligible for an occupational license until 15 days after the date of the suspension or
revocation. In some cases involving serious offenses, the person is not eligible for an
occupational license until one year after the date of the suspension or revocation.
Currently, persons whose suspension or revocation is the result of any of the
following are eligible for an occupational license immediately:
1. An administrative suspension after a chemical test indicates the presence
of a restricted controlled substance or a prohibited alcohol concentration.
2. The first conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
of a controlled substance or an intoxicant.
3. The conviction of operating a motor vehicle while having any alcohol in the
person's blood if the person is under the legal drinking age.
This bill removes the immediate eligibility for those persons whose suspension
or revocation is described in items 1. to 3., above, and delays their eligibility to receive
an occupational license until 15 days after the date of the suspension or revocation.