Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: restriction violations by persons holding probationary motor vehicle operator's licenses and providing a penalty. (FE)
Forfeiture Motor vehicle — Drivers license Transportation department of — Vehicles Treasurer — State
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a probationary driver's license is, with certain exceptions,
issued to all applicants who qualify for an original driver's license and remains in
effect for two years from the date of the licensee's next birthday. During the first nine
months following issuance of a probationary license, a probationary licensee who is
under 18 years of age is subject, with limited exceptions, to certain restrictions on the
operation of “Class D” vehicles (automobiles and most other motor vehicles),
including restrictions related to persons who may be passengers in a motor vehicle
operated by the licensee and hours during which the licensee may operate a motor
vehicle. Currently, a person holding a probationary license who violates these
operating restrictions must forfeit $50 for a first offense and not less than $50 nor
more than $100 for each subsequent offense.
Under this bill, a person holding a probationary license who violates the
operating restrictions referenced above is subject to the following penalties:
1. For a first offense, a $150 forfeiture and ten hours of community service.
2. For a second offense, a $250 forfeiture, ten hours of community service, and
a three-month suspension of the person's operating privilege.
3. For a third or subsequent offense, a $500 forfeiture, 20 hours of community
service, and a six-month suspension of the person's operating privilege.
Also under current law, if a person holding a probationary license violates the
operating restrictions referenced above, the Department of Transportation must
extend the restrictions for an additional six-month period or until the licensee's 18th
birthday, whichever occurs earlier. Under this bill, if DOT extends a restriction
period, the restrictions apply to a licensee 18 years of age or older until the period
of restriction expires.