Under existing law, the penalty for driving while a person's license or privilege to drive is under restraint includes that the person may not be issued a license or granted any driving privileges for a period of time beyond the initial restraint. This penalty is in addition to a sentence to the county jail or fines that may be imposed as a penalty for driving under restraint. The bill removes the penalty restricting a person's driving privileges beyond the initial restraint when the initial restraint is for reasons other than an alcohol-related offense. Under existing law, the department of revenue is required to immediately revoke an habitual offender's driver's license. The bill removes this revocation requirement when a person is an habitual offender solely because of convictions for driving under restraint when the restraint is for reasons other than an alcohol-related offense.

Year

2020

Current status

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely (02/12/20)
  • Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (01/24/2020)

Sponsors

L. Herod /R. Woodward

Bill number

SB20-116

Position

Support