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2002 SESSION

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HB 934 Violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings.

Introduced by: Leo C. Wardrup, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Commercial motor vehicles; alcohol and grade crossing violations; civil penalties. Provides for disqualification of a person holding a commercial driver's license for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other states where disqualification was imposed through a civil or administrative hearing without any court proceedings. The bill further provides for disqualification of a commercial driver's license holder for 60 days for violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings. Longer disqualifications are authorized for repeat offenses. In addition, the bill authorizes imposition of civil penalties up to $10,000 for employers who allow or require an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law or regulation pertaining to railroad/highway grade crossings and provides that no court may reduce, dismiss, or defer the conviction of a person charged with any offense committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle because the person has attended a driver improvement clinic.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Commercial motor vehicles; alcohol and grade crossing violations; civil penalties. Provides for disqualification of a person holding a commercial driver's license for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other states where disqualification was imposed through a civil or administrative hearing without any court proceedings. The bill further provides for disqualification of a commercial driver's license holder for 60 days for violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings. Longer disqualifications are authorized for repeat offenses. In addition, it authorizes imposition of civil penalties up to $10,000 for employers who allow or require an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law or regulation pertaining to railroad/highway grade crossings and provides that no court may reduce, dismiss, or defer the conviction of a person charged with any offense committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle because the person has attended a driver improvement clinic.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commercial motor vehicles; violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings; driver improvement clinics; penalties. Provides for disqualification of a person holding a commercial driver's license for certain alcohol-related offenses committee in other states where disqualification was imposed through a civil or administrative hearing without any court proceedings. The bill further provides for disqualification of a commercial driver's license holder for 60 days for violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings. Longer disqualifications are authorized for repeat offenses. In addition, it authorizes imposition of civil penalties up to $10,000 for employers who allow or require an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law or regulation pertaining to railroad/highway grade crossings and provides that no court may reduce, dismiss, or defer the conviction of a person charged with any offense committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle because the person has attended a driver improvement clinic.