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2015 SESSION

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SB 958 Driving while intoxicated; mandatory minimum jail sentence, penalty.

Introduced by: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Driving while intoxicated; no driver's license. Requires a 30-day mandatory minimum jail sentence and vehicle forfeiture for DUI defendants who do not hold a valid driver's license or who are not authorized to drive at the time of the offense. A third violation of driving without a license is raised from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. A person who drives without a license when he has previously been convicted of DUI and driving without a license for the same event is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also increases from three to 30 the number of days a vehicle is impounded for a person found guilty of driving without a license for the second time. The impoundment will be ended upon acquisition of a driver's license and payment of all fees.

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• 01/09/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103210D  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/09/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103210D
• 01/09/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/21/15  Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/15  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/28/15  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (4-Y 9-N)