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Second Substitute H.B. 128

Representative Dana C. Love proposes the following substitute bill:


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AMENDMENTS TO OPERATING UNDER THE

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INFLUENCE

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2004 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Dana C. Love

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code, the Public Safety Code, and the
             10      Transportation Code to amend provisions relating to operating a vehicle or aircraft
             11      while under the influence.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides that the illegal per se limit of blood or breath alcohol concentration is .05
             15      for a driving under the influence conviction if a person:
             16              .    is 21 years of age or older;
             17              .    has a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle; and
             18              .    has had a prior driving under the influence conviction;
             19          .    provides that chemical analysis of a person's oral fluids is an authorized chemical
             20      test under the implied consent provisions;
             21          .    requires the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to establish standards
             22      for the administration, interpretation, and training of chemical analysis of oral
             23      fluids;
             24          .    provides that a person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person:
             25              .    is driving while the person's license has been suspended, disqualified, or



             26      revoked for a driving under the influence violation; and
             27              .    has any amount of alcohol in the person's body;
             28          .    provides sentencing requirements for driving on a license suspended for certain
             29      violations with any amount of alcohol in the body;
             30          .    provides that a driver license can be suspended for an additional period for driving
             31      on a license suspended for certain violations with any amount of alcohol in the
             32      body;
             33          .    requires the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to study child
             34      endangerment for driving under the influence violations and report to the
             35      Transportation Interim Committee on or before the November 2004 interim
             36      meeting; and
             37          .    makes technical changes.
             38      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             39          None
             40      Other Special Clauses:
             41          None
             42      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             43      AMENDS:
             44          41-6-44, as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2002, Fifth Special Session
             45          41-6-44.3, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 1987
             46          41-6-44.10, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             47          41-6-44.12, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 2002
             48          53-3-220, as last amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 2003
             49          53-3-227, as last amended by Chapter 47, Laws of Utah 1996
             50          72-10-502, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             51          72-10-503, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             52          76-10-528, as enacted by Chapter 23, Laws of Utah 1995
             53      Uncodified Material Affected:
             54      ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
             55     
             56      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:



             57          Section 1. Section 41-6-44 is amended to read:
             58           41-6-44. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both
             59      or with specified or unsafe blood alcohol concentration -- Measurement of blood or
             60      breath alcohol -- Criminal punishment -- Arrest without warrant -- Penalties --
             61      Suspension or revocation of license.
             62          (1) As used in this section:
             63          (a) "conviction" means any conviction for a violation of:
             64          (i) this section;
             65          (ii) alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving under
             66      Subsections (9) and (10);
             67          (iii) Section 41-6-44.6 , driving with any measurable controlled substance that is taken
             68      illegally in the body;
             69          (iv) local ordinances similar to this section or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of
             70      both-related reckless driving adopted in compliance with Section 41-6-43 ;
             71          (v) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ; or
             72          (vi) a violation described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (v), which judgment of
             73      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 ; or
             74          (vii) statutes or ordinances in effect in any other state, the United States, or any district,
             75      possession, or territory of the United States which would constitute a violation of this section
             76      or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving if committed in this
             77      state, including punishments administered under 10 U.S.C. Sec. 815;
             78          (b) "educational series" means an educational series obtained at a substance abuse
             79      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             80      with Section 62A-15-105 ;
             81          (c) "screening and assessment" means a substance abuse addiction and dependency
             82      screening and assessment obtained at a substance abuse program that is approved by the Board
             83      of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance with Section 62A-15-105 ;
             84          (d) "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates or causes serious permanent
             85      disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or
             86      creates a substantial risk of death;
             87          (e) "substance abuse treatment" means treatment obtained at a substance abuse


             88      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             89      with Section 62A-15-105 ;
             90          (f) "substance abuse treatment program" means a state licensed substance abuse
             91      program;
             92          (g) a violation of this section includes a violation under a local ordinance similar to this
             93      section adopted in compliance with Section 41-6-43 ; and
             94          (h) the standard of negligence is that of simple negligence, the failure to exercise that
             95      degree of care that an ordinarily reasonable and prudent person exercises under like or similar
             96      circumstances.
             97          (2) (a) A person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within
             98      this state if the person:
             99          (i) has sufficient alcohol in [his] the person's body that a subsequent chemical test
             100      shows that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the
             101      time of the test;
             102          (ii) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             103      and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; [or]
             104          (iii) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
             105      operation or actual physical control[.];
             106          (iv) (A) is 21 years of age or older;
             107          (B) has sufficient alcohol in the person's body that a subsequent chemical test shows
             108      that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater at the time
             109      of the test;
             110          (C) has a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of operation or
             111      actual physical control; and
             112          (D) committed the offense within ten years of a prior conviction; or
             113          (v) (A) is 21 years of age or older;
             114          (B) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater at the time of
             115      operation or actual physical control;
             116          (C) has a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of operation or
             117      actual physical control; and
             118          (D) committed the offense within ten years of a prior conviction.


             119          (b) The fact that a person charged with violating this section is or has been legally
             120      entitled to use alcohol or a drug is not a defense against any charge of violating this section.
             121          (c) Alcohol concentration in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per 100
             122      milliliters of blood, and alcohol concentration in the breath shall be based upon grams of
             123      alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
             124          (3) (a) A person convicted the first or second time of a violation of [Subsection (2)]
             125      Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (2)(a)(iii) is guilty of a:
             126          (i) class B misdemeanor; or
             127          (ii) class A misdemeanor if the person:
             128          (A) has also inflicted bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of having
             129      operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             130          (B) had a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of the offense; or
             131          (C) was 21 years of age or older and had a passenger under 18 years of age in the
             132      vehicle at the time of the offense.
             133          (b) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) is guilty of a third degree felony
             134      if the person has also inflicted serious bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of
             135      having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner.
             136          (c) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (2)(a)(iv) or (2)(a)(v) is guilty of:
             137          (i) a class B misdemeanor; or
             138          (ii) a class A misdemeanor if the person has also inflicted bodily injury upon another as
             139      a proximate result of having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner.
             140          (4) (a) As part of any sentence imposed the court shall, upon a first conviction, impose
             141      a mandatory jail sentence of not less than 48 consecutive hours.
             142          (b) The court may, as an alternative to all or part of a jail sentence, require the person
             143      to:
             144          (i) work in a compensatory-service work program for not less than 48 hours; or
             145          (ii) participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             146      accordance with Subsection (13).
             147          (c) In addition to the jail sentence, compensatory-service work program, or home
             148      confinement, the court shall:
             149          (i) order the person to participate in a screening and assessment;


             150          (ii) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             151      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (4)(d); and
             152          (iii) impose a fine of not less than $700.
             153          (d) The court may order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance
             154      abuse treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate.
             155          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(e)(ii), the court may order probation for the
             156      person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             157          (ii) If there is admissible evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or
             158      higher, the court shall order probation for the person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             159          (5) (a) If a person is convicted under Subsection (2) within ten years of a prior
             160      conviction under this section, the court shall as part of any sentence impose a mandatory jail
             161      sentence of not less than 240 consecutive hours.
             162          (b) The court may, as an alternative to all or part of a jail sentence, require the person
             163      to:
             164          (i) work in a compensatory-service work program for not less than 240 hours; or
             165          (ii) participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             166      accordance with Subsection (13).
             167          (c) In addition to the jail sentence, compensatory-service work program, or home
             168      confinement, the court shall:
             169          (i) order the person to participate in a screening and assessment;
             170          (ii) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             171      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (5)(d); and
             172          (iii) impose a fine of not less than $800.
             173          (d) The court may order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance
             174      abuse treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate.
             175          (e) The court shall order probation for the person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             176          (6) (a) A conviction for a violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if it is:
             177          (i) a third or subsequent conviction under this section within ten years of two or more
             178      prior convictions; or
             179          (ii) at any time after a conviction of:
             180          (A) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 that is committed after July 1, 2001;


             181      or
             182          (B) a felony violation under this section that is committed after July 1, 2001.
             183          (b) Any conviction described in this Subsection (6) which judgment of conviction is
             184      reduced under Section 76-3-402 is a conviction for purposes of this section.
             185          (c) Under Subsection (3)(b) or (6)(a), if the court suspends the execution of a prison
             186      sentence and places the defendant on probation the court shall impose:
             187          (i) a fine of not less than $1,500; and
             188          (ii) a mandatory jail sentence of not less than 1,500 hours.
             189          (d) For Subsection (6)(a) or (c), the court shall impose an order requiring the person to
             190      obtain a screening and assessment and substance abuse treatment at a substance abuse
             191      treatment program providing intensive care or inpatient treatment and long-term closely
             192      supervised follow-through after treatment for not less than 240 hours.
             193          (e) In addition to the penalties required under Subsection (6)(c), if the court orders
             194      probation, the probation shall be supervised probation which may include requiring the person
             195      to participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with
             196      Subsection (13).
             197          (7) The mandatory portion of any sentence required under this section may not be
             198      suspended and the convicted person is not eligible for parole or probation until any sentence
             199      imposed under this section has been served. Probation or parole resulting from a conviction for
             200      a violation under this section may not be terminated.
             201          (8) (a) (i) The provisions in Subsections (4), (5), and (6) that require a sentencing court
             202      to order a convicted person to: participate in a screening and assessment; and an educational
             203      series; obtain, in the discretion of the court, substance abuse treatment; obtain, mandatorily,
             204      substance abuse treatment; or do a combination of those things, apply to a conviction for a
             205      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 under Subsection (9).
             206          (ii) The court shall render the same order regarding screening and assessment, an
             207      educational series, or substance abuse treatment in connection with a first, second, or
             208      subsequent conviction under Section 41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 under Subsection (9), as the court
             209      would render in connection with applying respectively, the first, second, or subsequent
             210      conviction requirements of Subsections (4), (5), and (6).
             211          (b) The court shall notify the Driver License Division if a person fails to:


             212          (i) complete all court ordered:
             213          (A) screening and assessment;
             214          (B) educational series;
             215          (C) substance abuse treatment; and
             216          (D) hours of work in compensatory-service work program; or
             217          (ii) pay all fines and fees, including fees for restitution and treatment costs.
             218          (c) Upon receiving the notification, the division shall suspend the person's driving
             219      privilege in accordance with Subsections 53-3-221 (2) and (3).
             220          (9) (a) (i) When the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of a
             221      violation of Section 41-6-45 , of an ordinance enacted under Section 41-6-43 , or of Section
             222      41-6-44.6 in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of this
             223      section, the prosecution shall state for the record a factual basis for the plea, including whether
             224      or not there had been consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the
             225      defendant in connection with the violation.
             226          (ii) The statement is an offer of proof of the facts that shows whether there was
             227      consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the defendant, in connection with
             228      the violation.
             229          (b) The court shall advise the defendant before accepting the plea offered under this
             230      Subsection (9)(b) of the consequences of a violation of Section 41-6-44.6 or of Section
             231      41-6-45 .
             232          (c) The court shall notify the Driver License Division of each conviction of Section
             233      41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 entered under this Subsection (9).
             234          (10) A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation of this
             235      section when the officer has probable cause to believe the violation has occurred, although not
             236      in [his] the officer's presence, and if the officer has probable cause to believe that the violation
             237      was committed by the person.
             238          (11) (a) The Driver License Division shall:
             239          (i) suspend for 90 days the operator's license of a person convicted for the first time
             240      under Subsection (2);
             241          (ii) revoke for one year the license of a person convicted of any subsequent offense
             242      under Subsection (2) or if the person has a prior conviction as defined under Subsection (1) if


             243      the violation is committed within a period of ten years from the date of the prior violation; and
             244          (iii) suspend or revoke the license of a person as ordered by the court under Subsection
             245      (12).
             246          (b) The Driver License Division shall subtract from any suspension or revocation
             247      period the number of days for which a license was previously suspended under Section
             248      53-3-223 or 53-3-231 , if the previous suspension was based on the same occurrence upon
             249      which the record of conviction is based.
             250          (12) (a) In addition to any other penalties provided in this section, a court may order
             251      the operator's license of a person who is convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) to be
             252      suspended or revoked for an additional period of 90 days, 180 days, one year, or two years to
             253      remove from the highways those persons who have shown they are safety hazards.
             254          (b) If the court suspends or revokes the person's license under this Subsection (12)(b),
             255      the court shall prepare and send to the Driver License Division an order to suspend or revoke
             256      that person's driving privileges for a specified period of time.
             257          (13) (a) If the court orders a person to participate in home confinement through the use
             258      of electronic monitoring, the electronic monitoring shall alert the appropriate corrections,
             259      probation monitoring agency, law enforcement units, or contract provider of the defendant's
             260      whereabouts.
             261          (b) The electronic monitoring device shall be used under conditions which require:
             262          (i) the person to wear an electronic monitoring device at all times;
             263          (ii) that a device be placed in the home or other specified location of the person, so that
             264      the person's compliance with the court's order may be monitored; and
             265          (iii) the person to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring.
             266          (c) The court shall order the appropriate entity described in Subsection (13)(e) to place
             267      an electronic monitoring device on the person and install electronic monitoring equipment in
             268      the residence of the person or other specified location.
             269          (d) The court may:
             270          (i) require the person's electronic home monitoring device to include a substance abuse
             271      testing instrument;
             272          (ii) restrict the amount of alcohol the person may consume during the time the person
             273      is subject to home confinement;


             274          (iii) set specific time and location conditions that allow the person to attend school
             275      educational classes, or employment and to travel directly between those activities and the
             276      person's home; and
             277          (iv) waive all or part of the costs associated with home confinement if the person is
             278      determined to be indigent by the court.
             279          (e) The electronic monitoring described in this section may either be administered
             280      directly by the appropriate corrections agency, probation monitoring agency, or by contract
             281      with a private provider.
             282          (f) The electronic monitoring provider shall cover the costs of waivers by the court
             283      under Subsection (13)[(c)](d)(iv).
             284          (14) (a) If supervised probation is ordered under Section 41-6-44.6 or Subsection (4)(e)
             285      or (5)(e):
             286          (i) the court shall specify the period of the probation;
             287          (ii) the person shall pay all of the costs of the probation; and
             288          (iii) the court may order any other conditions of the probation.
             289          (b) The court shall provide the probation described in this section by contract with a
             290      probation monitoring agency or a private probation provider.
             291          (c) The probation provider described in Subsection (14)(b) shall monitor the person's
             292      compliance with all conditions of the person's sentence, conditions of probation, and court
             293      orders received under this article and shall notify the court of any failure to comply with or
             294      complete that sentence or those conditions or orders.
             295          (d) (i) The court may waive all or part of the costs associated with probation if the
             296      person is determined to be indigent by the court.
             297          (ii) The probation provider described in Subsection (14)(b) shall cover the costs of
             298      waivers by the court under Subsection (14)(d)(i).
             299          (15) If a person is convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) and there is admissible
             300      evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or higher, then if the court does not
             301      order:
             302          (a) treatment as described under Subsection (4)(d), (5)(d), or (6)(d), then the court shall
             303      enter the reasons on the record; and
             304          (b) the following penalties, the court shall enter the reasons on the record:


             305          (i) the installation of an ignition interlock system as a condition of probation for the
             306      person in accordance with Section 41-6-44.7 ; or
             307          (ii) the imposition of home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             308      accordance with Subsection (13).
             309          Section 2. Section 41-6-44.3 is amended to read:
             310           41-6-44.3. Standards for chemical breath analysis -- Evidence.
             311          (1) The commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall establish standards for
             312      the administration and interpretation of chemical analysis of a person's breath or oral fluids,
             313      including standards of training.
             314          (2) In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that a person was
             315      operating or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any
             316      drug or operating with a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited, documents
             317      offered as memoranda or records of acts, conditions, or events to prove that the analysis was
             318      made and the instrument used was accurate, according to standards established in Subsection
             319      (1), are admissible if:
             320          (a) the judge finds that they were made in the regular course of the investigation at or
             321      about the time of the act, condition, or event; and
             322          (b) the source of information from which made and the method and circumstances of
             323      their preparation indicate their trustworthiness.
             324          (3) If the judge finds that the standards established under Subsection (1) and the
             325      conditions of Subsection (2) have been met, there is a presumption that the test results are valid
             326      and further foundation for introduction of the evidence is unnecessary.
             327          Section 3. Section 41-6-44.10 is amended to read:
             328           41-6-44.10. Implied consent to chemical tests for alcohol or drugs -- Number of
             329      tests -- Refusal -- Warning, report -- Hearing, revocation of license -- Appeal -- Person
             330      incapable of refusal -- Results of test available -- Who may give test -- Evidence.
             331          (1) (a) A person operating a motor vehicle in this state is considered to have given [his]
             332      that person's consent to a chemical test or tests of [his] the person's breath, blood, [or] urine, or
             333      oral fluids for the purpose of determining whether [he] the person was operating or in actual
             334      physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily
             335      prohibited under Section 41-6-44 , 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , while under the influence of alcohol,


             336      any drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 , or while having any
             337      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             338      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 , if the test is or tests are administered at the direction of a peace
             339      officer having grounds to believe that person to have been operating or in actual physical
             340      control of a motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited
             341      under Section 41-6-44 , 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , or while under the influence of alcohol, any
             342      drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 , or while having any
             343      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             344      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 .
             345          (b) (i) The peace officer determines which of the tests are administered and how many
             346      of them are administered.
             347          (ii) If an officer requests more than one test, refusal by a person to take one or more
             348      requested tests, even though [he] the person does submit to any other requested test or tests, is
             349      a refusal under this section.
             350          (c) (i) A person who has been requested under this section to submit to a chemical test
             351      or tests of [his] that person's breath, blood, [or] urine, or oral fluids may not select the test or
             352      tests to be administered.
             353          (ii) The failure or inability of a peace officer to arrange for any specific chemical test is
             354      not a defense to taking a test requested by a peace officer, and it is not a defense in any
             355      criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding resulting from a person's refusal to submit to the
             356      requested test or tests.
             357          (2) (a) If the person has been placed under arrest, has then been requested by a peace
             358      officer to submit to any one or more of the chemical tests under Subsection (1), and refuses to
             359      submit to any chemical test requested, the person shall be warned by the peace officer
             360      requesting the test or tests that a refusal to submit to the test or tests can result in revocation of
             361      the person's license to operate a motor vehicle.
             362          (b) Following the warning under Subsection (2)(a), if the person does not immediately
             363      request that the chemical test or tests as offered by a peace officer be administered a peace
             364      officer shall serve on the person, on behalf of the Driver License Division, immediate notice of
             365      the Driver License Division's intention to revoke the person's privilege or license to operate a
             366      motor vehicle. When the officer serves the immediate notice on behalf of the Driver License


             367      Division, he shall:
             368          (i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;
             369          (ii) issue a temporary license effective for only 29 days; and
             370          (iii) supply to the operator, on a form approved by the Driver License Division, basic
             371      information regarding how to obtain a hearing before the Driver License Division.
             372          (c) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if approved as to form by the Driver
             373      License Division, serve also as the temporary license.
             374          (d) As a matter of procedure, the peace officer shall submit a signed report, within ten
             375      calendar days after the date of the arrest, that [he] the peace officer had grounds to believe the
             376      arrested person had been operating or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
             377      having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited under Section 41-6-44 ,
             378      53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , or while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of
             379      alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 , or while having any measurable controlled
             380      substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of Section
             381      41-6-44.6 , and that the person had refused to submit to a chemical test or tests under
             382      Subsection (1).
             383          (e) (i) A person who has been notified of the Driver License Division's intention to
             384      revoke his license under this section is entitled to a hearing.
             385          (ii) A request for the hearing shall be made in writing within ten calendar days after the
             386      date of the arrest.
             387          (iii) Upon written request, the division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be
             388      heard within 29 days after the date of arrest.
             389          (iv) If the person does not make a timely written request for a hearing before the
             390      division, [his] the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state is revoked beginning
             391      on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a period of:
             392          (A) 18 months unless Subsection (2)(e)(iv)(B) applies; or
             393          (B) 24 months if the person has had a previous license sanction after July 1, 1993,
             394      under this section, Section 41-6-44.6 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , 53-3-232 , or a conviction after July
             395      1, 1993, under Section 41-6-44 .
             396          (f) If a hearing is requested by the person, the hearing shall be conducted by the Driver
             397      License Division in the county in which the offense occurred, unless the division and the


             398      person both agree that the hearing may be held in some other county.
             399          (g) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             400          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a person was
             401      operating a motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6-44 , 41-6-44.6 , or 53-3-231 ; and
             402          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test.
             403          (h) (i) In connection with the hearing, the division or its authorized agent:
             404          (A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             405      the production of relevant books and papers; and
             406          (B) shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             407          (ii) The division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the Transportation Fund in
             408      accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             409          (i) If after a hearing, the Driver License Division determines that the person was
             410      requested to submit to a chemical test or tests and refused to submit to the test or tests, or if the
             411      person fails to appear before the Driver License Division as required in the notice, the Driver
             412      License Division shall revoke [his] the person's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in
             413      Utah beginning on the date the hearing is held for a period of:
             414          (i) (A) 18 months unless Subsection (2)(i)(i)(B) applies; or
             415          (B) 24 months if the person has had a previous license sanction after July 1, 1993,
             416      under this section, Section 41-6-44.6 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , 53-3-232 , or a conviction after July
             417      1, 1993, under Section 41-6-44 .
             418          (ii) The Driver License Division shall also assess against the person, in addition to any
             419      fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 (13), a fee under Section 53-3-105 , which shall be paid
             420      before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover administrative costs.
             421          (iii) The fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed court decision
             422      following a proceeding allowed under this Subsection (2) that the revocation was improper.
             423          (j) (i) Any person whose license has been revoked by the Driver License Division
             424      under this section may seek judicial review.
             425          (ii) Judicial review of an informal adjudicative proceeding is a trial. Venue is in the
             426      district court in the county in which the offense occurred.
             427          (3) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or in any other condition rendering him
             428      incapable of refusal to submit to any chemical test or tests is considered to not have withdrawn


             429      the consent provided for in Subsection (1), and the test or tests may be administered whether
             430      the person has been arrested or not.
             431          (4) Upon the request of the person who was tested, the results of the test or tests shall
             432      be made available to him.
             433          (5) (a) Only a physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under
             434      Section 26-1-30 , acting at the request of a peace officer, may withdraw blood to determine the
             435      alcoholic or drug content. This limitation does not apply to taking a urine [or], breath, or oral
             436      fluid specimen.
             437          (b) Any physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under Section
             438      26-1-30 who, at the direction of a peace officer, draws a sample of blood from any person
             439      whom a peace officer has reason to believe is driving in violation of this chapter, or hospital or
             440      medical facility at which the sample is drawn, is immune from any civil or criminal liability
             441      arising from drawing the sample, if the test is administered according to standard medical
             442      practice.
             443          (6) (a) The person to be tested may, at [his] the person's own expense, have a physician
             444      of [his] the person's own choice administer a chemical test in addition to the test or tests
             445      administered at the direction of a peace officer.
             446          (b) The failure or inability to obtain the additional test does not affect admissibility of
             447      the results of the test or tests taken at the direction of a peace officer, or preclude or delay the
             448      test or tests to be taken at the direction of a peace officer.
             449          (c) The additional test shall be subsequent to the test or tests administered at the
             450      direction of a peace officer.
             451          (7) For the purpose of determining whether to submit to a chemical test or tests, the
             452      person to be tested does not have the right to consult an attorney or have an attorney, physician,
             453      or other person present as a condition for the taking of any test.
             454          (8) If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test or tests or any
             455      additional test under this section, evidence of any refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal
             456      action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was
             457      operating or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
             458      any drug, combination of alcohol and any drug, or while having any measurable controlled
             459      substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body.


             460          Section 4. Section 41-6-44.12 is amended to read:
             461           41-6-44.12. Reporting test results -- Immunity from liability.
             462          (1) As used in this section, "health care provider" means a person licensed under Title
             463      58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Title
             464      58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
             465          (2) A health care provider who is providing medical care to any person involved in a
             466      motor vehicle crash may notify, as soon as reasonably possible, the nearest peace officer or law
             467      enforcement agency if the health care provider has reason to believe, as a result of any test
             468      performed in the course of medical treatment, that the:
             469          (a) person's blood alcohol concentration meets or exceeds the [limit] limits under
             470      Subsection 41-6-44 (2)(a)[(i) or (iii)];
             471          (b) person is younger than 21 years of age and has any measurable blood, breath, or
             472      urine alcohol concentration in the person's body; or
             473          (c) person has any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled
             474      substance in the person's body which could be a violation of Subsection 41-6-44 (2)(a)(ii) or
             475      Section 41-6-44.6 .
             476          (3) The report under Subsection (2) shall consist of the:
             477          (a) name of the person being treated;
             478          (b) date and time of the administration of the test; and
             479          (c) results disclosed by the test.
             480          (4) A health care provider participating in good faith in making a report or assisting an
             481      investigator from a law enforcement agency pursuant to this section is immune from any
             482      liability, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of those actions.
             483          (5) A report under Subsection (2) may not be used to support a finding of probable
             484      cause that a person who is not a driver of a vehicle has committed an offense.
             485          Section 5. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
             486           53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
             487      disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
             488      Limited driving privileges.
             489          (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter or Title 41, Chapter
             490      6, Traffic Rules and Regulations, specifically provides for denial, suspension, or


             491      disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
             492      receiving a record of his conviction for any of the following offenses:
             493          (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
             494      automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             495          (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
             496      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
             497      incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section 41-6-44 or as prohibited in
             498      an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1);
             499          (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood
             500      or breath alcohol content prohibited in Section 41-6-44 or as prohibited in an ordinance that
             501      complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1);
             502          (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
             503      41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
             504      regulating driving on highways;
             505          (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
             506          (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
             507          (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
             508      vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;
             509          (viii) two charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if
             510      upon a first conviction of reckless driving the judge or justice recommends suspension of the
             511      convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a period of
             512      three months;
             513          (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
             514      required in Section 41-6-13.5 ;
             515          (x) any offense specified in Part 4 of this chapter that requires disqualification;
             516          (xi) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             517      Subsection 76-10-508 (2);
             518          (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             519      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);
             520          (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             521      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in


             522      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 ; and
             523          (xiv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             524      alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 .
             525          (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a
             526      record of an adjudication under Title 78, Chapter 3a, Juvenile Courts, for any of the following
             527      offenses:
             528          (i) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             529      Subsection 76-10-508 (2); and
             530          (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             531      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
             532          (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
             533      division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
             534      record of conviction for any of the following offenses:
             535          (i) any violation of:
             536          (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
             537          (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
             538          (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
             539          (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
             540          (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
             541          (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
             542          (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
             543      that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
             544          (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
             545      transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
             546          (2) (a) The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation,
             547      or disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year, upon receiving:
             548          [(a)] (i) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
             549      while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
             550          [(b)] (ii) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle
             551      law in which the person was involved as a driver;
             552          [(c)] (iii) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in


             553      which the person was involved as a driver; or
             554          [(d)] (iv) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
             555          (b) For a violation of Subsection 53-3-227 (4), the division shall extend the period of
             556      the first suspension, revocation, or disqualification for an additional one-year period.
             557          (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)[(c)] (a)(iii) or [(d)] (a)(iv)
             558      that a person is driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or
             559      revoked, the person is entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial,
             560      suspension, disqualification, or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
             561          (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor
             562      vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
             563      recommendation of the trial judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the
             564      offenses referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
             565          (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
             566          (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1) (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(xi), (a)(xii), (a)(xiii),
             567      (1)(b), and (1)(c); and
             568          (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
             569      revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section 41-6-44 , Section
             570      41-6-44.6 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1),
             571      Section 41-6-44.10 , or Section 76-5-207 , or a criminal prohibition that the person was charged
             572      with violating as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating
             573      one or more of these sections or ordinances.
             574          (b) This discretionary privilege is limited to when undue hardship would result from a
             575      failure to grant the privilege and may be granted only once to any individual during any single
             576      period of denial, suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial,
             577      suspension, revocation, or disqualification.
             578          (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to an individual disqualified under Part 4,
             579      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended,
             580      cancelled, or denied under this chapter.
             581          Section 6. Section 53-3-227 is amended to read:
             582           53-3-227. Driving a motor vehicle prohibited while driving privilege denied,
             583      suspended, disqualified, or revoked -- Penalties.


             584          (1) A person whose driving privilege has been denied, suspended, disqualified, or
             585      revoked under this chapter or under the laws of the state in which the person's driving privilege
             586      was granted and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while that
             587      driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked shall be punished as provided
             588      in this section.
             589          (2) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (1), other than a violation specified
             590      in Subsection (3) or (4), is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             591          (3) (a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor [whose] if the person's conviction
             592      under Subsection (1) is based on [his] the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's
             593      driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for:
             594          (i) a refusal to submit to a chemical test under Section 41-6-44.10 ;
             595          (ii) a violation of Section 41-6-44 ;
             596          (iii) a violation of a local ordinance that complies with the requirements of Section
             597      41-6-43 ;
             598          (iv) a violation of Section 41-6-44.6 ;
             599          (v) a violation of Section 76-5-207 ;
             600          (vi) a criminal action that the person plead guilty to as a result of a plea bargain after
             601      having been originally charged with violating one or more of the sections or ordinances under
             602      this Subsection (3);
             603          (vii) a revocation or suspension which has been extended under Subsection 53-3-220
             604      (2); or
             605          (viii) where disqualification is the result of driving a commercial motor vehicle while
             606      the person's CDL is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked under Subsection 53-3-414
             607      (1).
             608          (b) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor [whose] if the person's conviction
             609      under Subsection (1) is based [upon] on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's
             610      driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked [in] by any state, the United States, or
             611      any district, possession, or territory of the United States for violations corresponding to the
             612      violations listed in [Subsection (a)] Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(viii).
             613          (c) A fine imposed under this Subsection (3) shall be at least the maximum fine for a
             614      class C misdemeanor under Section 76-3-301 .


             615          (4) (a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:
             616          (i) the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor
             617      vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for any
             618      violations listed in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(viii); and
             619          (ii) the person had any alcohol in the person's body at the time of the violation under
             620      Subsection (1).
             621          (b) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:
             622          (i) the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor
             623      vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked by any state,
             624      the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States for violations
             625      corresponding to the violations listed in Subsection (3)(a)(i) through (3)(a)(viii); and
             626          (ii) the person had any alcohol in the person's body at the time of the violation under
             627      Subsection (1).
             628          (c) (i) As part of any sentence imposed for a violation of this Subsection (4), the court
             629      shall order:
             630          (A) a jail sentence of not less than 48 consecutive hours;
             631          (B) a compensatory-service work program for not less than 48 hours; or
             632          (C) home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with
             633      Subsection 41-6-44 (13).
             634          (ii) In addition to the penalties under Subsection (4)(c)(i), the court shall impose a fine
             635      of not less than $750.
             636          Section 7. Section 72-10-502 is amended to read:
             637           72-10-502. Implied consent to chemical tests for alcohol or drugs -- Number of
             638      tests -- Refusal -- Person incapable of refusal -- Results of test available -- Who may give
             639      test -- Evidence.
             640          (1) (a) A person operating an aircraft in this state consents to a chemical test or tests of
             641      [his] the person's breath, blood, [or] urine, or oral fluids:
             642          (i) for the purpose of determining whether the person was operating or in actual
             643      physical control of an aircraft while having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily
             644      prohibited under Section 72-10-501 , or while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or
             645      combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 72-10-501 , if the test is or tests are


             646      administered at the direction of a peace officer having grounds to believe that person to have
             647      been operating or in actual physical control of an aircraft in violation of Section 72-10-501 ; or
             648          (ii) if the person operating the aircraft is involved in an accident that results in death,
             649      serious injury, or substantial aircraft damage.
             650          (b) (i) The peace officer determines which of the tests are administered and how many
             651      of them are administered.
             652          (ii) The peace officer may order any or all tests of the person's breath, blood, [or] urine,
             653      or oral fluids.
             654          (iii) If an officer requests more than one test, refusal by a person to take one or more
             655      requested tests, even though the person does submit to any other requested test or tests, is a
             656      refusal under this section.
             657          (c) (i) A person who has been requested under this section to submit to a chemical test
             658      or tests of the person's breath, blood, [or] urine, or oral fluids may not select the test or tests to
             659      be administered.
             660          (ii) The failure or inability of a peace officer to arrange for any specific chemical test is
             661      not a defense to taking a test requested by a peace officer, and it is not a defense in any
             662      criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding resulting from a person's refusal to submit to the
             663      requested test or tests.
             664          (2) (a) If the person has been placed under arrest and has then been requested by a
             665      peace officer to submit to any one or more of the chemical tests provided in Subsection (1) and
             666      refuses to submit to any chemical test, the person shall be warned by the peace officer
             667      requesting the test that a refusal to submit to the test is admissible in civil or criminal
             668      proceedings as provided under Subsection (8).
             669          (b) Following this warning, unless the person immediately requests that the chemical
             670      test offered by a peace officer be administered, a test may not be given.
             671          (3) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or in any other condition rendering the
             672      person incapable of refusal to submit to any chemical test or tests is considered to not have
             673      withdrawn the consent provided for in Subsection (1), and the test or tests may be administered
             674      whether the person has been arrested or not.
             675          (4) Upon the request of the person who was tested, the results of the test or tests shall
             676      be made available to [him] that person.


             677          (5) (a) Only a physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under
             678      Section 26-1-30 to draw blood under Section 41-6-44.10 , acting at the request of a peace
             679      officer, may withdraw blood to determine the alcohol or drug content. This limitation does not
             680      apply to the taking of a urine [or], breath, or oral fluid specimen.
             681          (b) Any physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under Section
             682      26-1-30 to draw blood under Section 41-6-44.10 who, at the direction of a peace officer, draws
             683      a sample of blood from any person whom a peace officer has reason to believe is flying in
             684      violation of this chapter, or hospital or medical facility at which the sample is drawn, is
             685      immune from any civil or criminal liability arising from drawing the sample, if the test is
             686      administered according to standard medical practice.
             687          (6) (a) The person to be tested may, at the person's own expense, have a physician of
             688      the person's own choice administer a chemical test in addition to the test or tests administered
             689      at the direction of a peace officer.
             690          (b) The failure or inability to obtain the additional test does not affect admissibility of
             691      the results of the test or tests taken at the direction of a peace officer, or preclude or delay the
             692      test or tests to be taken at the direction of a peace officer.
             693          (c) The additional test shall be subsequent to the test or tests administered at the
             694      direction of a peace officer.
             695          (7) For the purpose of determining whether to submit to a chemical test or tests, the
             696      person to be tested does not have the right to consult an attorney or have an attorney, physician,
             697      or other person present as a condition for the taking of any test.
             698          (8) If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test or tests or any
             699      additional test under this section, evidence of any refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal
             700      action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was
             701      operating or in actual physical control of an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol, any
             702      drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug.
             703          (9) The results of any test taken under this section or the refusal to be tested shall be
             704      reported to the Federal Aviation Administration by the peace officer requesting the test.
             705          Section 8. Section 72-10-503 is amended to read:
             706           72-10-503. Standards for chemical breath analysis or oral fluids -- Evidence.
             707          (1) The commissioner of the Department of Public Safety shall establish standards for


             708      the administration and interpretation of chemical analysis of a person's breath or oral fluids,
             709      including standards of training.
             710          (2) In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that a person was
             711      operating or in actual physical control of an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or any
             712      drug or operating with a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited, documents
             713      offered as memoranda or records of acts, conditions, or events to prove that the analysis was
             714      made and the instrument used was accurate, according to standards established in Subsection
             715      (1), are admissible if:
             716          (a) the judge finds that they were made in the regular course of the investigation at or
             717      about the time of the act, condition, or event; and
             718          (b) the source of information from which made and the method and circumstances of
             719      their preparation indicate their trustworthiness.
             720          (3) If the judge finds that the standards established under Subsection (1) and the
             721      conditions of Subsection (2) have been met, there is a presumption that the test results are valid
             722      and further foundation for introduction of the evidence is unnecessary.
             723          Section 9. Section 76-10-528 is amended to read:
             724           76-10-528. Carrying a dangerous weapon while under influence of alcohol or
             725      drugs unlawful.
             726          (1) Any person who carries a dangerous weapon while under the influence of alcohol
             727      or a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             728      Under the influence means the same level of influence or blood or breath alcohol concentration
             729      as provided in [Section] Subsections 41-6-44 (2)(a)(i) through (2)(a)(iii).
             730          (2) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the person:
             731          (a) is licensed in the pursuit of wildlife of any kind; or
             732          (b) has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm.
             733          Section 10. Study.
             734          The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall study child endangerment for
             735      driving under the influence violations and report to the Transportation Interim Committee on or
             736      before the November 2004 interim meeting.


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