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S.B. 168

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DRIVER LICENSE RELATED AMENDMENTS

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2004 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Carlene M. Walker

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             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code and the Public Safety Code by amending
             9      provisions related to driver licensing and the Driver License Division.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    clarifies the suspension and revocation periods for denying, suspending, revoking,
             13      or disqualifying a driver's driving privileges in certain circumstances;
             14          .    amends notice and hearing requirements for Driver License Division denial,
             15      revocation, suspension, or disqualification hearings in certain circumstances;
             16          .    amends abstract requirements for courts to report violations to the Driver License
             17      Division;
             18          .    amends the definition of extension for a driver license renewal;
             19          .    provides that a driving record furnished by the Driver License Division may report
             20      on the driving record of a person for a period of ten years, instead of six;
             21          .    amends the definition of qualifying conviction for purposes of issuing no alcohol
             22      conditional licenses and qualifying conviction coded licenses;
             23          .    provides that the Driver License Division may issue, reinstate, or renew a driver
             24      license only in the form of a no alcohol conditional license to a person for a period
             25      of ten years, instead of six, following a second or subsequent qualifying driving
             26      under the influence conviction; and
             27          .    makes technical changes.


             28      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             29          None
             30      Other Special Clauses:
             31          None
             32      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             33      AMENDS:
             34          41-6-44, as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2002, Fifth Special Session
             35          41-6-44.10, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             36          41-6-173, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1983
             37          53-3-102, as last amended by Chapter 200, Laws of Utah 2002
             38          53-3-109, as last amended by Chapters 85 and 289, Laws of Utah 2001
             39          53-3-219, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 1998
             40          53-3-220, as last amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 2003
             41          53-3-223, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
             42          53-3-231, as last amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2002, Fifth Special Session
             43          53-3-232, as last amended by Chapter 200, Laws of Utah 2002
             44          53-3-233, as enacted by Chapter 334, Laws of Utah 2000
             45          53-3-418, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 2002
             46     
             47      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             48          Section 1. Section 41-6-44 is amended to read:
             49           41-6-44. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both
             50      or with specified or unsafe blood alcohol concentration -- Measurement of blood or
             51      breath alcohol -- Criminal punishment -- Arrest without warrant -- Penalties --
             52      Suspension or revocation of license.
             53          (1) As used in this section:
             54          (a) "conviction" means any conviction for a violation of:
             55          (i) this section;
             56          (ii) alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving under
             57      Subsections (9) and (10);
             58          (iii) Section 41-6-44.6 , driving with any measurable controlled substance that is taken


             59      illegally in the body;
             60          (iv) local ordinances similar to this section or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of
             61      both-related reckless driving adopted in compliance with Section 41-6-43 ;
             62          (v) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ; or
             63          (vi) a violation described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (v), which judgment of
             64      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 ; or
             65          (vii) statutes or ordinances in effect in any other state, the United States, or any district,
             66      possession, or territory of the United States which would constitute a violation of this section
             67      or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving if committed in this
             68      state, including punishments administered under 10 U.S.C. Sec. 815;
             69          (b) "educational series" means an educational series obtained at a substance abuse
             70      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             71      with Section 62A-15-105 ;
             72          (c) "screening and assessment" means a substance abuse addiction and dependency
             73      screening and assessment obtained at a substance abuse program that is approved by the Board
             74      of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance with Section 62A-15-105 ;
             75          (d) "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates or causes serious permanent
             76      disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or
             77      creates a substantial risk of death;
             78          (e) "substance abuse treatment" means treatment 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          (f) "substance abuse treatment program" means a state licensed substance abuse
             82      program;
             83          (g) a violation of this section includes a violation under a local ordinance similar to this
             84      section adopted in compliance with Section 41-6-43 ; and
             85          (h) the standard of negligence is that of simple negligence, the failure to exercise that
             86      degree of care that an ordinarily reasonable and prudent person exercises under like or similar
             87      circumstances.
             88          (2) (a) A person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within
             89      this state if the person:


             90          (i) has sufficient alcohol in [his] the person's body that a subsequent chemical test
             91      shows that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the
             92      time of the test;
             93          (ii) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             94      and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; or
             95          (iii) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
             96      operation or actual physical control.
             97          (b) The fact that a person charged with violating this section is or has been legally
             98      entitled to use alcohol or a drug is not a defense against any charge of violating this section.
             99          (c) Alcohol concentration in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per 100
             100      milliliters of blood, and alcohol concentration in the breath shall be based upon grams of
             101      alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
             102          (3) (a) A person convicted the first or second time of a violation of Subsection (2) is
             103      guilty of a:
             104          (i) class B misdemeanor; or
             105          (ii) class A misdemeanor if the person:
             106          (A) has also inflicted bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of having
             107      operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             108          (B) had a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of the offense; or
             109          (C) was 21 years of age or older and had a passenger under 18 years of age in the
             110      vehicle at the time of the offense.
             111          (b) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) is guilty of a third degree felony
             112      if the person has also inflicted serious bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of
             113      having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner.
             114          (4) (a) As part of any sentence imposed the court shall, upon a first conviction, impose
             115      a mandatory jail sentence of not less than 48 consecutive hours.
             116          (b) The court may, as an alternative to all or part of a jail sentence, require the person
             117      to:
             118          (i) work in a compensatory-service work program for not less than 48 hours; or
             119          (ii) participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             120      accordance with Subsection (13).


             121          (c) In addition to the jail sentence, compensatory-service work program, or home
             122      confinement, the court shall:
             123          (i) order the person to participate in a screening and assessment;
             124          (ii) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             125      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (4)(d); and
             126          (iii) impose a fine of not less than $700.
             127          (d) The court may order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance
             128      abuse treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate.
             129          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(e)(ii), the court may order probation for the
             130      person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             131          (ii) If there is admissible evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or
             132      higher, the court shall order probation for the person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             133          (5) (a) If a person is convicted under Subsection (2) within ten years of a prior
             134      conviction under this section, the court shall as part of any sentence impose a mandatory jail
             135      sentence of not less than 240 consecutive hours.
             136          (b) The court may, as an alternative to all or part of a jail sentence, require the person
             137      to:
             138          (i) work in a compensatory-service work program for not less than 240 hours; or
             139          (ii) participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             140      accordance with Subsection (13).
             141          (c) In addition to the jail sentence, compensatory-service work program, or home
             142      confinement, the court shall:
             143          (i) order the person to participate in a screening and assessment;
             144          (ii) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             145      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (5)(d); and
             146          (iii) impose a fine of not less than $800.
             147          (d) The court may order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance
             148      abuse treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate.
             149          (e) The court shall order probation for the person in accordance with Subsection (14).
             150          (6) (a) A conviction for a violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if it is:
             151          (i) a third or subsequent conviction under this section within ten years of two or more


             152      prior convictions; or
             153          (ii) at any time after a conviction of:
             154          (A) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 that is committed after July 1, 2001;
             155      or
             156          (B) a felony violation under this section that is committed after July 1, 2001.
             157          (b) Any conviction described in this Subsection (6) which judgment of conviction is
             158      reduced under Section 76-3-402 is a conviction for purposes of this section.
             159          (c) Under Subsection (3)(b) or (6)(a), if the court suspends the execution of a prison
             160      sentence and places the defendant on probation the court shall impose:
             161          (i) a fine of not less than $1,500; and
             162          (ii) a mandatory jail sentence of not less than 1,500 hours.
             163          (d) For Subsection (6)(a) or (c), the court shall impose an order requiring the person to
             164      obtain a screening and assessment and substance abuse treatment at a substance abuse
             165      treatment program providing intensive care or inpatient treatment and long-term closely
             166      supervised follow-through after treatment for not less than 240 hours.
             167          (e) In addition to the penalties required under Subsection (6)(c), if the court orders
             168      probation, the probation shall be supervised probation which may include requiring the person
             169      to participate in home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with
             170      Subsection (13).
             171          (7) The mandatory portion of any sentence required under this section may not be
             172      suspended and the convicted person is not eligible for parole or probation until any sentence
             173      imposed under this section has been served. Probation or parole resulting from a conviction for
             174      a violation under this section may not be terminated.
             175          (8) (a) (i) The provisions in Subsections (4), (5), and (6) that require a sentencing court
             176      to order a convicted person to: participate in a screening and assessment; and an educational
             177      series; obtain, in the discretion of the court, substance abuse treatment; obtain, mandatorily,
             178      substance abuse treatment; or do a combination of those things, apply to a conviction for a
             179      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 under Subsection (9).
             180          (ii) The court shall render the same order regarding screening and assessment, an
             181      educational series, or substance abuse treatment in connection with a first, second, or
             182      subsequent conviction under Section 41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 under Subsection (9), as the court


             183      would render in connection with applying respectively, the first, second, or subsequent
             184      conviction requirements of Subsections (4), (5), and (6).
             185          (b) (i) The court shall notify the Driver License Division if a person fails to:
             186          [(i)] (A) complete all court ordered:
             187          [(A)] (I) screening and assessment;
             188          [(B)] (II) educational series;
             189          [(C)] (III) substance abuse treatment; and
             190          [(D)] (IV) hours of work in compensatory-service work program; or
             191          [(ii)] (B) pay all fines and fees, including fees for restitution and treatment costs.
             192          (ii) Upon receiving the notification described in Subsection (8)(b)(i), the division shall
             193      suspend the person's driving privilege in accordance with Subsections 53-3-221 (2) and (3).
             194          (9) (a) (i) When the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or no contest to a charge of a
             195      violation of Section 41-6-45 , of an ordinance enacted under Section 41-6-43 , or of Section
             196      41-6-44.6 in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of this
             197      section, the prosecution shall state for the record a factual basis for the plea, including whether
             198      or not there had been consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the
             199      defendant in connection with the violation.
             200          (ii) The statement is an offer of proof of the facts that shows whether there was
             201      consumption of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both, by the defendant, in connection with
             202      the violation.
             203          (b) The court shall advise the defendant before accepting the plea offered under this
             204      Subsection (9)(b) of the consequences of a violation of Section 41-6-44.6 or of Section
             205      41-6-45 .
             206          (c) The court shall notify the Driver License Division of each conviction of Section
             207      41-6-44.6 or 41-6-45 entered under this Subsection (9).
             208          (10) A peace officer may, without a warrant, arrest a person for a violation of this
             209      section when the peace officer has probable cause to believe the violation has occurred,
             210      although not in [his] the peace officer's presence, and if the peace officer has probable cause to
             211      believe that the violation was committed by the person.
             212          (11) (a) The Driver License Division shall:
             213          (i) suspend for 90 days the operator's license of a person convicted for the first time


             214      under Subsection (2);
             215          (ii) revoke for one year the license of a person convicted of any subsequent offense
             216      under Subsection (2) or if the person has a prior conviction as defined under Subsection (1) if
             217      the violation is committed within a period of ten years from the date of the prior violation; and
             218          (iii) suspend or revoke the license of a person as ordered by the court under Subsection
             219      (12).
             220          (b) The Driver License Division shall subtract from any suspension or revocation
             221      period the number of days for which a license was previously suspended under Section
             222      53-3-223 or 53-3-231 , if the previous suspension was based on the same occurrence upon
             223      which the record of conviction is based.
             224          (12) (a) (i) In addition to any other penalties provided in this section, a court may order
             225      the operator's license of a person who is convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) to be
             226      suspended or revoked for an additional period of 90 days, 180 days, one year, or two years to
             227      remove from the highways those persons who have shown they are safety hazards.
             228          (ii) The additional suspension or revocation period provided in this Subsection (12)
             229      shall begin the date on which the individual would be eligible to reinstate the individual's
             230      driving privilege for a violation of Subsection (2).
             231          (b) If the court suspends or revokes the person's license under this Subsection (12)(b),
             232      the court shall prepare and send to the Driver License Division an order to suspend or revoke
             233      that person's driving privileges for a specified period of time.
             234          (13) (a) If the court orders a person to participate in home confinement through the use
             235      of electronic monitoring, the electronic monitoring shall alert the appropriate corrections,
             236      probation monitoring agency, law enforcement units, or contract provider of the defendant's
             237      whereabouts.
             238          (b) The electronic monitoring device shall be used under conditions which require:
             239          (i) the person to wear an electronic monitoring device at all times;
             240          (ii) that a device be placed in the home or other specified location of the person, so that
             241      the person's compliance with the court's order may be monitored; and
             242          (iii) the person to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring.
             243          (c) The court shall order the appropriate entity described in Subsection (13)(e) to place
             244      an electronic monitoring device on the person and install electronic monitoring equipment in


             245      the residence of the person or other specified location.
             246          (d) The court may:
             247          (i) require the person's electronic home monitoring device to include a substance abuse
             248      testing instrument;
             249          (ii) restrict the amount of alcohol the person may consume during the time the person
             250      is subject to home confinement;
             251          (iii) set specific time and location conditions that allow the person to attend school
             252      educational classes, or employment and to travel directly between those activities and the
             253      person's home; and
             254          (iv) waive all or part of the costs associated with home confinement if the person is
             255      determined to be indigent by the court.
             256          (e) The electronic monitoring described in this section may either be administered
             257      directly by the appropriate corrections agency, probation monitoring agency, or by contract
             258      with a private provider.
             259          (f) The electronic monitoring provider shall cover the costs of waivers by the court
             260      under Subsection (13)(c)(iv).
             261          (14) (a) If supervised probation is ordered under Section 41-6-44.6 or Subsection (4)(e)
             262      or (5)(e):
             263          (i) the court shall specify the period of the probation;
             264          (ii) the person shall pay all of the costs of the probation; and
             265          (iii) the court may order any other conditions of the probation.
             266          (b) The court shall provide the probation described in this section by contract with a
             267      probation monitoring agency or a private probation provider.
             268          (c) The probation provider described in Subsection (14)(b) shall monitor the person's
             269      compliance with all conditions of the person's sentence, conditions of probation, and court
             270      orders received under this article and shall notify the court of any failure to comply with or
             271      complete that sentence or those conditions or orders.
             272          (d) (i) The court may waive all or part of the costs associated with probation if the
             273      person is determined to be indigent by the court.
             274          (ii) The probation provider described in Subsection (14)(b) shall cover the costs of
             275      waivers by the court under Subsection (14)(d)(i).


             276          (15) If a person is convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) and there is admissible
             277      evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or higher, then if the court does not
             278      order:
             279          (a) treatment as described under Subsection (4)(d), (5)(d), or (6)(d), then the court shall
             280      enter the reasons on the record; and
             281          (b) the following penalties, the court shall enter the reasons on the record:
             282          (i) the installation of an ignition interlock system as a condition of probation for the
             283      person in accordance with Section 41-6-44.7 ; or
             284          (ii) the imposition of home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             285      accordance with Subsection (13).
             286          Section 2. Section 41-6-44.10 is amended to read:
             287           41-6-44.10. Implied consent to chemical tests for alcohol or drug -- Number of
             288      tests -- Refusal -- Warning, report -- Hearing, revocation of license -- Appeal -- Person
             289      incapable of refusal -- Results of test available -- Who may give test -- Evidence.
             290          (1) (a) A person operating a motor vehicle in this state is considered to have given [his]
             291      the person's consent to a chemical test or tests of [his] the person's breath, blood, or urine for
             292      the purpose of determining whether [he] the person was operating or in actual physical control
             293      of a motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited under
             294      Section 41-6-44 , 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or
             295      combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 , or while having any measurable
             296      controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of
             297      Section 41-6-44.6 , if the test is or tests are administered at the direction of a peace officer
             298      having grounds to believe that person to have been operating or in actual physical control of a
             299      motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited under
             300      Section 41-6-44 , 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , or while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or
             301      combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 , or while having any measurable
             302      controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of
             303      Section 41-6-44.6 .
             304          (b) (i) The peace officer determines which of the tests are administered and how many
             305      of them are administered.
             306          (ii) If [an] a peace officer requests more than one test, refusal by a person to take one or


             307      more requested tests, even though [he] the person does submit to any other requested test or
             308      tests, is a refusal under this section.
             309          (c) (i) A person who has been requested under this section to submit to a chemical test
             310      or tests of [his] the person's breath, blood, or urine, may not select the test or tests to be
             311      administered.
             312          (ii) The failure or inability of a peace officer to arrange for any specific chemical test is
             313      not a defense to taking a test requested by a peace officer, and it is not a defense in any
             314      criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding resulting from a person's refusal to submit to the
             315      requested test or tests.
             316          (2) (a) If the person has been placed under arrest, has then been requested by a peace
             317      officer to submit to any one or more of the chemical tests under Subsection (1), and refuses to
             318      submit to any chemical test requested, the person shall be warned by the peace officer
             319      requesting the test or tests that a refusal to submit to the test or tests can result in revocation of
             320      the person's license to operate a motor vehicle.
             321          (b) Following the warning under Subsection (2)(a), if the person does not immediately
             322      request that the chemical test or tests as offered by a peace officer be administered, a peace
             323      officer shall [serve on the person], on behalf of the Driver License Division[, immediate] and
             324      within 24 hours of the arrest, give notice of the Driver License Division's intention to revoke
             325      the person's privilege or license to operate a motor vehicle. When [the] a peace officer [serves
             326      the immediate] gives the notice on behalf of the Driver License Division, [he] the peace officer
             327      shall:
             328          (i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;
             329          (ii) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             330      arrest; and
             331          (iii) supply to the operator, [on a form approved] in a manner specified by the Driver
             332      License Division, basic information regarding how to obtain a hearing before the Driver
             333      License Division.
             334          (c) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if [approved as to form] provided in a
             335      manner specified by the Driver License Division, [serve] also serve as the temporary license
             336      certificate.
             337          (d) As a matter of procedure, the peace officer shall submit a signed report, within ten


             338      calendar days after the [date of the arrest] day on which notice is provided under Subsection
             339      (2)(b), that [he] the peace officer had grounds to believe the arrested person had been operating
             340      or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood or breath alcohol
             341      content statutorily prohibited under Section 41-6-44 , 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 , or while under the
             342      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug under Section 41-6-44 ,
             343      or while having any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in
             344      the person's body in violation of Section 41-6-44.6 , and that the person had refused to submit to
             345      a chemical test or tests under Subsection (1).
             346          (e) (i) A person who has been notified of the Driver License Division's intention to
             347      revoke [his] the person's license under this section is entitled to a hearing.
             348          (ii) A request for the hearing shall be made in writing within ten calendar days after the
             349      [date of the arrest] day on which notice is provided.
             350          (iii) Upon [written request, the division] request in a manner specified by the Driver
             351      License Division, the Driver License Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be
             352      heard within 29 days after the date of arrest.
             353          (iv) If the person does not make a [timely written] request for a hearing before the
             354      [division, his] Driver License Division under this Subsection (2)(e), the person's privilege to
             355      operate a motor vehicle in the state is revoked beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest
             356      for a period of:
             357          (A) 18 months unless Subsection (2)(e)(iv)(B) applies; or
             358          (B) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             359          (I) license sanction [after July 1, 1993,] for an offense that occurred within the previous
             360      ten years from the date of arrest under this section, Section 41-6-44.6 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             361      53-3-232 [,]; or [a]
             362          (II) conviction [after July 1, 1993,] for an offense that occurred within the previous ten
             363      years from the date of arrest under Section 41-6-44 .
             364          (f) (i) [If] Except as provided in Subsection (2)(f)(ii), if a hearing is requested by the
             365      person, the hearing shall be conducted by the Driver License Division in the county in which
             366      the offense occurred[, unless the division and the person both agree that the hearing may be
             367      held in some other county].
             368          (ii) The Driver License Division may hold a hearing in some other county if:


             369          (A) the Driver License Division and the person both agree; or
             370          (B) the Driver License Division makes telephonic participation available to the person
             371      requesting the hearing under Subsection (2)(e)(ii) as provided under Section 53-3-223.5 .
             372          (g) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             373          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a person was
             374      operating a motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6-44 , 41-6-44.6 , or 53-3-231 ; and
             375          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test.
             376          (h) (i) In connection with the hearing, the division or its authorized agent:
             377          (A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             378      the production of relevant books and papers; and
             379          (B) shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             380          (ii) The [division] Driver License Division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the
             381      Transportation Fund in accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             382          (i) If after a hearing, the Driver License Division determines that the person was
             383      requested to submit to a chemical test or tests and refused to submit to the test or tests, or if the
             384      person fails to appear before the Driver License Division as required in the notice, the Driver
             385      License Division shall revoke [his] the person's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in
             386      Utah beginning on the date the hearing is held for a period of:
             387          (i) (A) 18 months unless Subsection (2)(i)(i)(B) applies; or
             388          (B) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             389          (I) license sanction [after July 1, 1993,] for an offense that occurred within the previous
             390      ten years from the date of arrest under this section, Section 41-6-44.6 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             391      53-3-232 [,]; or [a]
             392          (II) conviction [after July 1, 1993,] for an offense that occurred within the previous ten
             393      years from the date of arrest under Section 41-6-44 .
             394          (ii) The Driver License Division shall also assess against the person, in addition to any
             395      fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 (13), a fee under Section 53-3-105 , which shall be paid
             396      before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover administrative costs.
             397          (iii) The fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed court decision
             398      following a proceeding allowed under this Subsection (2) that the revocation was improper.
             399          (j) (i) Any person whose license has been revoked by the Driver License Division


             400      under this section may seek judicial review.
             401          (ii) Judicial review of an informal adjudicative proceeding is a trial. Venue is in the
             402      district court in the county in which the offense occurred.
             403          (3) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or in any other condition rendering [him] the
             404      person incapable of refusal to submit to any chemical test or tests is considered to not have
             405      withdrawn the consent provided for in Subsection (1), and the test or tests may be administered
             406      whether the person has been arrested or not.
             407          (4) Upon the request of the person who was tested, the results of the test or tests shall
             408      be made available to [him] the person.
             409          (5) (a) Only a physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under
             410      Section 26-1-30 , acting at the request of a peace officer, may withdraw blood to determine the
             411      alcoholic or drug content. This limitation does not apply to taking a urine or breath specimen.
             412          (b) Any physician, registered nurse, practical nurse, or person authorized under Section
             413      26-1-30 who, at the direction of a peace officer, draws a sample of blood from any person
             414      whom a peace officer has reason to believe is driving in violation of this chapter, or hospital or
             415      medical facility at which the sample is drawn, is immune from any civil or criminal liability
             416      arising from drawing the sample, if the test is administered according to standard medical
             417      practice.
             418          (6) (a) The person to be tested may, at [his] the person's own expense, have a physician
             419      of [his] the person's own choice administer a chemical test in addition to the test or tests
             420      administered at the direction of a peace officer.
             421          (b) The failure or inability to obtain the additional test does not affect admissibility of
             422      the results of the test or tests taken at the direction of a peace officer, or preclude or delay the
             423      test or tests to be taken at the direction of a peace officer.
             424          (c) The additional test shall be subsequent to the test or tests administered at the
             425      direction of a peace officer.
             426          (7) For the purpose of determining whether to submit to a chemical test or tests, the
             427      person to be tested does not have the right to consult an attorney or have an attorney, physician,
             428      or other person present as a condition for the taking of any test.
             429          (8) If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test or tests or any
             430      additional test under this section, evidence of any refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal


             431      action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was
             432      operating or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
             433      any drug, combination of alcohol and any drug, or while having any measurable controlled
             434      substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body.
             435          Section 3. Section 41-6-173 is amended to read:
             436           41-6-173. Keeping of records -- Making and forwarding of abstract upon
             437      conviction or forfeiture of bail -- Form and contents -- Official misconduct.
             438          [(a) Every] (1) A magistrate or judge of a court not of record and every clerk of a court
             439      of record shall keep a full record of [every] each case in which a person is charged with [any]:
             440          (a) a violation of this [act] chapter; or [of]
             441          (b) any other law regulating the operation of [vehicles on highways] a motor vehicle on
             442      the highway.
             443          [(b)] (2) (a) Within [10] ten days after the conviction or forfeiture of bail of a person
             444      upon a charge of violating any provision of this [act] chapter or other law regulating the
             445      operation of [vehicles on highways every said] a motor vehicle on the highway, the magistrate
             446      of the court or clerk of the court of record in which [such] the conviction was [had] made or
             447      bail was forfeited shall prepare and immediately forward to the department an abstract of the
             448      record of [said] the court covering the case in which [said] the person was [so] convicted or
             449      forfeited bail[, which].
             450          (b) The abstract [must] shall be certified by the person [so] required to prepare the
             451      [same] abstract to be true and correct. [Report need not be made of any]
             452          (c) A report under this Subsection (2) is not required for a conviction involving the
             453      illegal parking or standing of a vehicle.
             454          [(c) Said] (3) The abstract must be made [upon a form furnished by the department] in
             455      a manner specified by the Driver License Division and shall include the:
             456          (a) name and address of the party charged[, the];
             457          (b) number, if any, [of his] of the person's operator's license[, the];
             458          (c) registration number of the vehicle involved[, the];
             459          (d) nature of the offense[, the];
             460          (e) date of hearing[, the];
             461          (f) plea[, the];


             462          (g) judgment, or whether bail was forfeited; and [the]
             463          (h) amount of the fine or forfeiture [as the case may be].
             464          [(d) Every] (4) A court of record shall [also forward a like] provide a copy of the
             465      report to the [department] Driver License Division upon the conviction of any person of
             466      manslaughter or other felony in [the commission of] which a vehicle was used.
             467          [(e)] (5) The failure, refusal, or neglect of [any such] a judicial officer to comply with
             468      [any of] the requirements of this section [shall constitute] constitutes misconduct in office and
             469      [shall be ground] is grounds for removal [therefrom].
             470          [(f) The department shall keep all abstracts received hereunder at its main office and
             471      the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours.]
             472          (6) The Driver License Division shall classify and disclose all abstracts received in
             473      accordance with Section 53-3-109 .
             474          Section 4. Section 53-3-102 is amended to read:
             475           53-3-102. Definitions.
             476          As used in this chapter:
             477          (1) "Cancellation" means the termination by the division of a license issued through
             478      error or fraud or for which consent under Section 53-3-211 has been withdrawn.
             479          (2) "Class D license" means the class of license issued to drive motor vehicles not
             480      defined as commercial motor vehicles or motorcycles under this chapter.
             481          (3) "Class M license" means the class of license issued to drive a motorcycle as defined
             482      under this chapter.
             483          (4) "Commercial driver license" or "CDL" means a license issued substantially in
             484      accordance with the requirements of Title XII, Pub. L. 99-570, the Commercial Motor Vehicle
             485      Safety Act of 1986, and in accordance with Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
             486      which authorizes the holder to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle.
             487          (5) (a) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed or used to
             488      transport passengers or property if the vehicle:
             489          (i) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds or a lesser rating as
             490      determined by federal regulation;
             491          (ii) is designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver; or
             492          (iii) is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance


             493      with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F.
             494          (b) The following vehicles are not considered a commercial motor vehicle for purposes
             495      of Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act:
             496          (i) equipment owned and operated by the United States Department of Defense when
             497      driven by any active duty military personnel and members of the reserves and national guard on
             498      active duty including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time
             499      training, and national guard military technicians and civilians who are required to wear military
             500      uniforms and are subject to the code of military justice;
             501          (ii) vehicles controlled and driven by a farmer to transport agricultural products, farm
             502      machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm within 150 miles of his farm but not in operation
             503      as a motor carrier for hire;
             504          (iii) firefighting and emergency vehicles; and
             505          (iv) recreational vehicles that are not used in commerce and are driven solely as family
             506      or personal conveyances for recreational purposes.
             507          (6) "Conviction" means any of the following:
             508          (a) an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or
             509      failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an administrative proceeding;
             510          (b) an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a person's
             511      appearance in court;
             512          (c) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court;
             513          (d) the payment of a fine or court costs; or
             514          (e) violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether the penalty is
             515      rebated, suspended, or probated.
             516          (7) "Denial" or "denied" means the withdrawal of a driving privilege by the division to
             517      which the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 12a, Part IV, Proof of Owner's or Operator's Security,
             518      do not apply.
             519          (8) "Director" means the division director appointed under Section 53-3-103 .
             520          (9) "Disqualification" means either:
             521          (a) the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or any other withdrawal by a state
             522      of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle;
             523          (b) a determination by the Federal Highway Administration, under 49 C.F.R. Part 386,


             524      that a person is no longer qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C.F.R. Part
             525      391; or
             526          (c) the loss of qualification that automatically follows conviction of an offense listed in
             527      49 C.F.R. Part 383.51.
             528          (10) "Division" means the Driver License Division of the department created in
             529      Section 53-3-103 .
             530          (11) "Drive" means:
             531          (a) to operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway; and
             532          (b) in Subsections 53-3-414 (1) through (3), Subsection 53-3-414 (5), and Sections
             533      53-3-417 and 53-3-418 , the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle at any place within
             534      the state.
             535          (12) (a) "Driver" means any person who drives, or is in actual physical control of a
             536      motor vehicle in any location open to the general public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
             537          (b) In Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, "driver" includes any person
             538      who is required to hold a CDL under Part 4 or federal law.
             539          (13) "Extension" means a renewal completed [exclusively by mail] in a manner
             540      specified by the division.
             541          (14) "Farm tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm
             542      implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry.
             543          (15) "Highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of
             544      any nature when any part of it is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for traffic.
             545          (16) "License" means the privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             546          (17) "License certificate" means the evidence of the privilege issued under this chapter
             547      to drive a motor vehicle.
             548          (18) "Motorboat" has the same meaning as provided under Section 73-18-2 .
             549          (19) "Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle, other than a tractor, having a seat or
             550      saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel with not more than three wheels in contact
             551      with the ground.
             552          (20) "Nonresident" means a person who:
             553          (a) is not a resident of this state; and
             554          (b) (i) has not engaged in any gainful occupation in this state for an aggregate period of


             555      60 days in the preceding 12 months; or
             556          (ii) is temporarily assigned by [his] the person's employer to work in Utah.
             557          (21) (a) "Owner" means a person other than a lienholder having an interest in the
             558      property or title to a vehicle.
             559          (b) "Owner" includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to
             560      a security interest in another person but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
             561          (22) "Renewal" means to validate a license certificate so that it expires at a later date.
             562          (23) "Reportable violation" means an offense required to be reported to the division as
             563      determined by the division and includes those offenses against which points are assessed under
             564      Section 53-3-221 .
             565          (24) "Revocation" means the termination by action of the division of a licensee's
             566      privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             567          (25) "School bus" means every publicly or privately owned motor vehicle designed for
             568      transporting ten or more passengers and operated for the transportation of children to or from
             569      school or school activities.
             570          (26) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal by action of the division of a
             571      licensee's privilege to drive a motor vehicle.
             572          (27) "Taxicab" means any class D motor vehicle transporting any number of
             573      passengers for hire and that is subject to state or federal regulation as a taxi.
             574          Section 5. Section 53-3-109 is amended to read:
             575           53-3-109. Records -- Access -- Fees -- Rulemaking.
             576          (1) (a) Except as provided in this section, all records of the division shall be classified
             577      and disclosed in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             578      Management Act.
             579          (b) The division may only disclose personal identifying information:
             580          (i) when the division determines it is in the interest of the public safety to disclose the
             581      information; and
             582          (ii) in accordance with the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C.
             583      Chapter 123.
             584          (2) A person who receives personal identifying information shall be advised by the
             585      division that the person may not:


             586          (a) disclose the personal identifying information from that record to any other person;
             587      or
             588          (b) use the personal identifying information from that record for advertising or
             589      solicitation purposes.
             590          (3) The division may:
             591          (a) collect fees in accordance with Section 53-3-105 for searching and compiling its
             592      files or furnishing a report on the driving record of a person; and
             593          (b) prepare under the seal of the division and deliver upon request, a certified copy of
             594      any record of the division, and charge a fee under Section 63-38-3.2 for each document
             595      authenticated.
             596          (4) Each certified copy of a driving record furnished in accordance with this section is
             597      admissible in any court proceeding in the same manner as the original.
             598          (5) (a) A driving record furnished under this section may only report on the driving
             599      record of a person for a period of [six] ten years.
             600          (b) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to court or law enforcement reports and to reports
             601      of commercial driver license violations.
             602          (6) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             603      division may make rules to designate:
             604          (a) what information shall be included in a report on the driving record of a person;
             605          (b) the form of a report or copy of the report which may include electronic format;
             606          (c) the form of a certified copy, as required under Section 53-3-216 , which may include
             607      electronic format;
             608          (d) the form of a signature required under this chapter which may include electronic
             609      format; and
             610          (e) the form of written request to the division required under this chapter which may
             611      include electronic format.
             612          Section 6. Section 53-3-219 is amended to read:
             613           53-3-219. Suspension of minor's driving privileges.
             614          (1) The division shall immediately suspend all driving privileges of any person upon
             615      receipt of an order suspending driving privileges under Section 32A-12-209 , Subsection
             616      76-9-701 (1), or Section 78-3a-506 .


             617          (a) Upon receipt of the first order suspending a person's driving privileges, the division
             618      shall impose a suspension for 90 days or, if the person is under the age of eligibility for a driver
             619      license, [deny application for a driver license] the suspension shall begin on the date of
             620      conviction and continue for the first 90 days following the date of eligibility.
             621          (b) Upon receipt of a second order suspending a person's driving privileges, the
             622      division shall impose a suspension for six months or, if the person is under the age of eligibility
             623      for a driver license, [deny application for a driver license] the suspension shall begin on the
             624      date of conviction and continue for the first six months following the date of eligibility.
             625          (c) Upon receipt of a third or subsequent order suspending a person's driving
             626      privileges, the division shall impose a suspension for one year or, if the person is under the age
             627      of eligibility for a driver license, [deny application for a driver license] the suspension shall
             628      begin on the date of conviction and continue for one year beginning on the date of eligibility.
             629          (2) After reinstatement of the license under Subsection (1)(a), a report authorized under
             630      Section 53-3-104 may not contain evidence of the suspension of a minor's license under this
             631      section if [he] the minor has not been convicted of any other offense for which the suspension
             632      under Subsection (1)(a) may be extended.
             633          Section 7. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
             634           53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
             635      disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
             636      Limited driving privileges.
             637          (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter or Title 41, Chapter
             638      6, Traffic Rules and Regulations, specifically provides for denial, suspension, or
             639      disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
             640      receiving a record of [his] the person's conviction for any of the following offenses:
             641          (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
             642      automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             643          (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
             644      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
             645      incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section 41-6-44 or as prohibited in
             646      an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1);
             647          (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood


             648      or breath alcohol content prohibited in Section 41-6-44 or as prohibited in an ordinance that
             649      complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1);
             650          (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
             651      41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
             652      regulating driving on highways;
             653          (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
             654          (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
             655          (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
             656      vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;
             657          (viii) two charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if
             658      upon a first conviction of reckless driving the judge or justice recommends suspension of the
             659      convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a period of
             660      three months;
             661          (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
             662      required in Section 41-6-13.5 ;
             663          (x) any offense specified in Part 4 [of this chapter], Uniform Commercial Driver
             664      License Act, that requires disqualification;
             665          (xi) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             666      Subsection 76-10-508 (2);
             667          (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             668      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);
             669          (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             670      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             671      violation of Section 41-6-44.6 ; and
             672          (xiv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             673      alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 .
             674          (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a
             675      record of an adjudication under Title 78, Chapter 3a, Juvenile [Courts] Court Act of 1996, for
             676      any of the following offenses:
             677          (i) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             678      Subsection 76-10-508 (2); and


             679          (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             680      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
             681          (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
             682      division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
             683      record of conviction for any of the following offenses:
             684          (i) any violation of:
             685          (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
             686          (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
             687          (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
             688          (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
             689          (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
             690          (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
             691          (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
             692      that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
             693          (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
             694      transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
             695          (2) The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation, or
             696      disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year for each subsequent
             697      occurrence, upon receiving:
             698          (a) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
             699      while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
             700          (b) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             701      which the person was involved as a driver;
             702          (c) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             703      which the person was involved as a driver; or
             704          (d) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
             705          (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)(c) or (d) that a person is
             706      driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked, the person is
             707      entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial, suspension, disqualification,
             708      or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
             709          (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor


             710      vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
             711      recommendation of the trial judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the
             712      offenses referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
             713          (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
             714          (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(xi), (a)(xii), (a)(xiii),
             715      (1)(b), and (1)(c); and
             716          (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
             717      revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section 41-6-44 , Section
             718      41-6-44.6 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1),
             719      Section 41-6-44.10 , or Section 76-5-207 , or a criminal prohibition that the person was charged
             720      with violating as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating
             721      one or more of these sections or ordinances.
             722          (b) This discretionary privilege is limited to when undue hardship would result from a
             723      failure to grant the privilege and may be granted only once to any individual during any single
             724      period of denial, suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial,
             725      suspension, revocation, or disqualification.
             726          (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to an individual disqualified under Part 4,
             727      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended,
             728      cancelled, or denied under this chapter.
             729          Section 8. Section 53-3-223 is amended to read:
             730           53-3-223. Chemical test for driving under the influence -- Temporary license --
             731      Hearing and decision -- Suspension and fee -- Judicial review.
             732          (1) (a) If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
             733      violating or has violated Section 41-6-44 , prohibiting the operation of a vehicle with a certain
             734      blood or breath alcohol concentration and driving under the influence of any drug, alcohol, or
             735      combination of a drug and alcohol or while having any measurable controlled substance or
             736      metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of Section 41-6-44.6 , the
             737      peace officer may, in connection with arresting the person, request that the person submit to a
             738      chemical test or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards under Section
             739      41-6-44.10 .
             740          (b) In this section, a reference to Section 41-6-44 includes any similar local ordinance


             741      adopted in compliance with Subsection 41-6-43 (1).
             742          (2) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
             743      chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Section 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 shall, and
             744      the existence of a blood alcohol content sufficient to render the person incapable of safely
             745      driving a motor vehicle may, result in suspension or revocation of the person's license to drive
             746      a motor vehicle.
             747          (3) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood or
             748      breath alcohol content in violation of Section 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 , or if [the] a peace officer
             749      makes a determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation
             750      of Section 41-6-44 , [the] a peace officer [directing administration of the test or making the
             751      determination shall serve on the person] shall, on behalf of the division[, immediate] and
             752      within 24 hours of arrest, give notice of the division's intention to suspend the person's license
             753      to drive a motor vehicle.
             754          (4) (a) When [the] a peace officer [serves immediate] gives notice on behalf of the
             755      division [he], the peace officer shall:
             756          (i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the driver;
             757          (ii) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             758      arrest; and
             759          (iii) supply to the driver, [on a form to be approved] in a manner specified by the
             760      division, basic information regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
             761          (b) A citation issued by [the] a peace officer may, if [approved as to form] provided in
             762      a manner specified by the division, [serve] also serve as the temporary license certificate.
             763          (5) As a matter of procedure, [the] a peace officer [serving the notice] shall send to the
             764      division within ten calendar days after the [date of arrest and service of the] day on which
             765      notice is provided:
             766          (a) the person's license certificate;
             767          (b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
             768          (c) a signed report [on a form approved] in a manner specified by the division
             769      indicating the chemical test results, if any; and
             770          (d) any other basis for the peace officer's determination that the person has violated
             771      Section 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 .


             772          (6) (a) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the division shall grant to
             773      the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of arrest. The request to be
             774      heard shall be made within ten calendar days of the [date of the arrest] day on which notice is
             775      provided under Subsection (5).
             776          (b) (i) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be
             777      before the division in the county in which the arrest occurred[, unless the division and the
             778      person agree that the hearing may be held in some other county].
             779          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if:
             780          (A) the division and the person both agree; or
             781          (B) the division makes telephonic participation available to the person requesting the
             782      hearing under Subsection (6)(a) as provided under Section 53-3-223.5 .
             783          (c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             784          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving a
             785      motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 ;
             786          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
             787          (iii) the test results, if any.
             788          (d) (i) In connection with a hearing the division or its authorized agent:
             789          (A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             790      the production of relevant books and papers; or
             791          (B) may issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             792          (ii) The division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the Transportation Fund in
             793      accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             794          (e) The division may designate one or more employees to conduct the hearing.
             795          (f) Any decision made after a hearing before any designated employee is as valid as if
             796      made by the division.
             797          (g) After the hearing, the division shall order whether the person's license to drive a
             798      motor vehicle is suspended or not.
             799          (h) If the person for whom the hearing is held fails to appear before the division as
             800      required in the notice, the division shall order whether the person's license to drive a motor
             801      vehicle is suspended or not.
             802          (7) (a) A first suspension, whether ordered or not challenged under this Subsection (7),


             803      is for a period of 90 days, beginning on the 30th day after the date of the arrest.
             804          (b) A second or subsequent suspension for an offense that occurred within the previous
             805      ten years under this Subsection (7) is for a period of one year, beginning on the 30th day after
             806      the date of arrest.
             807          (8) (a) The division shall assess against a person, in addition to any fee imposed under
             808      Subsection 53-3-205 (13) for driving under the influence, a fee under Section 53-3-105 to cover
             809      administrative costs, which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated. This
             810      fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or court decision
             811      that the suspension was not proper.
             812          (b) A person whose license has been suspended by the division under this section may
             813      file a petition within 30 days after the suspension for a hearing on the matter which, if held, is
             814      governed by Section 53-3-224 .
             815          Section 9. Section 53-3-231 is amended to read:
             816           53-3-231. Person under 21 may not operate vehicle or motorboat with detectable
             817      alcohol in body -- Chemical test procedures -- Temporary license -- Hearing and decision
             818      -- Suspension of license or operating privilege -- Fees -- Judicial review -- Referral to local
             819      substance abuse authority or program.
             820          (1) (a) As used in this section:
             821          (i) "Local substance abuse authority" has the same meaning as provided in Section
             822      62A-15-102 .
             823          (ii) "Substance abuse program" means any substance abuse program licensed by the
             824      Department of Human Services or the Department of Health and approved by the local
             825      substance abuse authority.
             826          (b) Calculations of blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration under this section shall
             827      be made in accordance with the procedures in Subsection 41-6-44 (2).
             828          (2) (a) A person younger than 21 years of age may not operate or be in actual physical
             829      control of a vehicle or motorboat with any measurable blood, breath, or urine alcohol
             830      concentration in [his] the person's body as shown by a chemical test.
             831          (b) (i) A person with a valid operator license who violates Subsection (2)(a), in
             832      addition to any other applicable penalties arising out of the incident, shall have [his] the
             833      person's operator license denied or suspended as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii).


             834          (ii) (A) For a first offense under Subsection (2)(a), the [Driver License Division of the
             835      Department of Public Safety] division shall deny the person's operator license if ordered or not
             836      challenged under this section for a period of 90 days beginning on the 30th day after the date of
             837      the arrest under Section 32A-12-209 .
             838          (B) For a second or subsequent offense under Subsection (2)(a), within three years of a
             839      prior denial or suspension, the [Driver License] division shall suspend the person's operator
             840      license for a period of one year beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest.
             841          (c) (i) A person who has not been issued an operator license who violates Subsection
             842      (2)(a), in addition to any other penalties arising out of the incident, shall be punished as
             843      provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii).
             844          (ii) For one year or until [he] the person is 17, whichever is longer, a person may not
             845      operate a vehicle and the [Driver License] division may not issue the person an operator license
             846      or learner's permit.
             847          (3) (a) When a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
             848      violating or has violated Subsection (2), the peace officer may, in connection with arresting the
             849      person for a violation of Section 32A-12-209 , request that the person submit to a chemical test
             850      or tests to be administered in compliance with the standards under Section 41-6-44.10 .
             851          (b) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
             852      chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Subsection (2)(a) will result in denial or
             853      suspension of the person's license to operate a motor vehicle or a refusal to issue a license.
             854          (c) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood, breath,
             855      or urine alcohol content in violation of Subsection (2)(a), or if [the] a peace officer makes a
             856      determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is otherwise in violation of
             857      Subsection (2)(a), [the] a peace officer [directing administration of the test or making the
             858      determination shall serve on the person] shall, on behalf of the [Driver License Division,
             859      immediate] division and within 24 hours of the arrest, give notice of the [Driver License]
             860      division's intention to deny or suspend the person's license to operate a vehicle or refusal to
             861      issue a license under Subsection (2).
             862          (4) When [the] a peace officer [serves immediate] gives notice on behalf of the [Driver
             863      License Division, he] division, the peace officer shall:
             864          (a) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;


             865          (b) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             866      arrest if the driver had a valid operator's license; and
             867          (c) supply to the operator, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
             868      regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the [Driver License] division.
             869          (5) A citation issued by [the] a peace officer may, if [approved as to form] provided in
             870      a manner specified by the [Driver License] division, also serve [also] as the temporary license
             871      certificate under Subsection (4)(b).
             872          (6) As a matter of procedure, [the] a peace officer [serving the notice] shall send to the
             873      [Driver License] division within ten calendar days after the [date of arrest and service of the]
             874      day on which notice is provided:
             875          (a) the person's driver license certificate, if any;
             876          (b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
             877          (c) a signed report in a manner specified by the Driver License Division indicating the
             878      chemical test results, if any; and
             879          (d) any other basis for [the] a peace officer's determination that the person has violated
             880      Subsection (2).
             881          (7) (a) (i) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the Driver License
             882      Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of
             883      arrest under Section 32A-12-209 .
             884          (ii) The request shall be made within ten calendar days of the [date of the arrest] day on
             885      which notice is provided.
             886          (b) (i) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be
             887      before the [Driver License] division in the county in which the arrest occurred[, unless the
             888      Driver License division and the person agree that the hearing may be held in some other
             889      county].
             890          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if:
             891          (A) the division and the person both agree; or
             892          (B) the division makes telephonic participation available to the person requesting the
             893      hearing under Subsection (7)(a) as provided under Section 53-3-223.5 .
             894          (c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             895          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating


             896      a motor vehicle or motorboat in violation of Subsection (2)(a);
             897          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
             898          (iii) the test results, if any.
             899          (d) In connection with a hearing, the [Driver License] division or its authorized agent
             900      may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the
             901      production of relevant books and papers and records as defined in Section 46-4-102 .
             902          (e) One or more members of the [Driver License] division may conduct the hearing.
             903          (f) Any decision made after a hearing before any number of the members of the [Driver
             904      License] division is as valid as if made after a hearing before the full membership of the
             905      [Driver License] division.
             906          (g) After the hearing, the [Driver License] division shall order whether the person:
             907          (i) with a valid license to operate a motor vehicle will have [his] the person's license
             908      denied or not or suspended or not; or
             909          (ii) without a valid operator license will be refused a license under Subsection (2)(c).
             910          (h) If the person for whom the hearing is held fails to appear before the [Driver
             911      License] division as required in the notice, the division shall order whether the person shall
             912      have [his] the person's license denied, suspended, or not denied or suspended, or whether an
             913      operator license will be refused or not refused.
             914          (8) (a) Following denial or suspension the [Driver License] division shall assess
             915      against a person, in addition to any fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 (13), a fee under
             916      Section 53-3-105 , which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to
             917      cover administrative costs. This fee shall be canceled if the person obtains an unappealed
             918      [Driver License] division hearing or court decision that the suspension was not proper.
             919          (b) A person whose operator license has been denied, suspended, or postponed by the
             920      [Driver License] division under this section may file a petition within 30 days after the
             921      suspension for a hearing on the matter which, if held, is governed by Section 53-3-224 .
             922          (9) After reinstatement of an operator license for a first offense under this section, a
             923      report authorized under Section 53-3-104 may not contain evidence of the denial or suspension
             924      of the person's operator license under this section if [he] the person has not been convicted of
             925      any other offense for which the denial or suspension may be extended.
             926          (10) (a) In addition to the penalties in Subsection (2), a person who violates Subsection


             927      (2)(a) shall:
             928          (i) obtain an assessment and recommendation for appropriate action from a substance
             929      abuse program, but any associated costs shall be the person's responsibility; or
             930          (ii) be referred by the [Driver License] division to the local substance abuse authority
             931      for an assessment and recommendation for appropriate action.
             932          (b) (i) Reinstatement of the person's operator license or the right to obtain an operator
             933      license is contingent upon successful completion of the action recommended by the local
             934      substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program.
             935          (ii) The local substance abuse authority's or the substance abuse program's
             936      recommended action shall be determined by an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse and
             937      may include:
             938          (A) a targeted education and prevention program;
             939          (B) an early intervention program; or
             940          (C) a substance abuse treatment program.
             941          (iii) Successful completion of the recommended action shall be determined by
             942      standards established by the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
             943          (c) At the conclusion of the penalty period imposed under Subsection (2), the local
             944      substance abuse authority or the substance abuse program shall notify the [Driver License]
             945      division of the person's status regarding completion of the recommended action.
             946          (d) The local substance abuse authorities and the substance abuse programs shall
             947      cooperate with the [Driver License] division in:
             948          (i) conducting the assessments;
             949          (ii) making appropriate recommendations for action; and
             950          (iii) notifying the [Driver License] division about the person's status regarding
             951      completion of the recommended action.
             952          (e) (i) The local substance abuse authority is responsible for the cost of the assessment
             953      of the person's alcohol abuse, if the assessment is conducted by the local substance abuse
             954      authority.
             955          (ii) The local substance abuse authority or a substance abuse program selected by a
             956      person is responsible for:
             957          (A) conducting an assessment of the person's alcohol abuse; and


             958          (B) for making a referral to an appropriate program on the basis of the findings of the
             959      assessment.
             960          (iii) (A) The person who violated Subsection (2)(a) is responsible for all costs and fees
             961      associated with the recommended program to which the person selected or is referred.
             962          (B) The costs and fees under Subsection (10)(e)(iii)(A) shall be based on a sliding scale
             963      consistent with the local substance abuse authority's policies and practices regarding fees for
             964      services or determined by the substance abuse program.
             965          Section 10. Section 53-3-232 is amended to read:
             966           53-3-232. Conditional license -- May not operate vehicle or motorboat with
             967      alcohol in body penalty.
             968          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying conviction" means:
             969          (a) a conviction of a violation of Section 41-6-44 , Section 41-6-44.6 , a local ordinance
             970      which complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6-43 (1), Section 76-5-207 , or of
             971      alcohol-related reckless driving as described under Subsection 41-6-44 (9);
             972          (b) a [refusal and suspension] revocation under Section 41-6-44.10 if the revocation is
             973      not based on the same arrest as a conviction under Subsection (1)(a); or
             974          (c) a violation of Subsection (3).
             975          (2) The division may only issue, reinstate, or renew a driver license in the form of a no
             976      alcohol conditional license to a person who has a qualifying conviction for a period of:
             977          (a) two years after [reinstatement of the] issuance of a Utah driver license or permit
             978      following a first qualifying conviction that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
             979      of arrest; and
             980          (b) [six] ten years after [reinstatement of the] issuance of a Utah driver license or
             981      permit following a second or subsequent qualifying conviction that occurred within the
             982      previous ten years from the date of arrest.
             983          (3) A no alcohol conditional license shall be issued on the condition that the person
             984      may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this state with any
             985      alcohol in the person's body.
             986          (4) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person who has been issued a no alcohol
             987      conditional license to operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this
             988      state in violation of Subsection (3).


             989          Section 11. Section 53-3-233 is amended to read:
             990           53-3-233. Coded licenses.
             991          (1) As used in this section:
             992          (a) "Qualifying conviction" has the same meaning provided in Section 53-3-232 .
             993          (b) "Qualifying conviction coded license" means a driver license with information
             994      coded on the driver license indicating the person has a qualifying conviction.
             995          (2) (a) The division may not issue, reinstate, or renew the driver license of a person
             996      who has a qualifying conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous [six] ten years
             997      from the date of arrest unless the person's driver license is a qualifying conviction coded
             998      license.
             999          (b) (i) If the division receives a notice of a qualifying conviction for a person with a
             1000      valid driver license, that does not require a driver license withdrawal, the division shall notify
             1001      the person that [he] the person has ten calendar days to apply to the division for a qualifying
             1002      conviction coded license.
             1003          (ii) If the person fails to apply within ten days, the division shall suspend the person's
             1004      driver license. The suspension shall remain effective until the person applies to the division for
             1005      a qualifying conviction coded license.
             1006          Section 12. Section 53-3-418 is amended to read:
             1007           53-3-418. Prohibited alcohol level for drivers -- Procedures, including hearing.
             1008          (1) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL may not drive a commercial
             1009      motor vehicle in this state if the person:
             1010          (a) has sufficient alcohol in [his] the person's body that a subsequent chemical test
             1011      shows that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .04 grams or greater at the
             1012      time of the test after the alleged driving of the commercial motor vehicle; or
             1013          (b) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             1014      and any drug to degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving a commercial motor
             1015      vehicle; or
             1016          (c) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .04 grams or greater at the time of
             1017      driving the commercial motor vehicle.
             1018          (2) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL and who drives a commercial
             1019      motor vehicle in this state is considered to have given [his] the person's consent to a test or


             1020      tests of [his] the person's blood, breath, or urine to determine the concentration of alcohol or
             1021      the presence of other drugs in [his] the person's physical system.
             1022          (3) If a peace officer or port-of-entry agent has reasonable cause to believe that a
             1023      person may be violating this section, the peace officer or port-of-entry agent may request the
             1024      person to submit to a chemical test to be administered in compliance with Section 41-6-44.3 .
             1025          (4) When a peace officer or port-of-entry agent requests a person to submit to a test
             1026      under this section, [he] the peace officer or port-of-entry agent shall advise the person that test
             1027      results indicating .04 grams or greater alcohol concentration or refusal to submit to any test
             1028      requested will result in the person's disqualification under Section 53-3-414 from driving a
             1029      commercial motor vehicle.
             1030          (5) If test results under this section indicate .04 grams or greater of alcohol
             1031      concentration or the person refuses to submit to any test requested under this section, [the] a
             1032      peace officer or port-of-entry agent shall, on behalf of the division [serve] and within 24 hours
             1033      of the arrest, give the person [with immediate] notice of the division's intention to disqualify
             1034      the person's privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle.
             1035          (6) When [the] a peace officer or port-of-entry agent [serves] gives notice under
             1036      Subsection (5) [he], the peace officer or port-of-entry agent shall:
             1037          (a) take any Utah license certificate or permit held by the driver;
             1038          (b) issue to the driver a temporary license certificate effective for 29 days from the date
             1039      of arrest;
             1040          (c) provide the driver, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
             1041      regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division; and
             1042          (d) issue a 24-hour out-of-service order.
             1043          (7) A notice of disqualification issued under Subsection (6) may serve also as the
             1044      temporary license certificate under that subsection, if [the form is approved] provided in a
             1045      manner specified by the division.
             1046          (8) As a matter of procedure, [the] a peace officer or port-of-entry agent [serving the
             1047      notice of disqualification] shall, within ten calendar days after the [date of service] day on
             1048      which notice is provided, send to the division the person's license certificate, a copy of the
             1049      [served] notice, and a report signed by the peace officer or port-of-entry agent that indicates the
             1050      results of any chemical test administered or that the person refused a test.


             1051          (9) (a) [The] A person disqualified under this section has the right to a hearing
             1052      regarding the disqualification.
             1053          (b) The request for the hearing shall be submitted to the division in a manner specified
             1054      by the division and shall be made within ten calendar days of the date the notice was issued. If
             1055      requested, the hearing shall be conducted within 29 days after the [notice was issued] date of
             1056      arrest.
             1057          (10) (a) (i) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (10)(a)(ii), a hearing held under this
             1058      section shall be held before the division and in the county where the notice was issued[, unless
             1059      the division agrees to hold the hearing in another county].
             1060          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if:
             1061          (A) the division and the person both agree; or
             1062          (B) the division makes telephonic participation available to the person requesting the
             1063      hearing under Subsection (9) as provided under Section 53-3-223.5 .
             1064          (b) The hearing shall be documented and shall determine:
             1065          (i) whether the peace officer or port-of-entry agent had reasonable grounds to believe
             1066      the person had been driving a motor vehicle in violation of this section;
             1067          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to any requested test; and
             1068          (iii) any test results obtained.
             1069          (c) In connection with a hearing the division or its authorized agent may administer
             1070      oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant
             1071      books and documents.
             1072          (d) One or more members of the division may conduct the hearing.
             1073          (e) A decision made after a hearing before any number of members of the division is as
             1074      valid as if the hearing were held before the full membership of the division.
             1075          (f) After a hearing under this section the division shall indicate by order if the person's
             1076      CDL is disqualified.
             1077          (g) If the person for whom the hearing is held fails to appear before the division as
             1078      required in the notice, the division shall indicate by order if the person's CDL is disqualified.
             1079          (11) If the division disqualifies a person under this section, the person may petition for
             1080      a hearing under Section 53-3-224 . The petition shall be filed within 30 days after the division
             1081      issues the disqualification.


             1082          (12) (a) A person who violates this section shall be punished in accordance with
             1083      Section 53-3-414 .
             1084          (b) (i) In accordance with Section 53-3-414 , the first disqualification under this section
             1085      shall be for one year, and a second disqualification shall be for life.
             1086          (ii) A disqualification under Section 53-3-414 begins on the 30th day after the date of
             1087      arrest.
             1088          (13) (a) In addition to the fees imposed under Section 53-3-205 for reinstatement of a
             1089      CDL, a fee under Section 53-3-105 to cover administrative costs shall be paid before the
             1090      driving privilege is reinstated.
             1091          (b) The fees under Sections 53-3-105 and 53-3-205 shall be canceled if an unappealed
             1092      hearing at the division or court level determines the disqualification was not proper.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-3-04 2:11 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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