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H.B. 314

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DRIVING WITH ANY MEASURABLE

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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY

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REVISIONS

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2005 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code and the Public Safety Code by amending
             11      provisions relating to operating a vehicle with any measurable controlled substance in
             12      the body.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    provides that an ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs driving with
             16      any measurable controlled substance in the body shall be consistent with the
             17      provisions of this code which govern those matters; and
             18          .    makes technical changes.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          41-6a-501, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             26          41-6a-510, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             27          41-6a-527, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005



             28          53-3-220, as last amended by Chapters 161 and 205, Laws of Utah 2004
             29          53-3-223, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 2004
             30          53-3-232, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 2004
             31          62A-15-502, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2002, Fifth
             32      Special Session
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 41-6a-501 is amended to read:
             36           41-6a-501. Definitions.
             37          (1) As used in this part:
             38          (a) "Assessment" means an in-depth clinical interview with a licensed mental health
             39      therapist:
             40          (i) used to determine if a person is in need of:
             41          (A) substance abuse treatment that is obtained at a substance abuse program;
             42          (B) an educational series; or
             43          (C) a combination of Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) and (B); and
             44          (ii) that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             45      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             46          (b) "Educational series" means an educational series obtained at a substance abuse
             47      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             48      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             49          (c) "Negligence" means simple negligence, the failure to exercise that degree of care
             50      that an ordinarily reasonable and prudent person exercises under like or similar circumstances.
             51          (d) "Screening" means a preliminary appraisal of a person:
             52          (i) used to determine if the person is in need of:
             53          (A) an assessment; or
             54          (B) an educational series; and
             55          (ii) that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             56      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             57          (e) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates or causes:
             58          (i) serious permanent disfigurement;



             59          (ii) protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; or
             60          (iii) a substantial risk of death.
             61          (f) "Substance abuse treatment" means treatment obtained at a substance abuse
             62      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             63      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             64          (g) "Substance abuse treatment program" means a state licensed substance abuse
             65      program.
             66          (h) (i) "Vehicle" or "motor vehicle" means a vehicle or motor vehicle as defined in
             67      Section 41-6a-102 ; and
             68          (ii) "Vehicle" or "motor vehicle" includes:
             69          (A) an off-highway vehicle as defined under Section 41-22-2 ; and
             70          (B) a motorboat as defined in Section 73-18-2 .
             71          (2) As used in Section 41-6a-503 :
             72          (a) "Conviction" means any conviction for a violation of:
             73          (i) driving under the influence under Section 41-6a-502 ;
             74          (ii) alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving under Sections
             75      41-6a-512 and 41-6a-528 ;
             76          (iii) driving with any measurable controlled substance that is taken illegally in the body
             77      under Section 41-6a-517 ;
             78          (iv) local ordinances similar to Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 or alcohol, any drug, or
             79      a combination of both-related reckless driving adopted in compliance with Section 41-6a-510 ;
             80          (v) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             81          (vi) Subsection 58-37-8 (2)(g);
             82          (vii) a violation described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (vi), which judgment of
             83      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 ; or
             84          (viii) statutes or ordinances previously in effect in this state or in effect in any other
             85      state, the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States which
             86      would constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of
             87      both-related reckless driving if committed in this state, including punishments administered
             88      under 10 U.S.C. Sec. 815.
             89          (b) A plea of guilty or no contest to a violation described in Subsections (2)(a)(i)


             90      through (viii) which plea is held in abeyance under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, is
             91      the equivalent of a conviction, even if the charge has been subsequently reduced or dismissed
             92      in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement, for purposes of:
             93          (i) enhancement of penalties under:
             94          (A) this Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving; and
             95          (B) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ; and
             96          (ii) expungement under Section 77-18-12 .
             97          Section 2. Section 41-6a-510 is amended to read:
             98           41-6a-510. Local DUI and related ordinances and reckless driving ordinances --
             99      Consistent with code.
             100          (1) An ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs the following matters shall
             101      be consistent with the provisions in this code which govern the following matters:
             102          (a) a person's operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
             103      having alcohol in the blood or while under the influence of alcohol or any drug or the
             104      combined influence of alcohol and any drug; or
             105          (b) in relation to any of the matters described in Subsection (1)(a), the use of:
             106          (i) a chemical test or chemical tests;
             107          (ii) evidentiary presumptions;
             108          (iii) penalties; or
             109          (iv) any combination of the matters described in Subsection (1).
             110          (2) An ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs reckless driving, or
             111      operating a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property shall be
             112      consistent with the provisions of this code which govern those matters.
             113          (3) An ordinance adopted by a local authority that governs driving with any measurable
             114      controlled substance in the body shall be consistent with the provisions of this code which
             115      govern those matters.
             116          Section 3. Section 41-6a-527 is amended to read:
             117           41-6a-527. Seizure and impoundment of vehicles by peace officers -- Impound
             118      requirements -- Removal of vehicle by owner.
             119          (1) If a peace officer arrests or cites the operator of a vehicle for violating Section
             120      41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , or 53-3-232 , a local ordinance similar to Section 41-6a-502


             121      or 41-6a-517 which complies with Subsection 41-6a-510 (1) or (3), or 53-3-227 (4), the peace
             122      officer shall seize and impound the vehicle in accordance with Section 41-6a-1406 , except as
             123      provided under Subsection (2).
             124          (2) If a registered owner of the vehicle, other than the operator, is present at the time of
             125      arrest, the peace officer may release the vehicle to that registered owner, but only if:
             126          (a) the registered owner:
             127          (i) requests to remove the vehicle from the scene; and
             128          (ii) presents to the peace officer sufficient identification to prove ownership of the
             129      vehicle or motorboat;
             130          (b) the registered owner identifies a driver with a valid operator's license who:
             131          (i) complies with all restrictions of his operator's license; and
             132          (ii) would not, in the judgment of the officer, be in violation of Section 41-6a-502 ,
             133      41-6a-517 , or 41-6a-520 , a local ordinance similar to Section 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 which
             134      complies with Subsection 41-6a-510 (1) or (2) or 53-3-227 (4) if permitted to operate the
             135      vehicle; and
             136          (c) the vehicle itself is legally operable.
             137          (3) If necessary for transportation of a motorboat for impoundment under this section,
             138      the motorboat's trailer may be used to transport the motorboat.
             139          Section 4. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
             140           53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
             141      disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
             142      Limited driving privileges.
             143          (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter or Title 41, Chapter
             144      [6] 6a, Traffic [Rules and Regulations] Code, specifically provides for denial, suspension, or
             145      disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
             146      receiving a record of the person's conviction for any of the following offenses:
             147          (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
             148      automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             149          (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
             150      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
             151      incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or as


             152      prohibited in an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ]
             153      41-6a-510 (1);
             154          (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood
             155      or breath alcohol content prohibited in Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or as prohibited in an
             156      ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ] 41-6a-510 (1);
             157          (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
             158      41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
             159      regulating driving on highways;
             160          (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
             161          (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
             162          (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
             163      vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;
             164          (viii) two charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if
             165      upon a first conviction of reckless driving the judge or justice recommends suspension of the
             166      convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a period of
             167      three months;
             168          (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
             169      required in Section [ 41-6-13.5 ] 41-6a-206 ;
             170          (x) any offense specified in Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, that
             171      requires disqualification;
             172          (xi) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             173      Subsection 76-10-508 (2);
             174          (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             175      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);
             176          (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             177      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             178      violation of Section [ 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-517 or as prohibited in an ordinance that complies with
             179      the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (3); and
             180          (xiv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             181      alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 .
             182          (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a


             183      record of an adjudication under Title 78, Chapter 3a, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for any of the
             184      following offenses:
             185          (i) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             186      Subsection 76-10-508 (2); and
             187          (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             188      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
             189          (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
             190      division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
             191      record of conviction for any of the following offenses:
             192          (i) any violation of:
             193          (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
             194          (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
             195          (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
             196          (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
             197          (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
             198          (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
             199          (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
             200      that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
             201          (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
             202      transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
             203          (2) (a) The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation,
             204      or disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year for each subsequent
             205      occurrence, upon receiving:
             206          (i) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
             207      while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
             208          (ii) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             209      which the person was involved as a driver;
             210          (iii) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             211      which the person was involved as a driver; or
             212          (iv) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
             213          (b) For a violation of Subsection 53-3-227 (4), the division shall extend the period of


             214      the first suspension, revocation, or disqualification for an additional one-year period.
             215          (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) or (iv) that a person
             216      is driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked, the person
             217      is entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial, suspension,
             218      disqualification, or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
             219          (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor
             220      vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
             221      recommendation of the trial judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the
             222      offenses referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
             223          (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
             224          (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(xi), (a)(xii), (a)(xiii),
             225      (1)(b), and (1)(c); and
             226          (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
             227      revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section [ 41-6-44 , Section
             228      41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of
             229      Subsection [ 41-6-43 ] 41-6a-510 (1) or (3), Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-520 , or Section
             230      76-5-207 , or a criminal prohibition that the person was charged with violating as a result of a
             231      plea bargain after having been originally charged with violating one or more of these sections
             232      or ordinances.
             233          (b) This discretionary privilege is limited to when undue hardship would result from a
             234      failure to grant the privilege and may be granted only once to any individual during any single
             235      period of denial, suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial,
             236      suspension, revocation, or disqualification.
             237          (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to an individual disqualified under Part 4,
             238      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended,
             239      cancelled, or denied under this chapter.
             240          Section 5. Section 53-3-223 is amended to read:
             241           53-3-223. Chemical test for driving under the influence -- Temporary license --
             242      Hearing and decision -- Suspension and fee -- Judicial review.
             243          (1) (a) If a peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person may be
             244      violating or has violated Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 , prohibiting the operation of a vehicle


             245      with a certain blood or breath alcohol concentration and driving under the influence of any
             246      drug, alcohol, or combination of a drug and alcohol or while having any measurable controlled
             247      substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in violation of Section
             248      [ 41-6-44.6 ,] 41-6a-517 the peace officer may, in connection with arresting the person, request
             249      that the person submit to a chemical test or tests to be administered in compliance with the
             250      standards under Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-520 .
             251          (b) In this section[,]:
             252          (i) a reference to Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 includes any similar local ordinance
             253      adopted in compliance with Subsection [ 41-6-43 ] 41-6a-510 (1)[.]; and
             254          (ii) a reference to Section 41-6a-517 includes any similar local ordinance adopted in
             255      compliance with Subsection 41-6a-510 (3).
             256          (2) The peace officer shall advise a person prior to the person's submission to a
             257      chemical test that a test result indicating a violation of Section [ 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 ]
             258      41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 shall, and the existence of a blood alcohol content sufficient to render
             259      the person incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle may, result in suspension or revocation
             260      of the person's license to drive a motor vehicle.
             261          (3) If the person submits to a chemical test and the test results indicate a blood or
             262      breath alcohol content in violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or [ 41-6-44.6 ,] 41-6a-517 or
             263      if a peace officer makes a determination, based on reasonable grounds, that the person is
             264      otherwise in violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 , a peace officer shall, on behalf of the
             265      division and within 24 hours of arrest, give notice of the division's intention to suspend the
             266      person's license to drive a motor vehicle.
             267          (4) (a) When a peace officer gives notice on behalf of the division, the peace officer
             268      shall:
             269          (i) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the driver;
             270          (ii) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             271      arrest; and
             272          (iii) supply to the driver, in a manner specified by the division, basic information
             273      regarding how to obtain a prompt hearing before the division.
             274          (b) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
             275      division, also serve as the temporary license certificate.


             276          (5) As a matter of procedure, a peace officer shall send to the division within ten
             277      calendar days after the day on which notice is provided:
             278          (a) the person's license certificate;
             279          (b) a copy of the citation issued for the offense;
             280          (c) a signed report in a manner specified by the division indicating the chemical test
             281      results, if any; and
             282          (d) any other basis for the peace officer's determination that the person has violated
             283      Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or [ 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-517 .
             284          (6) (a) Upon request in a manner specified by the division, the division shall grant to
             285      the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the date of arrest. The request to be
             286      heard shall be made within ten calendar days of the day on which notice is provided under
             287      Subsection (5).
             288          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii), a hearing, if held, shall be before the
             289      division in the county in which the arrest occurred.
             290          (ii) The division may hold a hearing in some other county if the division and the person
             291      both agree.
             292          (c) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             293          (i) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving a
             294      motor vehicle in violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or [ 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-517;
             295          (ii) whether the person refused to submit to the test; and
             296          (iii) the test results, if any.
             297          (d) (i) In connection with a hearing the division or its authorized agent:
             298          (A) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             299      the production of relevant books and papers; or
             300          (B) may issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             301          (ii) The division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the Transportation Fund in
             302      accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             303          (e) The division may designate one or more employees to conduct the hearing.
             304          (f) Any decision made after a hearing before any designated employee is as valid as if
             305      made by the division.
             306          (g) After the hearing, the division shall order whether the person's license to drive a


             307      motor vehicle is suspended or not.
             308          (h) If the person for whom the hearing is held fails to appear before the division as
             309      required in the notice, the division shall order whether the person's license to drive a motor
             310      vehicle is suspended or not.
             311          (7) (a) A first suspension, whether ordered or not challenged under this Subsection (7),
             312      is for a period of 90 days, beginning on the 30th day after the date of the arrest.
             313          (b) A second or subsequent suspension for an offense that occurred within the previous
             314      ten years under this Subsection (7) is for a period of one year, beginning on the 30th day after
             315      the date of arrest.
             316          (8) (a) The division shall assess against a person, in addition to any fee imposed under
             317      Subsection 53-3-205 (13) for driving under the influence, a fee under Section 53-3-105 to cover
             318      administrative costs, which shall be paid before the person's driving privilege is reinstated. This
             319      fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed division hearing or court decision
             320      that the suspension was not proper.
             321          (b) A person whose license has been suspended by the division under this section may
             322      file a petition within 30 days after the suspension for a hearing on the matter which, if held, is
             323      governed by Section 53-3-224 .
             324          Section 6. Section 53-3-232 is amended to read:
             325           53-3-232. Conditional license -- May not operate a vehicle or motorboat with
             326      alcohol in body penalty.
             327          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying conviction" means:
             328          (a) a conviction of a violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 , Section [ 41-6-44.6 ]
             329      41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ]
             330      41-6a-510 (1) or (3), Section 76-5-207 , or of alcohol-related reckless driving as described under
             331      Subsection [ 41-6-44 (9)] 41-6a-512 (1);
             332          (b) a revocation under Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-521 if the revocation is not based on
             333      the same arrest as a conviction under Subsection (1)(a); or
             334          (c) a violation of Subsection (3).
             335          (2) The division may only issue, reinstate, or renew a driver license in the form of a no
             336      alcohol conditional license to a person who has a qualifying conviction for a period of:
             337          (a) two years after issuance of a Utah driver license or permit following a first


             338      qualifying conviction that occurred within the previous ten years from the date of arrest; and
             339          (b) ten years after issuance of a Utah driver license or permit following a second or
             340      subsequent qualifying conviction that occurred within the previous ten years from the date of
             341      arrest.
             342          (3) A no alcohol conditional license shall be issued on the condition that the person
             343      may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this state with any
             344      alcohol in the person's body.
             345          (4) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person who has been issued a no alcohol
             346      conditional license to operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this
             347      state in violation of Subsection (3).
             348          Section 7. Section 62A-15-502 is amended to read:
             349           62A-15-502. Penalty for DUI conviction -- Amounts.
             350          (1) Courts of record and not of record may at sentencing assess against the defendant,
             351      in addition to any fine, an amount that will fully compensate agencies that treat the defendant
             352      for their costs in each case where a defendant is convicted of violating:
             353          (a) Section [ 41-6-44 or 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-502 or 41-6a-517 ;
             354          (b) a criminal prohibition resulting from a plea bargain after an original charge of
             355      violating Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 ; or
             356          (c) an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ]
             357      41-6a-510 (1) or (3).
             358          (2) The fee assessed shall be collected by the court or an entity appointed by the court.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-10-05 5:11 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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