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First Substitute S.B. 42

Senator Carlene M. Walker proposes the following substitute bill:


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ALCOHOL RESTRICTED DRIVERS

             2     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Carlene M. Walker

             5     
             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 certain persons operating a vehicle with any measurable or
             10      detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    changes the restricted blood alcohol content level for certain persons and changes
             14      the violation from a driving under the influence violation to an alcohol restricted
             15      driver violation;
             16          .    defines certain persons as alcohol restricted drivers;
             17          .    provides that it is a class B misdemeanor for an alcohol restricted driver to drive a
             18      vehicle with any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body;
             19          .    requires a peace officer to warn a person that has been placed under arrest for
             20      refusing to submit to a chemical test for alcohol or drugs that a refusal to submit to a
             21      chemical test for alcohol or drugs may result in a five or ten-year prohibition of the
             22      person driving with any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's
             23      body;
             24          .    provides that a peace officer may impound a vehicle for certain violations;
             25          .    prohibits the Driver License Division from issuing, reinstating, or renewing a driver


             26      license in the form of a no alcohol conditional license beginning on July 1, 2005;
             27          .    repeals provisions regarding:
             28              .    no alcohol conditional licenses beginning on July 1, 2015; and
             29              .    coded licenses beginning on July 1, 2005; and
             30          .    makes technical changes.
             31      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             32          None
             33      Other Special Clauses:
             34          This bill takes effect July 1, 2005.
             35          This bill provides a coordination clause.
             36      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             37      AMENDS:
             38          41-6a-502, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             39          41-6a-503, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             40          41-6a-520, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             41          41-6a-521, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             42          41-6a-524, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             43          41-6a-527, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             44          53-3-220, as last amended by Chapters 161 and 205, Laws of Utah 2004
             45          53-3-227, as last amended by Chapter 205, Laws of Utah 2004
             46          53-3-232, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 2004
             47          63-55-253, as last amended by Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 2004
             48      ENACTS:
             49          41-6a-529, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50          41-6a-530, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51      REPEALS:
             52          53-3-233, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 2004
             53     
             54      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             55          Section 1. Section 41-6a-502 is amended to read:
             56           41-6a-502. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of


             57      both or with specified or unsafe blood alcohol concentration.
             58          (1) A person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within this
             59      state if the person:
             60          (a) has sufficient alcohol in the person's body that a subsequent chemical test shows
             61      that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time
             62      of the test;
             63          (b) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             64      and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; or
             65          (c) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
             66      operation or actual physical control[; or].
             67          [(d) (i) is 21 years of age or older;]
             68          [(ii) has a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of operation or
             69      actual physical control;]
             70          [(iii) has committed a violation of this Subsection (1)(d) within ten years of a prior
             71      conviction as defined in Subsection 41-6a-501 (2); and]
             72          [(iv) (A) has sufficient alcohol in the person's body that a subsequent chemical test
             73      shows that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater at the
             74      time of the test; or]
             75          [(B) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater at the time of
             76      operation or actual physical control.]
             77          (2) Alcohol concentration in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per 100
             78      milliliters of blood, and alcohol concentration in the breath shall be based upon grams of
             79      alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
             80          (3) A violation of this section includes a violation under a local ordinance similar to
             81      this section adopted in compliance with Section 41-6a-510 .
             82          Section 2. Section 41-6a-503 is amended to read:
             83           41-6a-503. Penalties for driving under the influence violations.
             84          (1) A person convicted the first or second time of a violation of [Subsections] Section
             85      41-6a-502 [(1)(a) through (c)] is guilty of a:
             86          (a) class B misdemeanor; or
             87          (b) class A misdemeanor if the person:


             88          (i) has also inflicted bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of having
             89      operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             90          (ii) had a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of the offense; or
             91          (iii) was 21 years of age or older and had a passenger under 18 years of age in the
             92      vehicle at the time of the offense.
             93          (2) A person convicted of a violation of Section 41-6a-502 is guilty of a third degree
             94      felony if:
             95          (a) the person has also inflicted serious bodily injury upon another as a proximate
             96      result of having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             97          (b) the conviction under Section 41-6a-502 is within ten years of two or more prior
             98      convictions as defined in Subsection 41-6a-501 (2); or
             99          (c) the conviction under Section 41-6a-502 is at any time after a conviction of:
             100          (i) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 that is committed after July 1, 2001;
             101          (ii) a felony violation of Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state
             102      that would constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 that is committed after July 1, 2001; or
             103          (iii) any conviction described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) or (ii) which judgment of
             104      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 .
             105          [(3) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection 41-6a-502 (1)(d) is guilty of:]
             106          [(a) a class B misdemeanor; or]
             107          [(b) a class A misdemeanor if the person has also inflicted bodily injury upon another
             108      as a proximate result of having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner.]
             109          Section 3. Section 41-6a-520 is amended to read:
             110           41-6a-520. Implied consent to chemical tests for alcohol or drug -- Number of
             111      tests -- Refusal -- Warning, report.
             112          (1) (a) A person operating a motor vehicle in this state is considered to have given the
             113      person's consent to a chemical test or tests of the person's breath, blood, urine, or oral fluids for
             114      the purpose of determining whether the person was operating or in actual physical control of a
             115      motor vehicle while:
             116          (i) having a blood or breath alcohol content statutorily prohibited under Section
             117      41-6a-502 , 41-6a-530 53-3-231 , or 53-3-232 [, or Subsection 53-3-227 (4)];
             118          (ii) under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of alcohol and any drug


             119      under Section 41-6a-502 ; or
             120          (iii) having any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled
             121      substance in the person's body in violation of Section 41-6a-517 .
             122          (b) A test or tests authorized under this Subsection (1) must be administered at the
             123      direction of a peace officer having grounds to believe that person to have been operating or in
             124      actual physical control of a motor vehicle while in violation of any provision under Subsections
             125      (1)(a)(i) through (iii).
             126          (c) (i) The peace officer determines which of the tests are administered and how many
             127      of them are administered.
             128          (ii) If a peace officer requests more than one test, refusal by a person to take one or
             129      more requested tests, even though the person does submit to any other requested test or tests, is
             130      a refusal under this section.
             131          (d) (i) A person who has been requested under this section to submit to a chemical test
             132      or tests of the person's breath, blood, or urine, or oral fluids may not select the test or tests to be
             133      administered.
             134          (ii) The failure or inability of a peace officer to arrange for any specific chemical test is
             135      not a defense to taking a test requested by a peace officer, and it is not a defense in any
             136      criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding resulting from a person's refusal to submit to the
             137      requested test or tests.
             138          (2) (a) A peace officer requesting a test or tests shall warn a person that refusal to
             139      submit to the test or tests may result in revocation of the person's license to operate a motor
             140      vehicle and a five or ten-year prohibition of the person driving with any measurable or
             141      detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body depending on the person's prior driving
             142      history if the person:
             143          (i) has been placed under arrest;
             144          (ii) has then been requested by a peace officer to submit to any one or more of the
             145      chemical tests under Subsection (1); and
             146          (iii) refuses to submit to any chemical test requested.
             147          (b) (i) Following the warning under Subsection (2)(a), if the person does not
             148      immediately request that the chemical test or tests as offered by a peace officer be
             149      administered, a peace officer shall, on behalf of the Driver License Division and within 24


             150      hours of the arrest, give notice of the Driver License Division's intention to revoke the person's
             151      privilege or license to operate a motor vehicle.
             152          (ii) When a peace officer gives the notice on behalf of the Driver License Division, the
             153      peace officer shall:
             154          (A) take the Utah license certificate or permit, if any, of the operator;
             155          (B) issue a temporary license certificate effective for only 29 days from the date of
             156      arrest; and
             157          (C) supply to the operator, in a manner specified by the Driver License Division, basic
             158      information regarding how to obtain a hearing before the Driver License Division.
             159          (c) A citation issued by a peace officer may, if provided in a manner specified by the
             160      Driver License Division, also serve as the temporary license certificate.
             161          (d) As a matter of procedure, the peace officer shall submit a signed report, within ten
             162      calendar days after the day on which notice is provided under Subsection (2)(b), that:
             163          (i) the peace officer had grounds to believe the arrested person was in violation of any
             164      provision under Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (iii); and
             165          (ii) the person had refused to submit to a chemical test or tests under Subsection (1).
             166          (3) Upon the request of the person who was tested, the results of the test or tests shall
             167      be made available to the person.
             168          (4) (a) The person to be tested may, at the person's own expense, have a physician of
             169      the person's own choice administer a chemical test in addition to the test or tests administered
             170      at the direction of a peace officer.
             171          (b) The failure or inability to obtain the additional test does not affect admissibility of
             172      the results of the test or tests taken at the direction of a peace officer, or preclude or delay the
             173      test or tests to be taken at the direction of a peace officer.
             174          (c) The additional test shall be subsequent to the test or tests administered at the
             175      direction of a peace officer.
             176          (5) For the purpose of determining whether to submit to a chemical test or tests, the
             177      person to be tested does not have the right to consult an attorney or have an attorney, physician,
             178      or other person present as a condition for the taking of any test.
             179          Section 4. Section 41-6a-521 is amended to read:
             180           41-6a-521. Revocation hearing for refusal -- Appeal.


             181          (1) (a) A person who has been notified of the Driver License Division's intention to
             182      revoke the person's license under Section 41-6a-520 is entitled to a hearing.
             183          (b) A request for the hearing shall be made in writing within ten calendar days after the
             184      day on which notice is provided.
             185          (c) Upon request in a manner specified by the Driver License Division, the Driver
             186      License Division shall grant to the person an opportunity to be heard within 29 days after the
             187      date of arrest.
             188          (d) If the person does not make a request for a hearing before the Driver License
             189      Division under this Subsection (1), the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the state
             190      is revoked beginning on the 30th day after the date of arrest for a period of:
             191          (i) 18 months unless Subsection (1)(d)(ii) applies; or
             192          (ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             193          (A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
             194      date of arrest under Section 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             195      53-3-232 [, or Subsection 53-3-227 (4)]; or
             196          (B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
             197      of arrest under Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
             198      constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 .
             199          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a hearing is requested by the person,
             200      the hearing shall be conducted by the Driver License Division in the county in which the
             201      offense occurred.
             202          (b) The Driver License Division may hold a hearing in some other county if the Driver
             203      License Division and the person both agree.
             204          (3) The hearing shall be documented and shall cover the issues of:
             205          (a) whether a peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that a person was
             206      operating a motor vehicle in violation of Section 41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-231 ,
             207      or [Subsection 53-3-227 (4)] 53-3-232 ; and
             208          (b) whether the person refused to submit to the test or tests under Section 41-6a-520 .
             209          (4) (a) In connection with the hearing, the division or its authorized agent:
             210          (i) may administer oaths and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and
             211      the production of relevant books and papers; and


             212          (ii) shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of necessary peace officers.
             213          (b) The Driver License Division shall pay witness fees and mileage from the
             214      Transportation Fund in accordance with the rates established in Section 78-46-28 .
             215          (5) (a) If after a hearing, the Driver License Division determines that the person was
             216      requested to submit to a chemical test or tests and refused to submit to the test or tests, or if the
             217      person fails to appear before the Driver License Division as required in the notice, the Driver
             218      License Division shall revoke the person's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle in Utah
             219      beginning on the date the hearing is held for a period of:
             220          (i) 18 months unless Subsection (5)(a)(ii) applies; or
             221          (ii) 24 months if the person has had a previous:
             222          (A) license sanction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the
             223      date of arrest under Section 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-223 , 53-3-231 , or
             224      53-3-232 [, or Subsection 53-3-227 (4)]; or
             225          (B) conviction for an offense that occurred within the previous ten years from the date
             226      of arrest under Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state that would
             227      constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 .
             228          (b) The Driver License Division shall also assess against the person, in addition to any
             229      fee imposed under Subsection 53-3-205 (13), a fee under Section 53-3-105 , which shall be paid
             230      before the person's driving privilege is reinstated, to cover administrative costs.
             231          (c) The fee shall be cancelled if the person obtains an unappealed court decision
             232      following a proceeding allowed under Subsection (2) that the revocation was improper.
             233          (6) (a) Any person whose license has been revoked by the Driver License Division
             234      under this section may seek judicial review.
             235          (b) Judicial review of an informal adjudicative proceeding is a trial.
             236          (c) Venue is in the district court in the county in which the offense occurred.
             237          Section 5. Section 41-6a-524 is amended to read:
             238           41-6a-524. Refusal as evidence.
             239          If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a chemical test or tests or any additional
             240      test under Section 41-6a-520 , evidence of any refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal
             241      action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was
             242      operating or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while:


             243          (1) under the influence of:
             244          (a) alcohol;
             245          (b) any drug; or
             246          (c) a combination of alcohol and any drug; [or]
             247          (2) having any measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance
             248      in the person's body[.];
             249          (3) having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body if the
             250      person is an alcohol restricted driver as defined under Section 41-6a-529 ; or
             251          (4) having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body if the
             252      person has been issued a conditional license under Section 53-3-232 .
             253          Section 6. Section 41-6a-527 is amended to read:
             254           41-6a-527. Seizure and impoundment of vehicles by peace officers -- Impound
             255      requirements -- Removal of vehicle by owner.
             256          (1) If a peace officer arrests or cites the operator of a vehicle for violating Section
             257      41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , 41-6a-520 , [or] 41-6a-530 , 53-3-231 , 53-3-232 , Subsection
             258      41-6a-518 (10), or a local ordinance similar to Section 41-6a-502 which complies with
             259      Subsection 41-6a-510 (1), [or 53-3-227 (4),] the peace officer shall seize and impound the
             260      vehicle in accordance with Section 41-6a-1406 , except as provided under Subsection (2).
             261          (2) If a registered owner of the vehicle, other than the operator, is present at the time of
             262      arrest, the peace officer may release the vehicle to that registered owner, but only if:
             263          (a) the registered owner:
             264          (i) requests to remove the vehicle from the scene; and
             265          (ii) presents to the peace officer sufficient identification to prove ownership of the
             266      vehicle or motorboat;
             267          (b) the registered owner identifies a driver with a valid operator's license who:
             268          (i) complies with all restrictions of his operator's license; and
             269          (ii) would not, in the judgment of the officer, be in violation of Section 41-6a-502 ,
             270      41-6a-517 , [or] 41-6a-520 , 41-6a-530 , 53-3-231 , 53-3-232 , Subsection 41-6a-518 (10), or a
             271      local ordinance similar to Section 41-6a-502 which complies with Subsection 41-6a-510 (1) [or
             272      53-3-227 (4)] if permitted to operate the vehicle; and
             273          (c) the vehicle itself is legally operable.


             274          (3) If necessary for transportation of a motorboat for impoundment under this section,
             275      the motorboat's trailer may be used to transport the motorboat.
             276          Section 7. Section 41-6a-529 is enacted to read:
             277          41-6a-529. Definitions -- Alcohol restricted drivers.
             278          (1) As used in this section and section 41-6a-530 , "alcohol restricted driver" means a
             279      person who:
             280          (a) within the last two years:
             281          (i) has been convicted of:
             282          (A) a misdemeanor violation of Section 41-6a-502 ;
             283          (B) alcohol, any drug, or a combination of both-related reckless driving under Section
             284      41-6a-512 ;
             285          (C) local ordinances similar to Section 41-6a-502 or alcohol, any drug, or a
             286      combination of both-related reckless driving adopted in compliance with Section 41-6a-510 ;
             287          (D) a violation described in Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) through (C), which judgment of
             288      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 ; or
             289          (E) statutes or ordinances previously in effect in this state or in effect in any other state,
             290      the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States which would
             291      constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of
             292      both-related reckless driving if committed in this state, including punishments administered
             293      under 10 U.S.C. Sec. 815; or
             294          (ii) has had the person's driving privilege suspended under Section 53-3-223 based on
             295      an arrest which occurred on or after July 1, 2005;
             296          (b) within the last five years:
             297          (i) has had the person's driving privilege revoked for refusal to submit to a chemical
             298      test under Section 41-6a-520 , which refusal occurred on or after July 1, 2005; or
             299          (ii) (A) has been convicted of an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and
             300          (B) at the time of operation or actual physical control of a vehicle the person:
             301          (I) is 21 years of age or older;
             302          (II) has a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle;
             303          (c) within the last ten years:
             304          (i) has been convicted of an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) which conviction


             305      was within ten years of a prior conviction for an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); or
             306          (ii) has had the person's driving privilege revoked for refusal to submit to a chemical
             307      test and the refusal is within ten years after:
             308          (A) a prior refusal to submit to a chemical test under Section 41-6a-520 ; or
             309          (B) a prior conviction for an offense described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) which is not
             310      based on the same arrest as the refusal; or
             311          (d) at any time has been convicted of:
             312          (i) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 for an offense that occurred on or
             313      after July 1, 2005; or
             314          (ii) a felony violation of Section 41-6a-502 for an offense that occurred on or after July
             315      1, 2005.
             316          (2) For purposes of this section and Section 41-6a-530 , a plea of guilty or no contest to
             317      a violation described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) which plea is held in abeyance under Title 77,
             318      Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, is the equivalent of a conviction, even if the charge has been
             319      subsequently reduced or dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement.
             320          Section 8. Section 41-6a-530 is enacted to read:
             321          41-6a-530. Alcohol restricted drivers -- Prohibited from operating a vehicle while
             322      having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body -- Penalties.
             323          (1) An alcohol restricted driver who operates or is in actual physical control of a
             324      vehicle in this state with any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body is
             325      guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             326          (2) A "measurable or detectable amount" of alcohol in the person's body may be
             327      established by:
             328          (a) a chemical test;
             329          (b) evidence other than a chemical test; or
             330          (c) a combination of Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
             331          Section 9. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
             332           53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
             333      disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
             334      Limited driving privileges.
             335          (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter or Title 41, Chapter


             336      [6] 6a, Traffic [Rules and Regulations] Code, specifically provides for denial, suspension, or
             337      disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
             338      receiving a record of the person's conviction for any of the following offenses:
             339          (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
             340      automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             341          (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
             342      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
             343      incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or as
             344      prohibited in an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ]
             345      41-6a-510 (1);
             346          (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood
             347      or breath alcohol content prohibited in Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 or as prohibited in an
             348      ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43] 41-6a-510 (1);
             349          (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
             350      41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
             351      regulating driving on highways;
             352          (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
             353          (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
             354          (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
             355      vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;
             356          (viii) two charges of reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if
             357      upon a first conviction of reckless driving the judge or justice recommends suspension of the
             358      convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a period of
             359      three months;
             360          (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
             361      required in Section [ 41-6-13.5 ] 41-6a-206 ;
             362          (x) any offense specified in Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, that
             363      requires disqualification;
             364          (xi) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             365      Subsection 76-10-508 (2);
             366          (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or


             367      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);
             368          (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             369      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             370      violation of Section [ 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-517 ; [and]
             371          (xiv) until July 30, 2015, operating or being in actual physical control of a motor
             372      vehicle while having any alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 [.]; and
             373          (xv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             374      measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section
             375      41-6a-530 .
             376          (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a
             377      record of an adjudication under Title 78, Chapter 3a, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for any of the
             378      following offenses:
             379          (i) discharging or allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle in violation of
             380      Subsection 76-10-508 (2); and
             381          (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             382      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
             383          (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
             384      division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
             385      record of conviction for any of the following offenses:
             386          (i) any violation of:
             387          (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
             388          (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
             389          (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
             390          (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
             391          (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
             392          (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
             393          (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
             394      that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
             395          (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
             396      transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
             397          (2) [(a)] The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation,


             398      or disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year for each subsequent
             399      occurrence, upon receiving:
             400          [(i)] (a) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
             401      while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
             402          [(ii)] (b) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle
             403      law in which the person was involved as a driver;
             404          [(iii)] (c) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             405      which the person was involved as a driver; or
             406          [(iv)] (d) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
             407          [(b) For a violation of Subsection 53-3-227 (4), the division shall extend the period of
             408      the first suspension, revocation, or disqualification for an additional one-year period.]
             409          (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)[(a)(iii)](c) or [(iv)] (d)
             410      that a person is driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or
             411      revoked, the person is entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial,
             412      suspension, disqualification, or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
             413          (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor
             414      vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
             415      recommendation of the trial judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the
             416      offenses referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
             417          (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
             418          (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(xi), (a)(xii), (a)(xiii),
             419      (1)(b), and (1)(c); and
             420          (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
             421      revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section [41-6-44 , Section
             422      41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-502 , 41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of
             423      Subsection [ 41-6-43 ] 41-6a-510 (1), Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-520 , or Section 76-5-207 , or a
             424      criminal prohibition that the person was charged with violating as a result of a plea bargain
             425      after having been originally charged with violating one or more of these sections or ordinances.
             426          (b) This discretionary privilege is limited to when undue hardship would result from a
             427      failure to grant the privilege and may be granted only once to any individual during any single
             428      period of denial, suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial,


             429      suspension, revocation, or disqualification.
             430          (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to an individual disqualified under Part 4,
             431      Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended,
             432      cancelled, or denied under this chapter.
             433          Section 10. Section 53-3-227 is amended to read:
             434           53-3-227. Driving a motor vehicle prohibited while driving privilege denied,
             435      suspended, disqualified, or revoked -- Penalties.
             436          (1) A person whose driving privilege has been denied, suspended, disqualified, or
             437      revoked under this chapter or under the laws of the state in which the person's driving privilege
             438      was granted and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while that
             439      driving privilege is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked shall be punished as provided
             440      in this section.
             441          (2) A person convicted of a violation of Subsection (1), other than a violation specified
             442      in Subsection (3) [or (4)], is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             443          (3) (a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under
             444      Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving
             445      privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for:
             446          (i) a refusal to submit to a chemical test under Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-520 ;
             447          (ii) a violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 ;
             448          (iii) a violation of a local ordinance that complies with the requirements of Section
             449      [ 41-6-43 ] 41-6a-510 ;
             450          (iv) a violation of Section [ 41-6-44.6 ] 41-6a-517 ;
             451          (v) a violation of Section 76-5-207 ;
             452          (vi) a criminal action that the person plead guilty to as a result of a plea bargain after
             453      having been originally charged with violating one or more of the sections or ordinances under
             454      this Subsection (3);
             455          (vii) a revocation or suspension which has been extended under Subsection
             456      53-3-220 (2); or
             457          (viii) where disqualification is the result of driving a commercial motor vehicle while
             458      the person's CDL is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked under Subsection
             459      53-3-414 (1).


             460          (b) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person's conviction under
             461      Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor vehicle while the person's driving
             462      privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked by any state, the United States, or any district,
             463      possession, or territory of the United States for violations corresponding to the violations listed
             464      in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (viii).
             465          (c) A fine imposed under this Subsection (3) shall be at least the maximum fine for a
             466      class C misdemeanor under Section 76-3-301 .
             467          [(4) (a) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:]
             468          [(i) the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor
             469      vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked for:]
             470          [(A) any violations listed in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (vi); or]
             471          [(B) a violation listed in Subsection (3)(a)(vii) if the original revocation or suspension
             472      was based on any violations listed in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (vi); and]
             473          [(ii) the person had any alcohol in the person's body at the time of the violation under
             474      Subsection (1).]
             475          [(b) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if:]
             476          [(i) the person's conviction under Subsection (1) is based on the person driving a motor
             477      vehicle while the person's driving privilege is suspended, disqualified, or revoked by any state,
             478      the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States for violations
             479      corresponding to:]
             480          [(A) the violations listed in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (vi); or]
             481          [(B) a violation listed in Subsection (3)(a)(vii) if the original revocation or suspension
             482      was based on any violation corresponding to the violations listed in Subsections (3)(a)(i)
             483      through (vi); and]
             484          [(ii) the person had any alcohol in the person's body at the time of the violation under
             485      Subsection (1).]
             486          [(c) (i) As part of any sentence imposed for a violation of this Subsection (4), the court
             487      shall order:]
             488          [(A) a jail sentence of not less than 48 consecutive hours;]
             489          [(B) a compensatory-service work program for not less than 48 hours; or]
             490          [(C) home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with


             491      Subsection 41-6-44 (13).]
             492          [(ii) In addition to the penalties under Subsection (4)(c)(i), the court shall impose a fine
             493      of not less than $750.]
             494          Section 11. Section 53-3-232 is amended to read:
             495           53-3-232. Conditional license -- May not operate a vehicle or motorboat with
             496      alcohol in body -- Penalty.
             497          (1) As used in this section, "qualifying conviction" means:
             498          (a) a conviction of a violation of Section [ 41-6-44 ] 41-6a-502 , Section [ 41-6-44.6 ]
             499      41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection [ 41-6-43 ]
             500      41-6a-510 (1), Section 76-5-207 , or of alcohol-related reckless driving as described under
             501      Subsection [ 41-6-44 (9)] 41-6a-512 (1);
             502          (b) a revocation under Section [ 41-6-44.10 ] 41-6a-521 if the revocation is not based on
             503      the same arrest as a conviction under Subsection (1)(a); or
             504          (c) a violation of Subsection (3).
             505          (2) [The] (a) Until June 30, 2005, the division may only issue, reinstate, or renew a
             506      driver license in the form of a no alcohol conditional license to a person who has a qualifying
             507      conviction for a period of:
             508          [(a)] (i) two years after issuance of a Utah driver license or permit following a first
             509      qualifying conviction that occurred within the previous ten years from the date of arrest; and
             510          [(b)] (ii) ten years after issuance of a Utah driver license or permit following a second
             511      or subsequent qualifying conviction that occurred within the previous ten years from the date of
             512      arrest.
             513          (b) Beginning on July 1, 2005, the division may not issue, reinstate, or renew a driver
             514      license in the form of a no alcohol conditional license.
             515          (3) A no alcohol conditional license shall be issued on the condition that the person
             516      may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this state with any
             517      alcohol in the person's body.
             518          (4) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person who has been issued a no alcohol
             519      conditional license to operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle or motorboat in this
             520      state in violation of Subsection (3).
             521          Section 12. Section 63-55-253 is amended to read:


             522           63-55-253. Repeal dates, Titles 53, 53A, and 53B.
             523          The following provisions of Title 53A are repealed on the following dates:
             524          (1) Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 6, Public Education Job Enhancement Program is
             525      repealed July 1, 2005.
             526          (2) The State Instructional Materials Commission, created in Section 53A-14-101 , is
             527      repealed July 1, 2011.
             528          (3) Title 53A, Chapter 20a, Public Education Revenue Bond Act, is repealed July 1,
             529      2007.
             530          (4) Section 53-3-232 , Conditional licenses, is repealed July 1, 2015.
             531          Section 13. Repealer.
             532          This bill repeals:
             533          Section 53-3-233, Coded licenses.
             534          Section 14. Effective date.
             535          This bill takes effect July 1, 2005.
             536          Section 15. Coordinating S.B. 42 with H.B. 65.
             537          If this S.B. 42 and H.B. 65, Driver License and Commercial Driver License
             538      Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that Subsection 53-3-220 (1)(a)(xv) in
             539      S.B. 42 supercedes Subsection 53-3-220 (1)(a)(xv) in H.B. 65 when the Office of Legislative
             540      Research and General Counsel prepares the Utah Code database for publication.


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