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COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE

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AMENDMENTS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack

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House Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act and the Utah Code of Criminal
             11      Procedure by amending provisions related to diversions and CDL disqualifications and
             12      nonresident CDL holder driver violations for convictions and pleas held in abeyance.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    provides that a court record of conviction or plea held in abeyance that is forwarded
             16      to the Driver License Division shall include certain information;
             17          .    provides that a person who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified from
             18      driving a commercial motor vehicle for not less than one year if convicted of a first
             19      offense of failing to give aid or provide identification when involved in an accident
             20      resulting in death or personal injury;
             21          .    requires the Driver License Division, upon receiving notice of a plea in abeyance
             22      agreement to a disqualifying offense, to disqualify, suspend, cancel, or revoke a
             23      person's CDL for a conviction of that disqualifying offense, even if the charge is
             24      subsequently reduced or dismissed;
             25          .    requires the division to report a plea in abeyance to the CDLIS within ten days of
             26      taking a licensing action;
             27          .    provides that a plea in abeyance agreement may not be removed from a person's
             28      driving record for ten years from the date of the plea in abeyance agreement, even if
             29      the charge is subsequently reduced, dismissed, or expunged;


             30          .    requires the division to notify the licensing state when the division receives a report
             31      of a plea in abeyance of a nonresident holder of a CDL of a violation of a state law
             32      or local ordinance relating to traffic control;
             33          .    prohibits a magistrate from granting diversion for certain offenses; and
             34          .    makes technical changes.
             35      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             36          None
             37      Other Special Clauses:
             38          None
             39      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             40      AMENDS:
             41          53-3-218, as last amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
             42          53-3-414, as last amended by Chapters 2 and 220, Laws of Utah 2005
             43          53-3-419, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1993
             44          77-2-9, as last amended by Chapters 88 and 101, Laws of Utah 1983
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             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 53-3-218 is amended to read:
             48           53-3-218. Court to report convictions and may recommend suspension of license
             49      -- Severity of speeding violation defined.
             50          (1) As used in this section, "conviction" means conviction by the court of first
             51      impression or final administrative determination in an administrative traffic proceeding.
             52          (2) (a) A court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter or any
             53      other law of this state, or under any municipal ordinance regulating driving motor vehicles on
             54      highways or driving motorboats on the water, shall forward to the division within ten days, an
             55      abstract of the court record of the conviction or plea held in abeyance of any person in the court
             56      for a reportable traffic or motorboating violation of any laws or ordinances, and may
             57      recommend the suspension of the license of the person convicted.


             58          (b) When the division receives a court record of a conviction or plea in abeyance for a
             59      motorboat violation, the division may only take action against a person's driver license if the
             60      motorboat violation is for a violation of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the
             61      Influence and Reckless Driving.
             62          (3) The abstract shall be made in the form prescribed by the division and shall include:
             63          (a) the name, date of birth, and address of the party charged;
             64          (b) the license certificate number of [his license certificate] the party charged, if any;
             65          (c) the registration number of the motor vehicle or motorboat involved;
             66          (d) whether the motor vehicle was a commercial motor vehicle;
             67          (e) whether the motor vehicle carried hazardous materials;
             68          (f) whether the motor vehicle carried 16 or more occupants;
             69          (g) whether the driver presented a commercial driver license;
             70          [(f)] (h) the nature of the offense;
             71          (i) whether the offense involved an accident;
             72          (j) the driver's blood alcohol content, if applicable;
             73          (k) if the offense involved a speeding violation:
             74          (i) the posted speed limit;
             75          (ii) the actual speed; and
             76          (iii) whether the speeding violation occurred on a highway that is part of the interstate
             77      system as defined in Section 72-1-102 ;
             78          [(g)] (l) the date of the hearing;
             79          [(h)] (m) the plea;
             80          [(i)] (n) the judgment or whether bail was forfeited; and
             81          [(j)] (o) the severity of the violation, which shall be graded by the court as "minimum,"
             82      "intermediate," or "maximum" as established in accordance with Subsection 53-3-221 (4).
             83          (4) When a convicted person secures a judgment of acquittal or reversal in any
             84      appellate court after conviction in the court of first impression, the division shall reinstate his
             85      license immediately upon receipt of a certified copy of the judgment of acquittal or reversal.


             86          Section 2. Section 53-3-414 is amended to read:
             87           53-3-414. CDL disqualification or suspension -- Grounds and duration --
             88      Procedure.
             89          (1) A person who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified from driving a
             90      commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if convicted of a first offense
             91      of:
             92          (a) driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, a controlled
             93      substance, or more than one of these;
             94          (b) driving a commercial motor vehicle while the concentration of alcohol in the
             95      person's blood, breath, or urine is .04 grams or more;
             96          (c) leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle the person was driving;
             97          (d) failing to provide reasonable assistance or identification when involved in an
             98      accident resulting in death or personal injury in accordance with Section 41-6a-401 ;
             99          [(d)] (e) using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony;
             100          [(e)] (f) refusal to submit to a test to determine the concentration of alcohol in the
             101      person's blood, breath, or urine;
             102          [(f)] (g) driving a commercial motor vehicle while the person's commercial driver
             103      license is disqualified, suspended, canceled, or revoked; or
             104          [(g)] (h) operating a commercial motor vehicle in a negligent manner causing the death
             105      of another including the offenses of automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ,
             106      manslaughter under Section 76-5-205 , or negligent homicide under Section 76-5-206 .
             107          (2) If any of the violations under Subsection (1) occur while the driver is transporting a
             108      hazardous material required to be placarded, the driver is disqualified for not less than three
             109      years.
             110          (3) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (4), a driver of a motor vehicle who holds
             111      or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified for life from driving a commercial motor vehicle if
             112      convicted of two or more of any of the offenses under Subsection (1) arising from two or more
             113      separate incidents.


             114          (b) Subsection (3)(a) applies only to those offenses committed after July 1, 1989.
             115          (4) (a) Any driver disqualified for life from driving a commercial motor vehicle under
             116      this section may apply to the division for reinstatement of the driver's CDL if the driver:
             117          (i) has both voluntarily enrolled in and successfully completed an appropriate
             118      rehabilitation program that:
             119          (A) meets the standards of the division; and
             120          (B) complies with 49 C.F.R. Part 383.51;
             121          (ii) has served a minimum disqualification period of ten years; and
             122          (iii) has fully met the standards for reinstatement of commercial motor vehicle driving
             123      privileges established by rule of the division.
             124          (b) If a reinstated driver is subsequently convicted of another disqualifying offense
             125      under this section, the driver is permanently disqualified for life and is ineligible to again apply
             126      for a reduction of the lifetime disqualification.
             127          (5) A driver of a motor vehicle who holds or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified
             128      for life from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the driver uses a motor vehicle in the
             129      commission of any felony involving the manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing of a
             130      controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a
             131      controlled substance.
             132          (6) (a) Subject to Subsection (6)(b), a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who holds
             133      or is required to hold a CDL is disqualified for not less than:
             134          (i) 60 days from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the driver is convicted of two
             135      serious traffic violations; and
             136          (ii) 120 days if the driver is convicted of three or more serious traffic violations.
             137          (b) The disqualifications under Subsection (6)(a) are effective only if the serious traffic
             138      violations:
             139          (i) occur within three years of each other;
             140          (ii) arise from separate incidents; and
             141          (iii) involve the use or operation of a commercial motor vehicle.


             142          (7) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is convicted of violating an
             143      out-of-service order while driving a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified from driving a
             144      commercial motor vehicle for a period not less than:
             145          (a) 90 days but not more than one year if the driver is convicted of a first violation;
             146          (b) one year but not more than five years if, during any ten-year period, the driver is
             147      convicted of two violations of out-of-service orders in separate incidents;
             148          (c) three years but not more than five years if, during any ten-year period, the driver is
             149      convicted of three or more violations of out-of-service orders in separate incidents;
             150          (d) 180 days but not more than two years if the driver is convicted of a first violation of
             151      an out-of-service order while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or
             152      while operating a motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the
             153      driver; or
             154          (e) three years but not more than five years if, during any ten-year period, the driver is
             155      convicted of two or more violations, in separate incidents, of an out-of-service order while
             156      transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or while operating a motor vehicle
             157      designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
             158          (8) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who holds or is required to hold a CDL is
             159      disqualified for not less than 60 days if the division determines, in its check of the driver's
             160      driver license status, application, and record prior to issuing a CDL or at any time after the
             161      CDL is issued, that the driver has falsified information required to apply for a CDL in this
             162      state.
             163          (9) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is convicted of violating a
             164      railroad-highway grade crossing provision under Section 41-6a-1205 , while driving a
             165      commercial motor vehicle is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period
             166      not less than:
             167          (a) 60 days if the driver is convicted of a first violation;
             168          (b) 120 days if, during any three-year period, the driver is convicted of a second
             169      violation in separate incidents; or


             170          (c) one year if, during any three-year period, the driver is convicted of three or more
             171      violations in separate incidents.
             172          (10) (a) The division shall update its records and notify the CDLIS within ten days of
             173      suspending, revoking, disqualifying, denying, or cancelling a CDL to reflect the action taken.
             174          (b) When the division suspends, revokes, cancels, or disqualifies a nonresident CDL,
             175      the division shall notify the licensing authority of the issuing state or other jurisdiction and the
             176      CDLIS within ten days after the action is taken.
             177          (c) When the division suspends, revokes, cancels, or disqualifies a CDL issued by this
             178      state, the division shall notify the CDLIS within ten days after the action is taken.
             179          (11) (a) The division may immediately suspend or disqualify the CDL of a driver
             180      without a hearing or receiving a record of the driver's conviction when the division has reason
             181      to believe that the:
             182          (i) CDL was issued by the division through error or fraud;
             183          (ii) applicant provided incorrect or incomplete information to the division;
             184          (iii) applicant cheated on any part of a CDL examination;
             185          (iv) driver no longer meets the fitness standards required to obtain a CDL; or
             186          (v) driver poses an imminent hazard.
             187          (b) Suspension of a CDL under this Subsection (11) shall be in accordance with
             188      Section 53-3-221 .
             189          (c) If a hearing is held under Section 53-3-221 , the division shall then rescind the
             190      suspension order or cancel the CDL.
             191          (12) (a) Subject to Subsection (12)(b), a driver of a motor vehicle who holds or is
             192      required to hold a CDL is disqualified for not less than:
             193          (i) 60 days from driving a commercial motor vehicle if the driver is convicted of two
             194      serious traffic violations; and
             195          (ii) 120 days if the driver is convicted of three or more serious traffic violations.
             196          (b) The disqualifications under Subsection (12)(a) are effective only if the serious
             197      traffic violations:


             198          (i) occur within three years of each other;
             199          (ii) arise from separate incidents; and
             200          (iii) result in a denial, suspension, cancellation, or revocation of the non-CDL driving
             201      privilege from at least one of the violations.
             202          (13) (a) Upon receiving a notice that a person has entered into a plea of guilty or no
             203      contest to a violation of a disqualifying offense described in this section which plea is held in
             204      abeyance pursuant to a plea in abeyance agreement, the division shall disqualify, suspend,
             205      cancel, or revoke the person's CDL for the period required under this section for a conviction of
             206      that disqualifying offense, even if the charge has been subsequently reduced or dismissed in
             207      accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement.
             208          (b) The division shall report the plea in abeyance to the CDLIS within ten days of
             209      taking the action under Subsection (13)(a).
             210          (c) A plea which is held in abeyance may not be removed from a person's driving
             211      record for ten years from the date of the plea in abeyance agreement, even if the charge is:
             212          (i) reduced or dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement; or
             213          (ii) expunged under Section 77-18-11 .
             214          Section 3. Section 53-3-419 is amended to read:
             215           53-3-419. Nonresident driver violations reported to resident state.
             216          (1) When the division receives a report of the conviction or plea in abeyance of a
             217      nonresident holder of a CDL for a violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to traffic
             218      control, the division shall notify the driver licensing authority in the licensing state within ten
             219      days of receipt of the report.
             220          (2) This section does not apply to parking violations.
             221          Section 4. Section 77-2-9 is amended to read:
             222           77-2-9. Offenses ineligible for diversion.
             223          Diversion may not be granted by a magistrate for:
             224          (1) a capital felony [or];
             225          (2) a felony in the first degree [or in];


             226          (3) any case involving a sexual offense against a victim who is under the age of 14 [or
             227      for];
             228          (4) any motor vehicle related offense involving alcohol or drugs[.];
             229          (5) any case involving using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony;
             230          (6) driving a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle on a revoked or suspended
             231      license; or
             232          (7) any case involving operating a commercial motor vehicle in a negligent manner
             233      causing the death of another including the offenses of:
             234          (a) manslaughter under Section 76-5-205 ; or
             235          (b) negligent homicide under Section 76-5-206 .


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