H.B. 36 Enrolled

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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DATABASE - REPORTING
2 CONVICTIONS FOR DRIVING UNDER THE
3 INFLUENCE OR IMPAIRED DRIVING
4 2010 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw
7 Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble
8 Cosponsors:
9 Trisha S. BeckPaul RayF. Jay Seegmiller 10
11 LONG TITLE
12 General Description:
13 This bill amends provisions of the Traffic Code and the Utah Controlled Substances
14 Act to provide for notification to a practitioner when a person is convicted of a crime
15 for driving under the influence of, or impaired driving under the influence of, a
16 controlled substance that the practitioner may have prescribed to that person.
17 Highlighted Provisions:
18 This bill:
19 . requires a court to report certain information to the Division of Occupational and
20 Professional Licensing (DOPL) when a person is convicted of driving under the
21 influence or of impaired driving, if there is evidence that the person's driving was
22 under the influence of, or impaired by, a prescribed controlled substance;
23 . requires that, when DOPL receives a report described in the preceding paragraph,
24 DOPL must notify each practitioner who may have written a prescription for the
25 controlled substance of the conviction and certain information relating to the
26 conviction;
27 . requires DOPL to increase the licensing fee for manufacturing, producing,
28 distributing, dispensing, administering, or conducting research to pay the startup
29 and ongoing costs of DOPL for complying with the requirements of the preceding

30 paragraph; and
31 . makes technical changes.
32 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
33 None
34 Other Special Clauses:
35 This bill coordinates with H.B. 28 and H.B. 36 by providing technical amendments.
36 This bill coordinates with H.B. 36, H.B. 28, and H.B. 35 by providing technical
37 amendments.
38 Utah Code Sections Affected:
39 AMENDS:
40 41-6a-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 91 and renumbered and
41 amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
42 41-6a-502.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 201
43 ENACTS:
44 58-37-7.9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
45 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
46 58-37f-702, Utah Code Annotated 1953
47 58-37f-703, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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49 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
50 Section 1. Section 41-6a-502 is amended to read:
51 41-6a-502. Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of
52 both or with specified or unsafe blood alcohol concentration -- Reporting of convictions.
53 (1) A person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a vehicle within this
54 state if the person:
55 (a) has sufficient alcohol in the person's body that a subsequent chemical test shows
56 that the person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time
57 of the test;

58 (b) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
59 and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; or
60 (c) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
61 operation or actual physical control.
62 (2) Alcohol concentration in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per 100
63 milliliters of blood, and alcohol concentration in the breath shall be based upon grams of
64 alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
65 (3) A violation of this section includes a violation under a local ordinance similar to
66 this section adopted in compliance with Section 41-6a-510 .
67 (4) Beginning on July 1, 2012, a court shall, monthly, send to the Division of
68 Occupational and Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103 , a report containing the
69 name, case number, and, if known, the date of birth of each person convicted during the
70 preceding month of a violation of this section for whom there is evidence that the person was
71 driving under the influence, in whole or in part, of a prescribed controlled substance.
72 Section 2. Section 41-6a-502.5 is amended to read:
73 41-6a-502.5. Impaired driving -- Penalty -- Reporting of convictions --
74 Sentencing requirements.
75 (1) With the agreement of the prosecutor, a plea to a class B misdemeanor violation of
76 Section 41-6a-502 committed on or after July 1, 2008, may be entered as a conviction of
77 impaired driving under this section if:
78 (a) the defendant completes court ordered probation requirements; or
79 (b) (i) the prosecutor agrees as part of a negotiated plea; and
80 (ii) the court finds the plea to be in the interest of justice.
81 (2) A conviction entered under this section is a class B misdemeanor.
82 (3) (a) (i) If the entry of an impaired driving plea is based on successful completion of
83 probation under Subsection (1)(a), the court shall enter the conviction at the time of the plea.
84 (ii) If the defendant fails to appear before the court and establish successful
85 completion of the court ordered probation requirements under Subsection (1)(a), the court

86 shall enter an amended conviction of Section 41-6a-502 .
87 (iii) The date of entry of the amended order under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is the date of
88 conviction.
89 (b) The court may enter a conviction of impaired driving immediately under
90 Subsection (1)(b).
91 (4) For purposes of Section 76-3-402 , the entry of a plea to a class B misdemeanor
92 violation of Section 41-6a-502 as impaired driving under this section is a reduction of one
93 degree.
94 (5) (a) The court shall notify the Driver License Division of each conviction entered
95 under this section.
96 (b) Beginning on July 1, 2012, a court shall, monthly, send to the Division of
97 Occupational and Professional Licensing, created in Section 58-1-103 , a report containing the
98 name, case number, and, if known, the date of birth of each person convicted during the
99 preceding month of a violation of this section for whom there is evidence that the person was
100 driving while impaired, in whole or in part, by a prescribed controlled substance.
101 (6) (a) The provisions in Subsections 41-6a-505 (1), (2), and (3) that require a
102 sentencing court to order a convicted person to participate in a screening, an assessment, or an
103 educational series, or obtain substance abuse treatment or do a combination of those things,
104 apply to a conviction entered under this section.
105 (b) The court shall render the same order regarding screening, assessment, an
106 educational series, or substance abuse treatment in connection with a first, second, or
107 subsequent conviction under this section as the court would render in connection with
108 applying respectively, the first, second, or subsequent conviction requirements of Subsection
109 41-6a-505 (1), (2), or (3).
110 (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), a report authorized by Section
111 53-3-104 may not contain any evidence of a conviction for impaired driving in this state if the
112 reporting court notifies the Driver License Division that the defendant is participating in or has
113 successfully completed the program of a driving under the influence court.

114 (b) The provisions of Subsection (7)(a) do not apply to a report concerning:
115 (i) a CDL license holder; or
116 (ii) a violation that occurred in a commercial motor vehicle.
117 Section 3. Section 58-37-7.9 is enacted to read:
118 58-37-7.9. Reporting certain convictions to practitioners.
119 (1) The definitions in Subsection 58-37-7.5 (1) apply to this section.
120 (2) Beginning on July 1, 2012, if the division receives a report from a court under
121 Subsection 41-6a-502 (4) or 41-6a-502.5 (5)(b) relating to a conviction for driving under the
122 influence of, or while impaired by, a prescribed controlled substance, the division shall:
123 (a) attempt to identify, through the database, each practitioner who may have
124 prescribed the controlled substance to the convicted person; and
125 (b) provide each practitioner identified under Subsection (2)(a) with:
126 (i) a copy of the information provided by the court; and
127 (ii) the information obtained from the database that led the division to determine that
128 the practitioner receiving the information may have prescribed the controlled substance to the
129 convicted person.
130 (3) It is the intent of the Legislature that the information provided under Subsection
131 (2)(b) is provided for the purpose of assisting the practitioner in:
132 (a) discussing the manner in which the controlled substance may impact the convicted
133 person's driving;
134 (b) advising the convicted person on measures that may be taken to avoid adverse
135 impacts of the controlled substance on future driving; and
136 (c) making decisions regarding future prescriptions written for the convicted person.
137 (4) Beginning on July 1, 2010, the division shall, in accordance with Section
138 63J-1-504 , increase the licensing fee described in Subsection 58-37-6 (1)(b) to pay the startup
139 and ongoing costs of the division for complying with the requirements of this section.
140 Section 4. Coordinating H.B. 36 with H.B. 28 -- Technical amendments.
141 (1) If this H.B. 36 and H.B. 28, Controlled Substance Database Amendments, both

142 pass, and H.B. 35, Controlled Substance Database Reporting of Prescribed Controlled
143 Substance Overdose or Poisoning, does not pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the
144 Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for
145 publication by renumbering and amending Section 58-37-7.9 to read:
146 " 58-37f-702. Reporting certain convictions to practitioners.
147 (1) Beginning on July 1, 2012, if the division receives a report from a court under
148 Subsection 41-6a-502 (4) or 41-6a-502.5 (5)(b) relating to a conviction for driving under the
149 influence of, or while impaired by, a prescribed controlled substance, the division shall:
150 (a) attempt to identify, through the database, each practitioner who may have
151 prescribed the controlled substance to the convicted person; and
152 (b) provide each practitioner identified under Subsection (1)(a) with:
153 (i) a copy of the information provided by the court; and
154 (ii) the information obtained from the database that led the division to determine that
155 the practitioner receiving the information may have prescribed the controlled substance to the
156 convicted person.
157 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the information provided under Subsection
158 (1)(b) is provided for the purpose of assisting the practitioner in:
159 (a) discussing the manner in which the controlled substance may impact the convicted
160 person's driving;
161 (b) advising the convicted person on measures that may be taken to avoid adverse
162 impacts of the controlled substance on future driving; and
163 (c) making decisions regarding future prescriptions written for the convicted person.
164 (3) Beginning on July 1, 2010, the division shall, in accordance with Section
165 63J-1-504 , increase the licensing fee described in Subsection 58-37-6 (1)(b) to pay the startup
166 and ongoing costs of the division for complying with the requirements of this section."
167 Section 5. Coordinating H.B. 36 with H.B. 28 and H.B. 35 -- Technical
168 amendments.
169 (1) If this H.B. 36, H.B. 28, Controlled Substance Database Amendments, and H.B.

170 35, Controlled Substance Database - Reporting of Prescribed Controlled Substance Overdose
171 or Poisoning, all pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research
172 and General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication by renumbering and
173 amending Section 58-37-7.9 in this H.B. 36 to read:
174 " 58-37f-703. Reporting certain convictions to practitioners.
175 (1) Beginning on July 1, 2012, if the division receives a report from a court under
176 Subsection 41-6a-502 (4) or 41-6a-502.5 (5)(b) relating to a conviction for driving under the
177 influence of, or while impaired by, a prescribed controlled substance, the division shall:
178 (a) attempt to identify, through the database, each practitioner who may have
179 prescribed the controlled substance to the convicted person; and
180 (b) provide each practitioner identified under Subsection (1)(a) with:
181 (i) a copy of the information provided by the court; and
182 (ii) the information obtained from the database that led the division to determine that
183 the practitioner receiving the information may have prescribed the controlled substance to the
184 convicted person.
185 (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the information provided under Subsection
186 (1)(b) is provided for the purpose of assisting the practitioner in:
187 (a) discussing the manner in which the controlled substance may impact the convicted
188 person's driving;
189 (b) advising the convicted person on measures that may be taken to avoid adverse
190 impacts of the controlled substance on future driving; and
191 (c) making decisions regarding future prescriptions written for the convicted person.
192 (3) Beginning on July 1, 2010, the division shall, in accordance with Section
193 63J-1-504 , increase the licensing fee described in Subsection 58-37-6 (1)(b) to pay the startup
194 and ongoing costs of the division for complying with the requirements of this section."