SB 0799 | Creates the offense of aggressive driving |
Sponsor: | Ehlmann | |||
LR Number: | 3155S.03I | Fiscal Note: | 3155-03 | |
Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
Last Action: | 01/26/00 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | Journal page: | ||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 2000 | |||
SB 799 - This act creates the offense of aggressive driving. Under this act a person commits the offense of aggressive driving if, during a single, continuous period of driving, the person: 1) commits a speeding violation plus commits two other traffic violations (failure to obey traffic signals; passing a vehicle on the right hand side of the road; tailgating; failing to yield the right of way; or brandishing a firearm) and 2) and the person's driving is an immediate hazard to another driver.
A person convicted of aggressive driving will be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of the offense will also
have to complete a traffic safety course concentrating on
aggressive driving. The person's license will be suspended for
30 days for the first offense. A person convicted of a
subsequent offense of aggressive driving with a two-year period
shall have his or her driver's licensed revoked for a period of
one year.
STEPHEN WITTE