HB 305 Roberts, Lane
HB 305 -- WARRANTS FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR
SPONSOR: Roberts
This bill prohibits a court from issuing an arrest warrant for a person's failure to respond, pay an assessed fine, or appear in court for a motor vehicle equipment violation citation issued for an offense that is classified or charged as an infraction.
Instead, the court must issue a notice, which will include a second scheduled court date, to be sent to the driver of the vehicle. If the driver fails to respond a second time, the court will issue a second notice of failure to respond, pay the fine assessed, or appear. A copy of the notice will be sent to the driver and to the Department of Revenue. When the driver applies to renew his or her driver's license, the Department of Revenue must deny the application until all delinquent fines and fees in connection with the motor vehicle equipment violation have been satisfied.
This bill is similar to HCS HB 1702 (2022).