HB 844 -- DRIVERS' LICENSE

CO-SPONSORS:  Gratz, Gaw, Selby, Berkowitz, Luetkenhaus, Davis
(63)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Public
Safety and Law Enforcement by a vote of 15 to 1.

The unlawful act of operating a vehicle without a license or
operating a motorcycle or motortricycle without a valid license
that shows such person is motorcycle qualified is a class A
misdemeanor and on a third or subsequent violation a class D
felony.  Points assessed on the above violations will be 2
points for the first conviction, 4 points on the second, and 6
points on the third conviction.

Application for a drivers' license will, among other things,
require the applicant to indicate if he or she has ever been
convicted of driving without a license.  Any person convicted a
third or subsequent time of driving while a license is revoked
is guilty of a class D felony.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Net Cost to General Revenue Fund of
$379,237 to $479,237 in FY 2000, $408,643 to $508,643 in FY
2001, and $419,130 to $519,130 in FY 2002.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill is necessary
especially in the case of repeat traffic offenders who are
driving with revoked licenses.  Because the penalties for
driving without a license are increased, the incidence of
occurrence should be reduced.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Gratz; Stacy Ledin;
and State Highway Patrol.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Sarah Madden, Legislative Analyst

HB 844 -- Drivers' License

Co-Sponsors:  Gratz, Gaw, Selby, Berkowitz, Luetkenhaus, Davis
(63)

The unlawful act of operating a vehicle without a license or
operating a motorcycle or motortricycle without a valid license
that shows such person is motorcycle qualified is a class A
misdemeanor and on a third or subsequent violation a class D
felony.  Points assessed on the above violations will be 2
points for the first conviction, 4 points on the second, and 6
points on the third conviction.

Application for a drivers' license will, among other things,
require the applicant to indicate if he or she has ever been
convicted of driving without a license.  Any person convicted a
third or subsequent time of driving while a license is revoked
is guilty of a class D felony.