Amendment ID: S2445-7.1

Further Amendment 7.1

Study on Driver's License Suspension

Mr. Donnelly moves to further amend amendment #7 by striking out the text and inserting in place thereof the following text:-

“by inserting after section 33 the following section:-

SECTION 33A.  The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue a report on driver license suspensions and revocations.  The report shall include, but not be limited to, an accounting of the total number of license suspensions and revocations issued in the preceding 36 months, the cause of each suspension or revocation, the average financial cost to an operator to receive a valid license after a suspension or revocation and the average time it takes to restore a license after the period of suspension or revocation has expired.  The report shall include: (i) an analysis of the correlation between the cost of the fine and its impact, if any, on preventing or deterring future violations; and (ii) the number of drivers with a suspended or revoked license who are cited for driving in violation of the terms of the suspension or revocation, the penalties imposed for that violation and the average cost and time for such a person to obtain a valid license.  The registrar shall submit the report with the clerks of the senate and house or representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on transportation and the chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary not later than January 1, 2017.