The House Roads and Transportation Committee heard HB 1087 authored by Rep. Soliday on the Bureau of Motor Vehicles omnibus bill. The bill was heard in committee last week and testimony from the BMV and Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council was taken, but held for amendment. Rep. Soliday presented a technical corrections amendment which was approved by the committee. The bill
- amends the chapter regarding the rescission for lifetime HTV suspensions regarding eligibility and adding a new code section to outline the procedures to be used by the court once the petition is filed;
- amends the chapter on specialized driving privileges to allow the court to suspend driving privileges for any offense in IC 35-42-1, IC 35-42-2, or IC 35-44.1-3-1 that involves the use of a vehicle up to the maximum allowable period of incarceration;
- outlines the contents for the petition for specialized driving privileges for court ordered suspensions under section 3 of the chapter;
- provides that if the BMV issues a driver’s license to an individual who has specialized driving privileges, the individual pays an additional $10 charge above other applicable fees; and
- amends the penalties for vehicle registration violations.
The bill also makes numerous changes regarding BMV fees, distributions of fees, definitions, and weigh classifications for trucks and buses. The amended bill passed 13-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1087