The following traffic law bills passed out of their originating house: SB 2 School bus safety Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2418 Floor amendment: The bill was amended on 2nd reading to add the Level 5 felony of recklessly passing a stopped school bus resulting in death to the list of offenses authorizing an arrest; cross-reference certain … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Traffic Law
Traffic
Driver’s license suspension, restriction, and reinstatement
The Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy Committee heard Sen. G. Taylor’s SB 210 on driver’s license suspension, restriction, and reinstatement. This bill: Reduces the driver's license reinstatement fee to $25 for a first suspension, $50 for a second suspension, and $100 for a third suspension. Establishes a temporary program to permit an individual required to pay a fee for rei … [Read more...] about Driver’s license suspension, restriction, and reinstatement
Traffic crimes
For amend and vote only, the Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 186 on enhancing penalties for some traffic crimes. This bill provides that: an operator of a motor vehicle who operates a motor vehicle after the operator's driving privileges have been suspended or revoked and causes an accident that results in injury or death to another person commits a separate offense f … [Read more...] about Traffic crimes
School bus safety
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Head’s SB 2 on school bus safety. The bill does the following: increases the penalty, from a Class A infraction to a Class C misdemeanor, for an individual who fails to stop when a school bus's stop arm is extended provides that the court shall suspend the person's driving privileges: (1) for 90 days; or (2) if the person has committed at … [Read more...] about School bus safety
Traffic crimes
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Koch’s SB 186 on enhancing penalties for some traffic crimes, like Operating While Intoxicated crimes and Leaving the Scene of the Accident, and consecutive sentencing for certain OWI crimes. The bill was amended in hearing to create a new crime of OWI resulting in catastrophic injury. This will carry the same penalty a … [Read more...] about Traffic crimes