Report Title:

Public safety

 

Description:

Increases penalties for certain traffic infractions and driving under the influence.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2638

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to public safety.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


PART I.

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the legislature has attempted to heighten pedestrian safety through various proposals over the past several years.  While each has been successful in some ways, pedestrians continue to die on Hawaii's streets as a result of accidents involving motor vehicles.  The mandate of legislation, in and of itself, does not alter behavior or inattention to driving, consequences do.  Accordingly, the purpose of this Act, to be known as the "Road Responsibility Act of 2008", and more specifically, this part, is to heighten the penalties for certain traffic offenses such that the consequences of noncompliance are severe enough to alter the unsafe driving behaviors that kill pedestrians.

     SECTION 2.  Section 291C-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

     "(d)  For any violation under this section, a surcharge of [$500] $5,000 shall be imposed, in addition to any other penalties, and shall be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund."

     SECTION 3.  Section 291C-12.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291C-12.5  Accidents involving substantial bodily injury.  (a)  The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in substantial bodily injury to any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section 291C-14.  Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

     (b)  Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a class C felony.

     (c)  For any violation under this section, a surcharge of [$250] $1,000 shall be imposed, in addition to any other penalties, and shall be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund.

     (d)  The license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of the person so convicted shall be revoked."

     SECTION 4.  Section 291C-12.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  For any violation under this section, a surcharge of [$100] $250 shall be imposed, in addition to any other penalties, and shall be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund."

     SECTION 5.  Section 291C-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291C-13  Accidents involving damage to vehicle or property.  (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property that is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible, but shall forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at, the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section 291C-14.  Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

     (b)  Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

     (c)  For any violation under this section, a surcharge of $100 shall be imposed, in addition to any other penalties."

     SECTION 6.  Section 291C-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

     "§291C-72  Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks. 

     (e)  Every person who violates this section shall be subject to the following penalties:

     (1)  For a first infraction, or any infraction not preceded within one year by a prior violation of this section, a fine of [$150] $250;

     (2)  For an infraction that occurs within one year of a prior violation of this section, a fine of [$300] $500 and revocation of the person's driver's license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of [ninety] one hundred eighty days; and

     (3)  For an infraction that occurs within two years of two prior violations of this section, and for the fourth and each additional infraction of this section, regardless of when committed, a fine of [$1,000,] $1,500, and revocation of the person's driver's license and privilege to operate a vehicle [for a period of one hundred eighty days]."

     SECTION 7.  Section 291C-105, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced as follows without the possibility of probation or suspension of sentence:

     (1)  For a first offense not preceded by a prior conviction for an offense under this section in the preceding five years:

         (A)  A fine of [not less than $500 and not more than] $1,000;

         (B)  [Thirty-day] Sixty-day prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle during the suspension period, or the court may impose, in lieu of the [thirty-day] sixty-day prompt suspension of license, a minimum [fifteen-day] thirty-day prompt suspension of license with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle and, for the remainder of the [thirty-day] sixty-day period, a restriction on the license that allows the person to drive for limited work‑related purposes;

         (C)  Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $100 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

         (E)  An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and

         (F)  Either one of the following:

              (i)  Thirty-six hours of community service work; or

             (ii)  Not less than forty-eight hours and not more than five days of imprisonment;

     (2)  For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for an offense under this section, by:

         (A)  A fine of [not less than $750 and not more than] $1,000;

         (B)  Prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of [thirty] ninety days with an absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period;

         (C)  Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $200 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

         (E)  An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3; and

         (F)  Either one of the following:

              (i)  Not less than one hundred twenty hours of community service work; or

             (ii)  Not less than five days but not more than fourteen days of imprisonment of which at least forty-eight hours shall be served consecutively; and

     (3)  For an offense that occurs within five years of two prior convictions for offenses under this section, by:

         (A)  A fine of $1,000;

         (B)  Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of not less than [ninety] one hundred and eighty days but not more than one year;

         (C)  Attendance in a course of instruction in driver retraining;

         (D)  No fewer than ten days but no more than thirty days of imprisonment of which at least [forty‑eight] seventy-two hours shall be served consecutively;

         (E)  A surcharge of [$25] $250 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund; and

         (F)  An assessment for driver education pursuant to section 286G-3."

PART II.

     SECTION 8.  The legislature also finds that despite recent efforts to pass legislation that reduces the incidence of driving under the influence, traffic fatalities and accidents caused by driving under the influence continue on the streets of our state.  Despite the negative consequences risked by those that could be caught for driving under the influence, it is obvious that some drivers choose to risk those consequences, and the lives of other drivers and pedestrians.  Driving under the influence is not a victimless crime.  It is akin to attempted murder with a built in defense to proving the intent to commit murder – an impaired state of mind.  While it is ironic that an integral part of the offense – intoxication or narcotics – also provides what amounts to a defense to the much more serious crime of murder or attempted murder, the damage caused by the offense are nothing but tragic.  Accordingly, the purpose of this part is to amend state laws regarding driving under the influence in such a way as to dramatically increase the negative consequences of such behavior, and hopefully, deter such behavior in the future.

     SECTION 9.  Section 291E-61, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "PART IV.  PROHIBITED CONDUCT

     §291E-61  Operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.  (a)  A person commits the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant if the person operates or assumes actual physical control of a vehicle:

     (1)  While under the influence of alcohol in an amount sufficient to impair the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for the person and guard against casualty;

     (2)  While under the influence of any drug that impairs the person's ability to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner;

     (3)  With .08 or more grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath; or

     (4)  With .08 or more grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood.

     (b)  A person committing the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant shall be sentenced as follows without possibility of probation or suspension of sentence:

     (1)  Except as provided in [paragraph] (2), for the first offense, or any offense not preceded within a five‑year period by a conviction for an offense under this section or section 291E‑4(a):

         (A)  A fourteen‑hour minimum substance abuse rehabilitation program, including education and counseling, or other comparable program deemed appropriate by the court;

         (B)  [Ninety‑day] One hundred eighty-day prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle during the suspension period, or the court may impose, in lieu of the [ninety‑day] one hundred eighty-day prompt suspension of license, a minimum [thirty‑day] sixty prompt suspension of license with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle and, for the remainder of the [ninety‑day] one hundred eighty-day period, a restriction on the license that allows the person to drive for limited work‑related purposes and to participate in substance abuse treatment programs;

         (C)  [Any one or more] All of the following:

              (i)  Seventy‑two hours of community service work;

             (ii)  Not less than forty‑eight hours and not more than five days of imprisonment; or

            (iii)  A fine of [not less than $150 but not more than] $1,000; and

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $100 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

     (2)  For a first offense committed by a highly intoxicated driver, or for any offense committed by a highly intoxicated driver not preceded within a five-year period by a conviction for an offense under this section or section 291E-4(a):

         (A)  A [fourteen-hour] forty-hour minimum substance abuse rehabilitation program, including education and counseling, or other comparable program deemed appropriate by the court;

         (B)  Prompt suspension of a license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of [six] twelve months with an absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period;

         (C)  [Any one or more] All of the following:

              (i)  Seventy-two hours of community service work;

             (ii)  Not less than forty-eight hours and not more than five days of imprisonment; or

            (iii)  A fine of [not less than $150 but not more than] $1,000; [and]

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $100 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

     (3)  For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for an offense under this section or section 291E‑4(a) by:

         (A)  Prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of one year with an absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period;

         (B)  [Either] Both one of the following:

              (i)  Not less than two hundred forty hours of community service work; or

             (ii)  Not less than five days but not more than fourteen days of imprisonment of which at least forty‑eight hours shall be served consecutively;

         (C)  A fine of [not less than $500 but not more than $1,500] $2,000; [and]

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $200 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

     (4)  For an offense that occurs within five years of two prior convictions for offenses under this section or section 291E‑4(a):

         (A)  A fine of [not less than $500 but not more than $2,500] $3,000;

         (B)  Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period not less than [one year] two years but not more than five years;

         (C)  Not less than ten days but not more than thirty days imprisonment of which at least [forty‑eight] seventy-two hours shall be served consecutively;

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $500 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund; and

         (E)  Forfeiture under chapter 712A of the vehicle owned and operated by the person committing the offense; provided that the department of transportation shall provide storage for vehicles forfeited under this subsection; and

     (5)  Any person eighteen years of age or older who is convicted under this section and who operated a vehicle with a passenger, in or on the vehicle, who was younger than fifteen years of age, shall be sentenced to an additional mandatory fine of [$500] $1,000 and an additional mandatory term of imprisonment of [forty‑eight] seventy-two hours; provided that the total term of imprisonment for a person convicted under this paragraph shall not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment provided in paragraph (1), (3), or (4).

     (c)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any:

     (1)  Conviction under this section, section 291E-4(a), or section 291E-61.5;

     (2)  Conviction in any other state or federal jurisdiction for an offense that is comparable to operating or being in physical control of a vehicle while having either an unlawful alcohol concentration or an unlawful drug content in the blood or urine or while under the influence of an intoxicant or habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant; or

     (3)  Adjudication of a minor for a law violation that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of this section or an offense under section 291E-4(a), or section 291E-61.5;

shall be considered a prior conviction for the purposes of imposing sentence under this section.  Any judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or an adjudication in the case of a minor, that at the time of the offense has not been expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside shall be deemed a prior conviction under this section.  No license and privilege suspension or revocation shall be imposed pursuant to this section if the person's license and privilege to operate a vehicle has previously been administratively revoked pursuant to part III for the same act; provided that, if the administrative suspension or revocation is subsequently reversed, the person's license and privilege to operate a vehicle shall be suspended or revoked as provided in this section.

     (d)  Whenever a court sentences a person pursuant to subsection (b), it also shall require that the offender be referred to the driver's education program for an assessment, by a certified substance abuse counselor, of the offender's substance abuse or dependence and the need for appropriate treatment.  The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the court.  The court shall require the offender to obtain appropriate treatment if the counselor's assessment establishes the offender's substance abuse or dependence.  All costs for assessment and treatment shall be borne by the offender.

     (e)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a court revokes a person's driver's license pursuant to this section, the examiner of drivers shall not grant to the person a new driver's license until the expiration of the period of revocation determined by the court.  After the period of revocation is completed, the person may apply for and the examiner of drivers may grant to the person a new driver's license.

     (f)  Any person sentenced under this section [may] shall be ordered to reimburse the county for the cost of any blood or urine tests conducted pursuant to section 291E-11.  The court shall order the person to make restitution in a lump sum, or in a series of prorated installments, to the police department or other agency incurring the expense of the blood or urine test.

     (g)  The requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 287-20 shall not be based upon a sentence imposed under subsection (b)(1).

     (h)  As used in this section, the term "examiner of drivers" has the same meaning as provided in section 286-2."

     SECTION 10.  Section 291E-61.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291E-61.5  Habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.  (a)  A person commits the offense of habitually operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant if:

     (1)  The person is a habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant; and

     (2)  The person operates or assumes actual physical control of a vehicle:

         (A)  While under the influence of alcohol in an amount sufficient to impair the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for the person and guard against casualty;

         (B)  While under the influence of any drug that impairs the person's ability to operate the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner;

         (C)  With .08 or more grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath; or

         (D)  With .08 or more grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood.

     (b)  For the purposes of this section:

     "Convicted three or more times for offenses of operating a vehicle under the influence" means that, at the time of the behavior for which the person is charged under this section, the person had three or more times within ten years of the instant offense:

     (1)  A judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, for a violation of this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5;

     (2)  A judgment on a verdict or a finding of guilty, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, for an offense that is comparable to this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5; or

     (3)  An adjudication of a minor for a law or probation violation that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of this section or section 291-4, 291-4.4, or 291-7 as those sections were in effect on December 31, 2001, or section 291E-61 or 707-702.5;

that, at the time of the instant offense, had not been expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside.  All convictions that have been expunged by pardon, reversed, or set aside prior to the instant offense shall not be deemed prior convictions for the purposes of proving the person's status as a habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

     A person has the status of a "habitual operator of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant" if the person has been convicted three or more times within ten years of the instant offense, for offenses of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

     (c)  Habitually operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant is a class C felony.

     (d)  For a conviction under this section, the sentence shall be either:

     (1)  An indeterminate term of imprisonment of five years and a fine of not less than $5,000; or

     (2)  A term of probation of five years, with conditions to include:

         (A)  Mandatory revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period not less than [one year] three years but not more than five years;

         (B)  Not less than [ten] fourteen days imprisonment, of which at least [forty-eight] seventy-two hours shall be served consecutively;

         (C)  Referral to a certified substance abuse counselor as provided in section 291E-61(d); [and]

         (D)  A surcharge of [$25] $250 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

         (E)  A fine of $1,000.

In addition to the foregoing, any vehicle owned and operated by the person committing the offense shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to chapter 712A, provided that the department of transportation shall provide storage for vehicles forfeited under this subsection.

     (e)  Whenever a court sentences a person under this section, it shall also require that the offender be referred to the driver's education program for an assessment, by a certified substance abuse counselor, of the offender's substance abuse or dependence and the need for appropriate treatment.  The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the court.  The court shall require the offender to obtain appropriate treatment if the counselor's assessment establishes the offender's substance abuse or dependence.  All costs for assessment and treatment shall be borne by the offender.

     (f)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a court revokes a person's driver's license pursuant to this section, the examiner of drivers shall not grant to the person a new driver's license until expiration of the period of revocation determined by the court.  After the period of revocation is complete, the person may apply for and the examiner of drivers may grant to the person a new driver's license.

     (g)  Any person sentenced under this section [may] shall be ordered to reimburse the county for the cost of any blood or urine tests conducted pursuant to section 291E-11.  The court shall order the person to make restitution in a lump sum, or in a series of prorated installments, to the police department or other agency incurring the expense of the blood or urine test.

     (h)  As used in this section, the term "examiner of drivers" has the same meaning as provided in section 286-2."

     SECTION 11.  Section 291E-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291E-62  Operating a vehicle after license and privilege have been suspended or revoked for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant; penalties.  (a)  No person whose license and privilege to operate a vehicle have been revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted pursuant to this section or to part III or section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5, or to part VII or part XIV of chapter 286 or section 200-81, 291-4, 291-4.4, 291-4.5, or 291-7 as those provisions were in effect on December 31, 2001, shall operate or assume actual physical control of any vehicle:

     (1)  In violation of any restrictions placed on the person's license; or

     (2)  While the person's license or privilege to operate a vehicle remains suspended or revoked.

     (b)  Any person convicted of violating this section shall be sentenced as follows:

     (1)  For a first offense, or any offense not preceded within a five-year period by conviction for an offense under this section or under section 291-4.5 as that section was in effect on December 31, 2001:

         (A)  A term of imprisonment of not less than [three] five consecutive days but not more than [thirty] sixty days;

         (B)  A fine of [not less than $250 but not more than $1,000] $2,000; and

         (C)  Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for an additional year;

     (2)  For an offense that occurs within five years of a prior conviction for an offense under this section or under section 291-4.5 as that section was in effect on December 31, 2001:

         (A)  [Thirty] Sixty days imprisonment;

         (B)  A [$1,000] $2,000 fine; and

         (C)  Revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for an additional two years; and

         (D)  A surcharge of $250 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

     (3)  For an offense that occurs within five years of two or more prior convictions for offenses under this section or under section 291-4.5 as that section was in effect on December 31, 2001:

         (A)  One year imprisonment;

         (B)  A $2,000 fine; and

         (C)  A surcharge of $1,000 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund;

     [(C)] (D) Permanent revocation of the person's license and privilege to operate a vehicle.

The period of revocation shall commence upon the release of the person from the period of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section."

     SECTION 12.  Section 291E-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§291E-64  Operating a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol; persons under the age of twenty-one.  (a)  It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one years to operate any vehicle with a measurable amount of alcohol.  A law enforcement officer may arrest a person under this section when the officer has probable cause to believe the arrested person is under the age of twenty-one and had been operating a vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway or on or in the waters of the State with a measurable amount of alcohol.

     (b)  A person who violates this section shall be sentenced as follows:

     (1)  For a first violation or any violation not preceded within a five-year period by a prior alcohol enforcement contact:

         (A)  The court shall impose:

              (i)  A requirement that the person and, if the person is under the age of eighteen, the person's parent or guardian attend an alcohol abuse education and counseling program for not more than [ten] twenty hours; and

             (ii)  A one hundred eighty-day prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period, or in the case of a person eighteen years of age or older, the court may impose, in lieu of the one hundred eighty-day prompt suspension of license, a minimum [thirty-day] sixty-day prompt suspension of license with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle and, for the remainder of the one hundred eighty-day period, a restriction on the license that allows the person to drive for limited work-related purposes and to participate in alcohol abuse education and treatment programs; and

         (B)  In addition, the court [may] shall impose [any one or more of] the following:

              (i)  Not [more] less than [thirty-six] seventy-two hours of community service work; [or] and

             (ii)  A fine of [not less than $150 but not more than] $500;

     (2)  For a violation that occurs within five years of a prior alcohol enforcement contact:

         (A)  The court shall impose prompt suspension of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of one year with absolute prohibition from operating a vehicle during the suspension period; and

         (B)  In addition, the court [may] shall impose [any of] the following:

              (i)  Not [more] less than [fifty] seventy-two hours of community service work; [or] and

             (ii)  A fine of [not less than $300 but not more than] $1,000;

     (3)  For a violation that occurs within five years of two prior alcohol enforcement contacts:

         (A)  The court shall impose revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for a period of two years; and

         (B)  In addition, the court [may] shall impose [any of] the following:

              (i)  Not [more] less than one hundred hours of community service work; [or]

             (ii)  A fine of [not less than $300 but not more than $1,000] $2,000;

            (iii)  A surcharge of $500 to be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund.

     (c)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any conviction or plea under this section shall be considered a prior alcohol enforcement contact.

     (d)  Whenever a court sentences a person pursuant to subsection (b)(2) or (3), it also shall require that the person be referred to the driver's education program for an assessment, by a certified substance abuse counselor, of the person's alcohol abuse or dependence and the need for appropriate treatment.  The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the court.  The court shall require the person to obtain appropriate treatment if the counselor's assessment establishes the person's alcohol abuse or dependence.  All costs for assessment and treatment shall be borne by the person or by the person's parent or guardian, if the person is under the age of eighteen.

     (e)  Notwithstanding section 831‑3.2 or any other law to the contrary, a person convicted of a first-time violation under subsection (b)(1), who had no prior alcohol enforcement contacts, may apply to the court for an expungement order upon attaining the age of twenty-one, or thereafter, if the person has fulfilled the terms of the sentence imposed by the court and has had no subsequent alcohol or drug related enforcement contacts.

     (f)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, whenever a court revokes a person's driver's license pursuant to this section, the examiner of drivers shall not grant to the person an application for a new driver's license for a period to be determined by the court.

     (g)  Any person sentenced under this section [may] shall be ordered to reimburse the county for the cost of any blood tests conducted pursuant to section 291E-11.  The court shall order the person to make restitution in a lump sum, or in a series of prorated installments, to the police department or other agency incurring the expense of the blood test.

     (h)  The requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 287-20 shall not be based upon a sentence imposed under subsection (b)(1).

     (i)  Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.

     (j)  As used in this section, the terms "driver's license" and "examiner of drivers" have the same meanings as provided in section 286-2."

     SECTION 13.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

     SECTION 14.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 15.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

 

 

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