SB 359: Makes various changes relating to drivers. (BDR 43-900)

Summary

AN ACT relating to vehicles; revising provisions governing a hearing to contest the determination set forth in a civil infraction citation; authorizing a court to consolidate a criminal complaint for a misdemeanor offense and a civil infraction under certain circumstances; prescribing requirements for a consolidated hearing; clarifying that certain traffic and related offenses may be charged as misdemeanors if committed in conjunction with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; requiring those offenses to be reduced to civil infractions if the charge of driving under the influence is dismissed unless an exception applies; revising provisions governing the reduction of certain moving traffic violations to nonmoving violations; authorizing a board of county commissioners to impose a civil penalty in lieu of a criminal penalty for the violation of a county ordinance under certain circumstances; clarifying the locations to which certain statutory duties of a driver involved in a crash apply; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Jun 6, 2025

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