HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-R-05RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 1057,
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED LICENSE PLATES.
WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville recognizes that it is in the best interest of the
Citizens of Jeffersonville to take the steps necessary to prevent dnmk driving.
WHEREAS, in an effort to curtail dnmk driving and to insure the safety of the men,
women and children in the City of Jeffersonville and the State of Indiana, the Common
Council of the City of Jeffersonville supports the passage of House Bill 1057 by the
Indiana General Assembly in the 1995 legislative session.
WHEREAS, House Bill 1057 would require a court to impound the certificate of
registration and license plate under certain circumstances for a vehicle owned or
registered to a person who is convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at least
twice. House Bill 1057 allows a person who has had a license plate impounded to receive
a probationary license plate from the bureau of motor vehicles under special
circumstances that contains a unique series of letters and numbers that may be identified
by a law enforcement officer. Further, it provides that a law enforcement officer may stop
a vehicle that displays a probationmy license plate at any time.
WHEREAS, this resolution is an effort to show support of all efforts by the Indiana
General Assembly to st.op dnmk driving.
THEREFORE, be it so resolved by the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville
this ~/ dayof .t~'~,e~. ,1995.
Peggy Wl-l~ler,t,l~ouncfl President
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 105'7
Introduced ~': Burton
· read firs! time and referred to Committee on
DIC~EST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-30-5-18.
Synopsis: Driving while intoxicated license plates. Requires a court
zo impound the certificate of registration and license plate under
certain circ. m?.~{a~nces for a vehi:te owned by or registered to a
person who is convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Allows a pets,ch who has had a license plate impounded to receive
a probationary license plate from the bureau of motor ,.'chicles that
contains a unique series of letters and numbers ~at may be identified
by a law enforcement of.'Scer. Provides that a law enforcen:en:
officer may stop a vehicle :2:ac displays a probat~o::ar.x license place
ax any tin'~e:'
Effective: July I. 1995.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehi:les.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of thc State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 9-30-5-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS !fOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1. 1995]: Sec. 18. (a) In addition to a
criminal penalty imposed for an offense under tkis chapter, if a
court:
(1) recommends the suspension of a person's driving
prix'lieges under section 10 of this chapter; and
(2) t-rods that the person has at least two (2) pre~fous
conx'ictions for operating a vehicle while into.~¢ated that
have occurred less than ten (10) 3'ears before the conxfction
under consideration by the coum;
the court shall issue an order in~tx, unding the certificate of
registration and license plate for a vehicle owned by the person
or registered to the person.
(b) A certificate of registration or license plate impounded by
a court under this section mu, st b~urrendered to the court not
more than three (3) days after the court issues the order
impounding the certificate of registration and license plate.
(c) A person may not recover from a court a certificate of
regLvtration or license plate impounded under this section until:
(1) the person's dri~Sng privileges have been restored: or
(2'~ thc person sells or transf'ers to another person tt~e
vehicle for wlfich the certil~cate of regL~ration or license
plate has been issued.
(d) If a court issues an order under subsection (a)
impounding a license plate for a vehicle owned by or registered
to a person, the person may receive from the bureau a
probationary I/cease plate if:
(1) the person ha.q bccn granted probationary driving
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pri~51cgcs under this chapter; or
(2) a member of the persoo's household possesses a v'.flid
driver's license.
(e) A probationary license plate issued under subsection (d)
most display a unique series of numbers m~d letters fha! may be
idcntil'ied by a law enforcement officer.
([) If a person:
(I) applies for; and
(2) accepts;
a prnbationary license plate issued under this section, the permn
~,'es imph:'~I consent for a law enforcement officer to stop a
vehicle that displays the pr~bation:~".v~[ic¢~n~e~plg~
(gl The bureau may adopt rules under IC 4-g.-. to
implement tiffs section.
1995