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1. House Bill (HB) 0010 provides that a court can
have those convicted of a DUI abide by a new zero
tolerance, conditional license law. People convicted of a
DUI are subject to penalties and license suspension.
2. After the suspension, the driver may be
issued a conditional license requiring that the driver
maintain a zero percent blood alcohol level for two
years. After two years of complying with the conditional
license, the driver can get a standard license.
3. HB0071 increases the fee for a driver's license reinstatement
after a DUI from $100 to $150
4. HB0123, known as the "Not a Drop" law, requires that if a
person under age 21 is found driving with any detectable
blood alcohol, his or her license will automatically be
suspended for 90 days. Upon a second conviction within
three years, the driver's license will be suspended for a
year. Also, certain DUI violations now include an
assessment for a substance abuse program.
5. Senate Bill (SB)0063 makes serious bodily injury or death
caused by a motorist driving under the influence a
third-degree felony.
6. HB0244 frees police officers from the requirement to seize a
vehicle's license plates when making a DUI arrest.
Insurance
7. HB0132 prohibits certain insurance rate increases including
increases when the person named in the policy or any
person using the vehicle with permission is not at fault
in an accident.
8. HB0147 provides that a minor's application for a temporary
learner's permit, practice permit, or a parent or
guardian must sign provisional license. If the minor does
not have a parent or guardian, a responsible adult can
sign and is therefore responsible for damages.
9. SB0006 establishes an Uninsured Motorist Identification
Database to assist in reducing the number of uninsured
vehicles on the highways. It also amends and changes
uninsured motorist laws. A person, who operates a vehicle
or allows it to be operated without insurance, or a
person operating a vehicle, who knows that the owner of
the vehicle does not have insurance, is guilty of a class
B misdemeanor. The fine will be no less than $600.
Safety
1. HB0410 creates a Legislative Traffic Safety Task Force with
members representing the legislative bodies and traffic
safety experts throughout Utah.
2. HB0259 provides that to obtain or renew vehicle registration,
owners must ensure that their cars have passed a safety
inspection within two months before their registration
renewal.
3. HB00014 allows, as of January 1, 1999, vehicles less than five
years old to undergo safety inspections every other year.
Older vehicles will still need inspections every year.
The inspection fee is increased from $1 to $1.50.
4. SB0020 doubles fines for speeding in a construction zone when
workers are present.
5. SB0106 prohibits parking within 20 feet of any crosswalk.
Fees
6. SB0050 changes annual vehicle fees so they are based on the
vehicle's age and weight. It readjusts fee calculation so
that the cost for newer vehicles is lower than in the
past, but the cost for older vehicles is higher.
7. SB0100 prohibits radar jamming devices that scramble radar
signals. (These are different from radar detectors.)
Repair
8. SB0161 makes it a deceptive trade practice to begin a motor
vehicle repair without disclosing the estimated cost of
repair and the insurance deductible a consumer is
required to pay.
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