AB 1601
would authorize judges to repeal licenses for drivers who receive 3 or
more DUIs
“St. Patrick’s
Day is a time for celebration but it’s also important to celebrate
responsibly,”
said Hill. “I commend the CHP and law enforcement officials for
hosting DUI checkpoints
throughout the state to ensure public safety.”
AB 1601 makes two revisions to state law making
it more difficult for
repeat drunk drivers to get their license back.
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Repeals the arbitrary 10-year look back
period state
law requires the DMV to use on repeat DUI offenders.
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Authorizes judges to repeal licenses for
drivers
who receive 3 or more DUIs.
Current law only tracks the last ten years of a
driver’s
record. After ten years the driver’s record is erased and any new DUIs
are treated like their first, even if they’ve had prior DUI convictions.
Under current law, DUI drivers have to hurt or kill someone for their
license to
be revoked.
“This legislation will make it more difficult
for repeat DUI
offenders to get their license back,” said Assemblymember Hill.
“Lawmakers need to protect innocent bystanders from individuals with
multiple DUI convictions who are likely to re-offend.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
estimates that one-third
of the annual 1.5 million DUI arrests are repeat offenders.
The statewide statistics on repeat DUI
offenders are staggering –
according to 2008 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
there are over 310,000 people in California with three or
more
DUI convictions.
In 2008, over 1,000 people were killed by drunk
drivers in California
and another 28,000 were injured.
What: AB
1601 press conference followed by committee hearing
When: 9:00 a.m., Tuesday,
March 23, 2010
Where: State
Capitol, Room 317, Sacramento, CA 95814
Contact: Nate
Solov 916-768-1378
cell
Nate Solov
Office of Assemblymember
Jerry Hill
916-319-2019 (P)
916-319-2119 (F)
Posted by Steve Sinai
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