05 LC 34
0416
House
Bill 918
By:
Representative Brown of the
69th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to cancellation, suspension, and revocation of
driverś
licenses, so as to create a youthful driver tracking service that allows parents
and guardians to monitor the driving performance of their children who are 18
years of age or younger; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
3 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to cancellation, suspension, and revocation of
driverś
licenses, is amended by inserting a new Code section immediately following Code
Section 40-5-57.2, relating to suspensions based on failure to pay for gasoline,
to read as follows:
"40-5-57.3.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the court finds that a
driver who is 18 years of age or younger has committed a violation of any of the
provisions listed in subsection (a) of Code Section 40-5-57.1, the court may
require the driver and his or her parents or guardians to participate in a
registered youthful driver tracking service as described in this Code
section.
(b)
A 'youthful driver tracking service' is an entity that enables parents or
guardians to monitor the driving performance of their children who are 18 years
of age or younger. The service may provide tracking by either or both of the
following methods:
(1)
The posting of a placard on a vehicle that shows a toll-free telephone number
and a unique identifying number and also includes a request to members of the
public to call the toll-free telephone number to report inappropriate driving
practices. The youthful driver tracking service shall enter into a contract
with the parents or guardians under which the service promises to timely forward
to the parents or guardians all reports of inappropriate driving practices by
the youthful driver.
(2)
The use of global positioning system enabled wireless telephones or similar
technologies. The youthful driver tracking service shall enter into a contract
with the parents or guardians under which the service promises to provide the
parents with real-time information about the location and speed of movement of
the youthful driver or the vehicle in which the youthful driver is
traveling.
(c)
A youthful driver tracking service shall register with the Department of Motor
Vehicle Safety. The registration shall consist of a narrative description of
the services offered by the service, together with a listing of the manager in
charge of the service, the
servicés
address, and the
servicés
telephone number. A fee for registration shall be established by the
department. Registration under this subsection remains valid for one year, and
it is the responsibility of the youthful driver tracking service to timely file
a revised registration statement to reflect any changes in the required
information. If the department determines that the service is not providing the
services described in the narrative statement, the department may suspend the
registration, provided that the department may reinstate the registration when
the service files an acceptable statement reflecting its actual
practices.
(d)
Any rates, rating schedules, or rating manuals for the liability, personal
injury protection, and collision coverages of a motor vehicle insurance policy
may provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges if any driver
covered under the policy is a youthful driver who is participating in a
registered youthful driver tracking service as described in this Code
section."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.