06 LC 34
0514
House
Bill 1069
By:
Representatives Murphy of the
23rd,
Brown of the
69th,
Hill of the
21st,
Knox of the
24th,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of
driverś
licenses, so as to establish a young driver tracking service; to provide for
methods of tracking young drivers; to provide for use of the tracking service by
the courts; to provide for registration of the service with the Department of
Driver Services; to provide for insurance deductions for users of the tracking
service; 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
2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to issuance, expiration, and renewal of
driverś
licenses, is amended by adding a new Code section immediately following Code
Section 40-5-22.1, relating to the reinstatement of the
driveŕs
license of a child under 16 years of age convicted of driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs, to read as follows:
∀40-5-22.2.
(a)
As used in this Code section, 'young driver tracking service' means 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 the
driveŕs
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 young 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 young driver; and
(2)
The use of global positioning system enabled wireless telephones or similar
technologies. The young 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 young driver or the vehicle in which the young driver is
traveling.
(b)
A young driver tracking service shall register with the Department of Driver
Services. The registration shall consist of a narrative description of the
services offered by the service, the name of the manager in charge of the
service, and the
servicés
address and 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 young 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.
(c)
If a court finds that a driver who is 18 years of age or younger has committed
any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, the court may require the
driver and his or her parents or guardian to participate in a registered young
driver tracking service as described in this Code section.
(d)
If a court finds that a driver who is 18 years of age or younger has committed
any of the following offenses, the court shall require the driver and his or her
parents or guardian to participate in a registered young driver tracking service
as described in this Code section:
(1)
Hit and run;
(2)
Leaving the scene of an accident;
(3)
Using a vehicle to flee an officer;
(4)
Driving under the influence of alcohol; or
(5)
Possession of illegal drugs in the vehicle.
(e)
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 young driver who is participating in a registered
young 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.