06 LC 34
0579S
The
House Committee on Motor Vehicles offers the following substitute to HB
1069:
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 monitoring service; to provide for
methods of monitoring young drivers; to provide for use of the monitoring
service by the courts; to provide for registration of the service with the
Department of Driver Services; 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 monitoring 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 monitoring
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
monitoring 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 monitoring 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 monitoring 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
and payable to the department. Registration under this subsection remains valid
for one year, and it is the responsibility of the young driver monitoring
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 under 18 years of age has committed any
violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state, the court or his or her
parents or guardian may require the driver, at his or her own expense, to
participate in a registered young driver monitoring service as described in this
Code section. The parents or guardian may select one of the monitoring methods
described in subsection (a) of this Code section. Any required participation in
a young driver monitoring service shall cease when the driver reaches 18 years
of age.
(d)
If a court finds that a driver who is under 18 years of age has committed any of
the following offenses, the court shall require the driver, at his or her own
expense, to participate in a registered young driver monitoring 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.
The
parents or guardian of the young driver shall select one of the monitoring
methods described in subsection (a) of this Code section. Any required
participation in a young driver monitoring service shall cease when the driver
reaches 18 years of
age.∀
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.