HB 1513

AN ACT relative to a fine for a youth operating a motor vehicle without an adult present.

SPONSORS: Rep. H. Harmon, Graf 8

This bill increases fines for youth operators who drive during the first 90 days after receiving their license without adult supervision, and requires 50 percent of those funds to be deposited in the driver training fund.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

AN ACT relative to a fine for a youth operating a motor vehicle without an adult present.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Increase in Fines for Youth Operators Driving Without Adult Supervision; Portion of Fines to be Deposited in the Driver Education Training Fund. Amend RSA 263:14, II(d) to read as follows:

(d) Violation of RSA 263:14, II(b) [~~or (c)~~] shall subject the violator to a fine not to exceed $100 and a license suspension not to exceed 30 days. Subsequent violations shall subject the violator to a fine of not more than $200 and a license suspension of up to 90 days. Violation of RSA 263:14, II(c) shall subject the youth operator to a fine of $100 and a license suspension not to exceed 30 days for the first offense, and $250 and a license suspension of up to 90 days for a second offense. One half of all fines collected for violations of RSA 263:14, II(c) shall be deposited in the driver training fund established in RSA 263:52.

2 Monies to be Deposited in the Driver Training Fund. Amend RSA 263:52, I to read as follows:

I. The proceeds from original license fees as provided in RSA 263:42, the designated portion of fines collected under RSA 263:14, II(d), and $5 from every special fee for vanity number plates collected in accordance with RSA 261:89, plus such additional portion of the $25 special fee for vanity number plates or the renewal of the use of such plates as is needed to fully fund the driver training program for each fiscal year as determined by the general court pursuant to paragraph II, after costs of such plates or designation of effective periods thereof and issuance of same have been appropriated and deducted, shall be expended solely for courses of instruction and training in safe motor vehicle driving conducted in or under the supervision of secondary schools. After all costs of administration of the program each year of the biennium have been reserved, the balance which is appropriated to the driver training program shall be paid to the state treasurer by June 30 of each year. Such balance shall be kept in a separate fund which shall be paid out on or before September 15 of each year to participating schools prorated on a per-pupil basis for those who have completed the driver education program. Subject to final approval by the governor and council, the commissioner of safety jointly with the commissioner of education shall adopt pursuant to RSA 541-A and publish rules governing the courses of instruction and training and determining eligibility of secondary schools to receive moneys from the fund established by this section.

AN ACT relative to a fine for a youth operating a motor vehicle without an adult present.

The Department of Safety has stated this bill may increase state revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2001 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or on county and local revenue.

The Department of Safety cannot estimate the number of youth operators who may violate the provisions of this bill and be subject to various fines and restoration fees, therefor, the Department cannot estimate the fiscal impact of this bill on the Driver Education Training Fund, the general fund and the highway fund.

The Administrative Office of the Courts has stated this bill will have little, if any, fiscal impact on the Branch in that it will not significantly impact caseload.