SB 5399-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Revises provisions relating to traffic offenses.

     Makes technical corrections to allow the counting of prior serious traffic offenses as criminal history in sentencing for a current vehicular homicide when a prior DUI-related offense is also used to enhance the standard range of the sentence for the current offense.

     Makes use of an ignition interlock device mandatory in a deferred prosecution for an offender with a prior offense, or who had a BAC of more than 0.15, or had refused to take the breathalyzer test.

     Allows the Department of Licensing to waive a $100 hearing fee for indigent persons who face administrative suspension or revocation of their drivers' licenses.