{"id":4625,"date":"2014-11-16T13:28:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T18:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedustininmansociety.com\/blog\/?p=4625"},"modified":"2014-11-17T10:33:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T15:33:22","slug":"sb-___the-georgia-road-safety-and-drivers-license-integrity-act-2015-secti0n-by-section-outline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/16\/sb-___the-georgia-road-safety-and-drivers-license-integrity-act-2015-secti0n-by-section-outline\/","title":{"rendered":"SB 6 The Georgia Road Safety and Drivers License Integrity Act – 2015 -Section by section outline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Georgia Road Safety and Drivers License Integrity Act – 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section by section outline<\/p>\n

Pre-filed as SB 6<\/strong> for the 2015 session<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Georgia state Senator Josh McKoon (R- Columbus) \u2013 2015 session<\/p>\n

Section 1<\/strong> \u2013 Code Section: Chapter 5, Title 40, OCGA dealing with drivers licenses <\/p>\n

Refines and updates the definition of \u201clegal alien status\u201d<\/strong> for purposes of the Department of Driver Services (DDS) issuing a Georgia drivers license. Definition excludes any illegal alien who has been granted deferred deportation status.<\/strong> Also clarifies definition of \u201cpersonal information\u201d obtained in that code section.<\/p>\n

Section 2 <\/strong>\u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Language establishes authority and directs for the DDS Commissioner to share information obtained for the purpose of issuing a drivers license with appropriate governmental authorities. (see Section 11 pertaining to the federal E-Verify \u2018RIDE\u2019 program<\/a>). Excludes non-citizens who hold temporary drivers licenses from existing limitations on personal information shared with appropriate governmental authorities.
\nSection 3 <\/strong>\u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Strikes the current language of state law that includes illegal aliens who are beneficiaries of federal deferred action on deportation in eligibility for a drivers license. Requires aliens applying for a temporary drivers license or state ID card to submit fingerprints with application. Requires DDS to include fingerprint or alternate biological characteristic of temporary license holder on the license or ID card after January 1, 2016. <\/p>\n

Section 4 <\/strong>\u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Requires DDS to obtain an affidavit from alien applicants for drivers license swearing that applicant is not a recipient of deferred deportation action grant from the federal government. False statements may be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.<\/p>\n

Section 5 <\/strong>\u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Makes exclusion for non-citizens\/temporary drivers licenses to current state law on collection of fingerprints.<\/p>\n

Section 6<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Increases penalties for driving without being properly licensed, reduces number of convictions of driving without being licensed for offender to be guilty of a felony.<\/p>\n

Section 7<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

With exclusions, including for for expired drivers licenses and drivers 15 years old or younger, establishes authority of peace officer to have discretion to order that a vehicle driven by an unlicensed driver be impounded for 60 days. Requires vehicle owner to pay storage fees. Allows hearing process for the owner of impounded vehicle. Requires release of vehicle to owner, or owners spouse, child or parent who is lawfully licensed to drive.<\/p>\n

Section 8<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Modifies current law regarding \u201cabandoned motor vehicle\u201d in accordance with Section 7.<\/p>\n

Section 9<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Modifies current law regarding \u201cDuty of person removing or storing motor vehicle\u201d in accordance with Section 7.<\/p>\n

Section 10<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Alters another code section in accordance with Section 7.<\/p>\n

Section 11<\/strong> \u2013 Title 40<\/p>\n

Requires the Commisser of Driver services to [participate in the federal e-Verify \u2018RIDE\u2019 program.<\/a>
\nSection 12<\/strong> \u2013 All laws in conflict repealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Georgia Road Safety and Drivers License Integrity Act – 2015 Section by section outline Pre-filed as SB 6 for the 2015 session Sponsored by Georgia state Senator Josh McKoon (R- Columbus) \u2013 2015 session Section 1 \u2013 Code Section: Chapter 5, Title 40, OCGA dealing with drivers licenses Refines and updates the definition of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}