section 6: state laws and penalties

insurance

• illegal to drive without insurance or let anhyone else drive without insurance

proof of insurance

• law enforcement issues a traffic ticket

• all vehicle inspection stops

• traffic court

• traffic crash with more than $400 in property damage

12 or more points

within a 2 year period= file proofthat you keep high risk insurance

alcohol bac

illegal:

• .08 or higher at any age

• .04 or higher for commercial drivers

• .02 or higher under age of 21

test over the limit

if you consent to breath teast and test higher than .08 cop can take away lisence and get a suspension and 5 year license suspension

• 1st offense- 90 days

• - 2nd- 1 year

• 2nd- 2 years

• 3 or more- 3 years

test refusal

lisence is confiscated immediatly and suspension for 1 to 5 years immediatly

• 1st refusal- 1 year suspension

• 2nd priot refucial or drug convision0 2 years

• 2 prior- 3 years

• 3 or more- 5 years

found driving under age 21 with alcohol

lisence suspenstion of 3 months to 2 years and need to take driving course, and retake driving test may also need to serve jail time

2 points

moving violation

speed offenses

restiction violation

4 points

willful or wanton disregard for safety of person or proerty

6 points

failure to stop and disclose identity after a crash among other dangerous and serios actions

license suspension for drivers under 18

• conviction or 2 moving violations

• conviction or 3 moving violations

• operiating a vehicle under the influence

driving under suspension

1st degree misdemeanor and subject to a fine up to 1,000

• 1 year driver license suoencion

riding outside of vehicle

no person can ride on outside of moving vehicle

a semitrailer cannot have anyone under the age of 16 in the unroofed cargo storage area traveling faster than 25 mph unless

• area has seat and safety bely

• emergency exists that threatens life of the driver or the berson is being transported in the cargo storage area of truck, trialer or emi trailer

• passengers are worers performing specialized highway or street maintenance

seat belt laws

• under age 4 and less than 40 pounts- car seat

• age 4 and 40 lbs but under age 8- booster seat

• age 8-15- safety belt

• 12 and younger- in back seat of car