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Legislation


1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 924

File Code: Motor Vehicles - Drunk Driving
Sponsored By:
Delegates D. Murphy, E. Burns, Petzold, Holt, Menes, Perry, Rzepkowski, La Vay, McKee, Jacobs, R. Baker, M. Burns, Turner, Ports, Malone, Morgan, Dewberry, and Mohorovic
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Driving While License Suspended or Revoked - Vehicle Impoundment

Synopsis:

Requiring a court to order the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle driven by a person whose license was suspended or revoked for drunk driving; setting the length of the impoundment or immobilization period; requiring the owner to pay all impoundment and storage or immobilization costs; requiring the person in possession of a vehicle impounded or immobilized under the Act to return the vehicle or restore its use to the registered owner; and authorizing a court to decline to order an impoundment under certain circumstances.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
2/5
Re-assigned Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Kenneth Holt, District 6
Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate James E. Malone, District 12A
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B
Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRIVERS' LICENSES
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
MOTOR VEHICLES - GENERAL -see also- ABANDONED VEHICLES
PENALTIES
STORAGE
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Transportation
( 16-205 , 16-303 , 27-110 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available
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