General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6143
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1766
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6143
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1766
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE HAVING A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 14-215 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while such person's operator's license is suspended shall, for a fourth offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two years, one hundred fifty days of which may not be suspended or reduced, and, for a fifth or subsequent offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two and one-half years, one year of which may not be suspended or reduced.
Statement of Purpose:
To better protect citizens of the state from habitual offenders.