General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6144
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1717
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. GENGA, 10th Dist. REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist. REP. LARSON, 11th Dist. SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6144
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1717
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. GENGA, 10th Dist.
REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist.
REP. LARSON, 11th Dist.
SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (b) of section 14-215 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person whose operator's license has been suspended who operates a motor vehicle during the period of such suspension shall, in addition to any fine or term of imprisonment imposed, have such person's motor vehicle impounded for a period of twenty-four hours for each previous license suspension and shall, for a third or subsequent violation, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of which thirty days may not be suspended or reduced.
Statement of Purpose:
To enhance penalties for persons who continue to drive while their license is under suspension.