Drunk And Drugged Driving
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [SB-545]
Altering the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to expunge the driving record or a probation before judgment of an individual; repealing a specified requirement that licensees apply for an expungement of specified driving records before the Administration may expunge them; prohibiting the Administration from expunging specified drug- and alcohol-related driving offenses and offenses relating to failing to remain at the scene of specified accidents; etc.
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Motor Vehicles - Commercial Instructional Permit Holders - Administrative Penalties and Procedures [SB-26]
Establishing that specified administrative penalties and procedures that apply to a holder of a commercial driver's license for specified motor vehicle violations under specified circumstances also apply to the holder of a commercial instructional permit; and altering the defined term "serious traffic violation" to include specified violations related to holding a commercial instructional permit.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Mandatory Participation in Educational Program [SB-213]
Requiring a court to require a person who is convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, specified drunk driving offenses to attend a specified educational program offered by the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical System.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Civil Action - Wrongfully Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages [SB-209]
Providing that a civil action for specified damages may be brought under specified circumstances against an alcoholic beverages licensee or the licensee's employee who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to an individual who was visibly under the influence of alcoholic beverages and who negligently drove or attempted to drive a motor vehicle after consuming the alcoholic beverages; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Impaired Driving - Repeat Offenders - Penalties [HB-957]
Altering the penalty for a third or subsequent violation of specified prohibitions against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - State Officials - Mandatory Minimum Sentence [HB-733]
Requiring that specified State officials who are convicted of specified alcohol-related driving offenses be subject to a specified mandatory minimum sentence.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driving Records - Expungement [HB-682]
Altering the circumstances under which the Motor Vehicle Administration is required to expunge the driving record or a probation before judgment of an individual; repealing a specified requirement that licensees apply for an expungement of specified driving records before the Administration may expunge them; prohibiting the Administration from expunging specified drug- and alcohol-related driving offenses and offenses relating to failing to remain at the scene of specified accidents; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Driver's Education - Income Tax Credit - Assessment of Fees for Driving Offenses [HB-1286]
Allowing an individual to claim a specified credit against the State income tax for specified driver education costs paid for a child, stepchild, or legal ward who is eligible to receive free meals at school; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to assess specified fees on specified licensees convicted of specified driving offenses; establishing the Driver's Education Fund to pay for the tax credit under the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Procedures - Traffic Stops and Safety Checkpoints [HB-1227]
Requiring a law enforcement officer to provide or recite a specified statement of rights to an individual detained at a traffic stop before the law enforcement officer searches the individual or the property or vehicle of the individual; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from posting or displaying a deceptive, materially false, or misleading sign concerning a safety checkpoint on a highway; etc.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Transporting a Minor - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-1015]
Requiring individuals who are convicted of specified alcohol-related driving offenses involving transportation of a minor under the age of 16 years to successfully complete the Ignition Interlock System Program.
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Preliminary Breath Test - Evidence [HB-1014]
Authorizing a court, in a specified revocation of probation proceeding, to consider the results of a specified preliminary breath test of alcohol concentration as evidence that the defendant failed to abstain from the use of alcohol under specified circumstances; authorizing the State to use the results of a preliminary breath test to prove probable cause or reasonable grounds or in a specified revocation of probation proceeding; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Drug Recognition Expert - Testimony [SB-959]
Establishing that a police officer who is certified as a drug recognition expert may be qualified to testify under specified circumstances; establishing that the opinion of a specified police officer as to specified matters concerning drugs and controlled dangerous substances may be admissible at trial; establishing that a specified drug evaluation and classification protocol is deemed to be generally accepted within the scientific community and based on generally accepted scientific principles; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Injury - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing [SB-850]
Requiring a person involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in an injury to another person that requires the removal of the other person to a medical facility to submit to specified drug or alcohol testing if the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or attempting to drive in violation of specified drug- or alcohol-related driving restrictions; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vessels - Operating While Under the Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs [SB-74]
Providing that specified alcohol- or drug-related offenses apply to a person operating a vessel propelled only by sail.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Misdemeanor Violations - Unsupervised Probation [SB-468]
Requiring a person placed on probation for a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law to have unsupervised probation unless the violation was a specified offense relating to drunk or drugged driving or the person was placed on probation previously for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Suspension Modification and Restrictive Licenses [SB-292]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to modify a driver's license suspension or issue a restrictive license for a licensee who has committed specified alcohol-related driving offenses if the license is required for the purpose of complying with a court order; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Punitive Damages - High-Risk Drunk Drivers [HB-987]
Authorizing a finder of fact to determine that a person with a specified alcohol concentration in the blood or breath who causes personal injury or wrongful death while driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle was acting with malice, and to award punitive damages under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Drug Recognition Expert - Testimony [HB-765]
Establishing that a police officer who is certified as a drug recognition expert may be qualified to testify under specified circumstances; establishing that the opinion of a specified police officer as to specified matters concerning drugs and controlled dangerous substances may be admissible at trial; establishing that a specified drug evaluation and classification protocol is deemed to be generally accepted within the scientific community and based on generally accepted scientific principles; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Injury - Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing [HB-627]
Requiring a person involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in an injury to another person that requires the removal of the other person to a medical facility to submit to specified drug or alcohol testing if the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or attempting to drive in violation of specified drug- or alcohol-related driving restrictions; etc.
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Misdemeanor Violations - Unsupervised Probation [HB-556]
Requiring a person placed on probation for a misdemeanor violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law to have unsupervised probation unless the violation was a specified offense relating to drunk or drugged driving or the person was placed on probation previously for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law.