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Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| Intent
to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure or obstruct another
person, while doing one or more of the following:
overtaking and passing another vehicle; violating traffic lane markings;
following too closely; violating signal, lane change, slowing or stopping
laws; impeding traffic flows; reckless driving. |
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| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
<5 (and <57" or 4'9" tall); <5 must be in rear seat if available |
>40 lbs. can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belts unavailable |
$50 |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concentration (BAC) |
Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Interlocks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 1 year |
Yes |
.15 |
Both |
Vehicle Confiscation |
Discretionary |
Yes |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Special Cell
Phone Provisions |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
|
15 |
12 |
16 |
Midnight - 6 a.m. |
First 6 mos.–no pass.; second 6 mos.–no more than 3 pass. <21* |
18 |
40 (6) |
|
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
5 or 10; veterans valid until 65 yrs. |
5 yrs. for >60; no renewal by mail and vision test for >64 |
|
Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
6-17 |
All |
$15 |
| >18, pick-up drivers exempted |
Front |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 35 mph and separate bike lanes |
<16 |
16 to use on highways |
Yes |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 70 |
70 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
65 |
65 |
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Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Location |
Viola-
tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Per-
mitted |
Statewide |
Red light |
Registered owner |
Owner |
License tag, intersection and light |
$1,000 max. fine/3 points |
$70 max. fine; not a conviction or record offense; no points; not a moving violation; not to be used by insurers |
Owner not driver |
Images and information are not part of public
record |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
$100-$2,000 and/or up to 12 months in jail |
Speeding |
Yes [work zone signs must be posted and either a) work zone personnel, or b) barriers, work vehicles or shoulder or pavement drop offs] |
