|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| Speeding and at least two of the following: failure to
obey traffic control device, passing on the right, driving outside
the lanes of traffic, following too closely, failure to yield
right of way, entering roadway unsafely, failure to use turn signals, failure to stop or yield at signs, use of emergency lane
for travel. |
|
| 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 |
<6 (and <54" and
<80 lbs.) in rear
seat if available |
>7 |
$75 |
|
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 - less than .15
(.15 and higher)
(higher BAC = harsher penalty) |
Open Container |
Judicial discretion on 3rd or subsequent offense
|
Judicial discretion on 3rd or subsequent offense |
Repealed |
|
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) |
16 |
6 |
16 / 6 |
1 a.m. - 5 a.m. |
First 12 mos.–no more than 1 pass. <21* |
17 / 6 |
50 (10) |
Drivers younger than 18 may not operate a cell phone. |
| Helmet Laws |
Motorcyclists |
Bicyclists |
Universal Helmet Law |
Partial Law |
Universal Helmet Law Repealed |
| |
< 21 or any new operator within one year after license issued; all passengers |
1976 |
<16 |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
5 |
Renewal every 2 yrs. for >75 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
Secondary
(law is primary for <18) |
All |
All |
$75 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes unless highway prohibits bicycles |
No |
16 |
Yes |
|
Sobriety Checkpoint Laws |
Checkpoints
Conducted? |
Comments |
|
No |
Illegal under
state constitution |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 65 |
65 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
| State Law |
Loca-
tion |
Viola-
tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Per-
mitted |
State-
wide |
Red light |
Registered owner |
Registered owner |
Two or more images of vehicle and tag in any medium |
$75 max. fine |
$75 max. fine; not a criminal or record offense; not a moving violation; not to be used by insurers until final adjudication |
Same as for traditional enforcement |
Images not part of public record; must be kept private and destroyed w/in 90 days if no violation and w/in one year of disposition for those w/ violation |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Double |
Speeding |
No |
