Substitute Senate Bill No. 333 - Summary

• Changes license withdrawal procedures for persons with health problems by replacing formal hearings with commissioner consultation with the board, while maintaining road skills test requirements for limited operation.

• Increases surety bond amounts required for motor vehicle dealers and repairers: repairer's licenses to $25,000, limited repairer's licenses to $10,000, new/used car dealer's licenses to $60,000, and leasing/rental licenses to $15,000.

• Requires driving instructors to have five consecutive years of valid driver's license (increased from four) and pass a physical examination within 90 days of application; establishes master instructor license category with separate requirements and fees.

• Prohibits dealers and lessors from etching vehicle identification numbers on vehicles without written customer consent effective July 1, 2022, and requires regulations on component parts marking.

• Requires frozen dessert trucks to be equipped with signal lamps, extended stop signal arms with specific dimensions and markings, convex mirrors, and front crossing arms for child safety.