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GA HB1135
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Judges and prosecutors are prohibited from requiring participation in uncertified or unlicensed driver improvement programs as a condition of probation for traffic offenses or as a condition for dismissal of traffic-related prosecutions
- Persons required to attend a driver improvement clinic or DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program may choose any certified program or certified clinical evaluator; no judicial officer, probation officer, or private probation company employee may direct them to a specific program or evaluator
- DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs must require the risk assessment component be completed before the intervention component, and any clinical evaluation must occur only after both are finished; only clinical evaluators licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities may conduct clinical evaluations
- Approved DUI programs must charge set fees of $82.00 for the assessment component and $190.00 for the intervention component, plus a department-established fee for required student materials
- The act has an effective date of July 1, 2012, and makes it a misdemeanor for any licensed program, clinical evaluator, or person holding themselves out as such to directly or indirectly solicit business via personal solicitation on public property, by phone, or by mail
Legislative Description
Restoration of licenses; certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; modify provisions
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2012
Committee Referrals
Motor Vehicles2/23/2012
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