Georgia HB 1200: Motor vehicles; defensive driving course or alcohol or drug program; revise authorized fees

Bill Text

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House Bill 1200
By: Representatives McCollum of the 30
th, Powell of the 33
rd, Corbett of the 174
th, Ridley
of the 6
th, and Jasperse of the 11
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
relating to restoration of licenses to persons completing defensive driving course or alcohol2
or drug program, so as to revise the authorized fees relating to such courses; to provide for3
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to7
restoration of licenses to persons completing defensive driving course or alcohol or drug8
program, is amended in Code Section 40-5-83, relating to approval and operation of driver9
improvement clinics and criteria for defensive driving courses, alcohol and drug courses, and10
driving under the influence risk reduction programs, by revising paragraph (1) of11
subsection (a) and paragraph (2) of subsection (e) as follows:12
"(a)(1) The commissioner shall establish criteria for the approval of driver improvement13
clinics. To be approved, a clinic shall provide and operate a defensive driving course. 14
Clinics shall be composed of uniform education and training programs consisting of six15
hours of instruction designed for the rehabilitation of problem drivers. The commissioner16
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shall establish standards and requirements concerning the contents of defensive driving17
courses, qualifications of instructors, attendance requirements for students, and18
examinations. Approved clinics shall charge a fee of $95.00 $125.00 for a defensive19
driving course, except that such clinics may charge different fees of their own choosing20
if the person is not enrolling in such course pursuant to court order or department21
requirement. No clinic shall be approved unless such clinic agrees in writing to allow the22
examination and audit of the books, records, and financial statements of such clinic. 23
Clinics may be operated by any individual, partnership, or corporation. Nothing in this24
paragraph shall be construed to affect in any way driving programs established for25
purposes of insurance premium reductions under the provisions of Code26
Section 33-9-42."27
"(2) Certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs shall charge a fee of28
$100.00 $150.00 for the assessment component and $235.00 $295.00 for the intervention29
component. An additional fee for required student program materials shall be established30
by the department in such an amount as is reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of31
such materials."32
SECTION 2.33
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.34
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