BY REPRESENTATIVES June, Chavez, Clarke, Mace, Nichol, Saliman, and S. Williams;
also SENATORS Powers, Ament, Arnold, Bishop, and
Hopper.
CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AFFECTING THE DRIVING
PRIVILEGES OF A PERSON UNDER TWENTYONE YEARS OF AGE IN CONNECTION
WITH CONDUCT INVOLVING ALCOHOL.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 422131, Colorado
Revised Statutes, 1993 Repl. Vol., as amended, is amended to read:
422131. Revocation of license
or permit for nondriving alcohol convictions. Immediately
Upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or a verdict of guilty
by the court or a jury to an offense for which revocation of a
license or permit is mandatory pursuant to section 422125
(1) (m), the court shall require the
offender to immediately surrender the offender's driver's, minor
driver's, provisional driver's, or temporary driver's license
or instruction permit to the court. The court shall
forward to the department a notice of plea or verdict on the form
prescribed by the department. together
with the offender's license or permit, not later than ten days
after the surrender of the license or permit. Any person who does
not immediately surrender such person's license or permit to the
court commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, unless such
person swears or affirms under oath administered by the court
and subject to the penalties of perjury, that the license or permit
has been lost, destroyed, or is not in said person's immediate
possession. Any person who swears or affirms that the license
or permit is not in the immediate possession of said person shall
surrender said license or permit to the court within five days
of the sworn or affirmed statement, and, if not surrendered within
such time, said person commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
ANY REVOCATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 422125 (1) (m)
SHALL BEGIN WHEN THE DEPARTMENT GIVES NOTICE OF SUCH REVOCATION
TO THE PERSON IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 422119 (2).
SECTION 2. Effective
date applicability. This act shall
take effect upon passage, and shall apply to cases in which a
plea of guilty or nolo contendere was entered or a guilty verdict
was entered on or after said date.
SECTION 3. Safety
clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health, and safety.
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Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO