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SPEED 2005 Withdrawal Action: First offense — revocation via a point system — none. A person is eligible for either employment or medical hardship driving privileges §§60-4,129, 60-4,130 and 60- 4,130.01; second offense — 60 days §60-6,217; subsequent offense — 1 year. §60-6,218. For second or subsequent offenses, the minimum period of revocation appears to be mandatory. Other: I. For second offenses, the vehicle used in the offense, if owned by the offender, must be impounded from 2 months to 1 year. §60-6,217 II. The court may require a person who has been convicted of a moving violation to attend a driver improvement school. §60-691 III. Revocation via court order where there has been danger to life, limb or property — 10 days to 1 year. Note: This action is discretionary. §60-496 Careless Driving: 317 Traffic infraction (civil offense) §60-672, 60-682 and 60- 6,212 Sanction: Criminal: Imprisonment (Term): None Mandatory Minimum Term of Imprisonment: Fine ($ Range): First offense — not more than $100; second offense (within 1 year) — not more than $200; subsequent offense (within 1 year) — not more than $300. §60-689 Mandatory Minimum Fine: None Administrative Licensing Actions: Type of Licensing Action (Susp/Rev): Revocation via a point system. §§60-499 and 60-4,183 Length of Term of License Withdrawal Action: Revocation via a point system — 6 months. §§60-499, 60- 4,182 and 60-4,183 Mandatory Term of License Withdrawal Action: Revocation via a point system — none. A person is eligible for either employment or medical hardship driving privileges. §§60-4,129, 60-4,130 and 60-4,130.01 Other: I. The court may require a person who has been convicted of a moving violation to attend a driver improvement school. §60- 691 II. Revocation via court order where there has been danger to life, limb or property — 10 days to 1 year. Note: This action is discretionary. §60-496 292 "Careless driving" is defined as operating a motor vehicle "carelessly or without due caution so as to endanger a person or property." §60-6,212 156
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operators 318 : Grounds for Disqualification: A person is disqualified from operating a CMV if while driving such a vehicle he/she (1) commits 2 "serious traffic violations 319 " within a 3-year period or (2) commits 3 such violations within a 3-year period. §60-4,168(4) Period of Disqualification: Two serious violations (within 3 years) — not less than 60 days; three serious violations (within 3 years) — not less than 120 days. §60-4,168(4) Period of Mandatory Disqualification: Two serious violations (within 3 years) — 60 days; three serious violations (within 3 years) — 120 days. §60-4,168(4) 293 A person who has obtained a commercial driver's license (CDL) and is qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. A commercial motor vehicle is defined as a vehicle designed to carry either passengers or property and either and is a heavy vehicle with varying weight capacities (e.g., Class A Combination Vehicles 26,000 lbs. with towed vehicles weighing >10,000 lbs., Class B Heavy Single Vehicles weighing >26,001 lbs. and Class C Small Single Vehicles weighing
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April 2006 DOT HS 810 572 Summary o
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....
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PURPOSE This summary reports ONLY t
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JURISDICTION: ALABAMA General Refer
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Sanctions Following an Adjudication
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JURISDICTION: ALASKA General Refere
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Administrative Licensing Action: Li
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JURISDICTION: ARIZONA General Refer
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II. The court may allow a violator
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3304(A)(7)) — not more than 1 yea
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JURISDICTION: ARKANSAS General Refe
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Mandatory Min. Fine ($): Speeding i
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Reckless Driving: Class B misdemean
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JURISDICTION: CALIFORNIA General Re
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Other: I. 25 mph is the maximum spe
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Other Criminal Actions Related to S
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Withdrawal Action: Three (3) or mor
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Posted (Minimum) Speed Limit: The S
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Length of Term of Licensing Withdra
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JURISDICTION: CONNECTICUT This chap
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II. Suspension under either the poi
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JURISDICTION: DELAWARE General Refe
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JURISDICTION: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Exceeding Speed Limit by 30 mph: Sa
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JURISDICTION: FLORIDA This chapter
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Reckless Driving (continued) The la
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JURISDICTION: GEORGIA General Refer
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Sanction: Criminal: Imprisonment (T
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JURISDICTION: HAWAII General Refere
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Mandatory Minimum Term of Withdrawa
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Basis for a Speed Law Violation: (c
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JURISDICTION: ILLINOIS Basis for a
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Adjudication of Speed Law Violation
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Term of License Withdrawal (Days, M
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Miscellaneous Sanctions Not Include
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Other: I. An offender may be requir
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JURISDICTION: PENNSYLVANIA General
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Basis for a Speed Law Violation:(co
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JURISDICTION: SOUTH DAKOTA General
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