Amends TCA Section 55-50-504.
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED Present law provides the following: (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle within the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained that is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or the premises of any shopping center, manufactured housing complex or apartment house complex or any other premises frequented by the public at large at a time when the person's privilege to do so is canceled, suspended, or revoked commits a Class B misdemeanor. Convictions occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation must not be considered for enhancement purposes; and (2) A second or subsequent violation of (1) above is a Class A misdemeanor. Convictions occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation must not be considered for enhancement purposes. This bill changes the present law in (1) and (2) above by prohibiting all convictions occurring outside the revocation period set forth in the original judgment from being considered for enhancement purposes, instead of just those occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation. This bill adds to the present law in (1) and (2) above by prohibiting failure to reinstate a driver license after the revocation period from being a basis for enhancement.
DRIVING WHILE LICENSE CANCELED, SUSPENDED, OR REVOKED Present law provides the following: (1) A person who drives a motor vehicle within the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained that is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or the premises of any shopping center, manufactured housing complex or apartment house complex or any other premises frequented by the public at large at a time when the person's privilege to do so is canceled, suspended, or revoked commits a Class B misdemeanor. Convictions occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation must not be considered for enhancement purposes; and (2) A second or subsequent violation of (1) above is a Class A misdemeanor. Convictions occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation must not be considered for enhancement purposes. This bill changes the present law in (1) and (2) above by prohibiting all convictions occurring outside the revocation period set forth in the original judgment from being considered for enhancement purposes, instead of just those occurring more than 10 years prior to the immediate violation. This bill adds to the present law in (1) and (2) above by prohibiting failure to reinstate a driver license after the revocation period from being a basis for enhancement.
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