HB 2753 — Allows counties and municipalities to establish "hospital zone'' and provides for the enhancement of penalties when driving offenses occur within such zones

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

2753 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED6344H.02C BYJOSEPH REPRESENTATIVEENGLER, WARWICK.Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal section 302.302, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to hospital zones, with penalty provisions.

6344H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To repeal section 302.302, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to hospital zones, with penalty provisions.

(1) Any moving violation of a state law or county or municipal or federal traffic ordinance or regulation not listed in this section, other than a violation of vehicle equipment provisions or a court-ordered supervision as provided in section 302.303 2 points (except any violation of municipal stop sign ordinance where no accident is involved 1 point) (2) Speeding In violation of a state law 3 points In violation of a county or municipal ordinance 2 points (3) Leaving the scene of an accident in violation of section 577.060 12 points In violation of any county or municipal ordinance 6 points (4) Careless and imprudent driving in violation of subsection 4 of section 304.016 4 points EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law.

HCS HB 2753 2 (4) Careless and imprudent driving in violation of subsection 4 of section 304.016 4 points In violation of a county or municipal ordinance 2 points (5) Operating without a valid license in violation of subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 1 of section 302.020:

driving while in an intoxicated condition, driving under the influence of controlled substances or drugs or driving with a blood alcohol content of eight- hundredths of one percent or more by weight 12 points (10) For the first conviction for driving with blood alcohol content eight-hundredths of one percent or more by weight In violation of state law 8 points In violation of a county or municipal ordinance or federal law or regulation 8 points (11) Any felony involving the use of a motor vehicle 12 points (12) Knowingly permitting unlicensed operator to operate a motor vehicle 4 points (13) For a conviction for failure to maintain financial responsibility pursuant to county or municipal ordinance or pursuant to section 303.025 4 points (14) Endangerment of a highway worker in violation of section 304.585 4 points HB 2753 3 (15) Aggravated endangerment of a highway worker in violation of section 304.585 12 points HCS HB 2753 3 (16) For a conviction of violating a municipal ordinance that prohibits tow truck operators from stopping at or proceeding to the scene of an accident unless they have been requested to stop or proceed to such scene by a party involved in such accident or by an officer of a public safety agency 4 points (17) Endangerment of an emergency responder in violation of section 304.894 4 points (18) Aggravated endangerment of an emergency responder in violation of section 304.894 12 points (19) Endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone in violation of section 304.1023 4 points (20) Aggravated endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone in violation of section 304.1023 12 points 2.

The system shall provide that the satisfactory completion of a driver-improvement program or, in the case of violations committed while operating a motorcycle, a motorcycle-rider training course approved by the state highways and transportation commission, by an operator, when so ordered and verified by any court having jurisdiction over any law of this state or county or municipal ordinance, regulating HB 2753 4 motor vehicles, other than a violation committed in a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 302.700 or a violation committed by an individual who has been issued a commercial HCS HB 2753 4 driver's license or is required to obtain a commercial driver's license in this state or any other state, shall be accepted by the director in lieu of the assessment of points for a violation pursuant to subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection 1 of this section or pursuant to subsection 3 of this section.

Upon a conviction or a plea of guilty by any person for a moving violation as defined in section 302.010, or any offense listed in section 302.302, the court may double HB 2753 5 the amount of fine authorized to be imposed by law if the offense occurred within a hospital zone.

HCS HB 2753 5 4.

Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for committing the offense of endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone under subsection 1 of this section, if no injury or death to a pedestrian resulted from the offense, the person shall be subject to a fine of not more than onefive thousandhundred dollars and shall have four points assessed to his or her driver's license under section 302.302 in addition to any other penalty authorized by law.

A person shall be deemed to commit the offense of aggravated endangerment of a pedestrian in a hospital zone upon conviction or a plea of guilty for any offense under subsection 1 of this section when such offense occurs in a hospital zone as defined HB 2753 6 in section 304.1020 and results in the injury or death of a pedestrian.

Upon conviction or a plea of guilty for committing the offense of aggravated endangerment of a HCS HB 2753 6 pedestrian in a hospital zone, in addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the person shall be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars if the offense resulted in an injury to a pedestrian and ten thousand dollars if the offense resulted in death of a pedestrian.

The individual may HB 2753 7 request such court to issue an order staying the revocation until such time as the petition for review can be heard.

If the court, in its discretion, grants such stay, it shall enter the HCS HB 2753 7 order upon a form prescribed by the director of revenue and shall send a copy of such order to the director.