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Driver's License Suspension Leaving Accident Scene

It became law on Jun 5, 2017.

CO HB 17-1277 · House Bill · 2017A

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Became law
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Sponsors
2
Latest action
Jun 5, 2017

What it does

Currently, the department of revenue (department) is required to revoke the driver's license of a driver convicted of leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death. The bill allows the department to also suspend the license when, based on a preponderance of the evidence, a driver left the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death. If both the suspension and revocation are imposed as a result of the same episode of driving, the bill requires the department to run the suspension and the revocation concurrently. The bill establishes a procedure by which a driver may contest the suspension of his or her license and request the issuance of a…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jun 5, 2017

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