Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the suspension of fines assessed for operating-while-intoxicated offenses
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law provides that a defendant who is convicted of a first, second, third, or subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while intoxicated must be assessed a fine of varying amounts depending on the offense. If a defendant commits a first offense of operating a motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while intoxicated, the court may waive up to half of the assessed fine if no personal or property injury resulted from the offense, or may order a defendant to perform unpaid community service as an alternative to a portion or all of the fine.
Read the full explanation
5(3), a court may suspend execution of a sentence or any part of the sentence, including a fine, in accordance with Code chapter 907.3, a court is prohibited from suspending a fine imposed for operating a motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while intoxicated beyond the mandatory minimum.3 to allow a court to suspend any amount of a fine assessed for a first, second, third, or subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle, motorboat, or sailboat while intoxicated.