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SB186 SUB1 enr
AN ACT to amend and reenact §17C-5-2 and §17C-5-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-5-2b; to amend and reenact §17C-5A-1a, §17C-5A-2, §17C-5A-3 and §17C-5A-3a of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §17C-5C-1, §17C-5C-2, §17C-5C-3, §17C-5C-4 and §17C-5C-5; and to amend and reenact §61-11-22 and §61-11-25 of said code, all relating to the motor vehicle and traffic laws of the state; procedures for conditional probation, deferral and dismissal of criminal charges and expungement of arrest record for certain persons charged for the first time with a non-aggravated offense of driving under the influence of alcohol conditioned upon successful completion of the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program; exempting from eligibility for said conditional probation persons originally charged with any aggravated offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, any controlled substance, or any other drug, persons holding commercial drivers' licenses or operating a commercial vehicle, and persons who have had their drivers' licenses previously revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol, any controlled substance or any other drug in any jurisdiction; providing procedures for termination of conditional probation upon violation of the terms thereof; exempting records maintained by the division of motor vehicles from expungement; preserving criminal and administrative consequences for any subsequent charge of driving under the influence of alcohol; amending the hearing procedures; clarifying the effect of a no contest plea on the administrative license suspension process; requiring the state establish lawful arrest in administrative license suspension proceedings where applicable; providing that any determination of indigence made by the Department of Health and Human Resources for purposes of subsidized participation in the safety and treatment program applies to subsidization of participation in the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program; creation of a special revenue account, known as the Department of Health and Human Resources Safety and Treatment Fund; making a one-time transfer of monies into the fund; providing rule-making authority; control and use of the fund by the agency; creating the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Department of Transportation; appointment of Chief Hearing Examiner; providing for the organization and jurisdiction of the office; setting out hearing procedures; and providing for the transition of the hearing process from the Division of Motor Vehicles to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
That §17C-5-2 and §17C-5-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-5-2b; that §17C-5A- 1a, §17C-5A-2, §17C-5A-3 and §17C-5A-3a of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §17C-5C-1, §17C-5C-2, §17C-5C-3, §17C-5C-4 and §17C-5C-5; and that §61-11-22 and §61-11-25 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(2) pleads guilty to or is found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol under subsection (d), section two of this article,
the court, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, shall defer further proceedings and, notwithstanding any provisions of this code to the contrary, place him or her on probation, which conditions shall include, that he or she successfully completes the Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program as provided in section three-a, article five-a of this chapter. Participation therein shall be for a period of at least one hundred and sixty five days after he or she has served the fifteen days of license suspension imposed pursuant to section two, article five-a of this chapter.
(j) If the Office of Administrative Hearings finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in the person's blood of eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than fifteen hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, or finds that the person knowingly permitted the person's vehicle to be driven by another person who was under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or knowingly permitted the person's vehicle to be driven by another person who had an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of six months or a period of fifteen days with an additional one hundred and twenty days of participation in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program in accordance with the provisions of section three-a of this article: Provided, That any period of participation in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program that has been imposed by a court pursuant to section two-b, article five of this chapter shall be credited against any period of participation imposed by the commissioner: Provided further, That a person whose license is revoked for driving while under the influence of drugs is not eligible to participate in the Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program: Provided, however, That if the person's license has previously been suspended or revoked under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be ten years: Provided further, That if the person's license has previously been suspended or revoked more than once under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(r) If the Office of Administrative Hearings finds by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) The investigating officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving a motor vehicle in this state while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; (2) whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for an offense involving driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or was lawfully taken into custody for the purpose of administering a secondary test: Provided, That this element shall be waived in cases where no arrest occurred due to driver incapacitation; (3) the person committed an offense relating to driving a motor vehicle in this state while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; (4) the person refused to submit to the secondary test finally designated in the manner provided in section four, article five of this chapter; and (5) the person had been given a written statement advising the person that the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state would be revoked for at least forty-five days and up to life if the person refused to submit to the test finally
designated, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state for the periods specified in section seven, article five of this chapter. The revocation period prescribed in this subsection shall run concurrently with any other revocation period ordered under this section or section one of this article arising out of the same occurrence. The revocation period prescribed in this subsection shall run concurrently with any other revocation period ordered under this section or section one of this article arising out of the same occurrence.
A person whose license is at issue and the commissioner shall be entitled to judicial review as set forth in chapter twenty-nine- a of this code. Neither the Commissioner nor the Office of Administrative Hearings may stay enforcement of the order. The court may grant a stay or supersede as of the order only upon motion and hearing, and a finding by the court upon the evidence presented, that there is a substantial probability that the appellant shall prevail upon the merits and the appellant will suffer irreparable harm if the order is not stayed: Provided, That in no event shall the stay or supersede as of the order exceed one hundred fifty days. Notwithstanding the provisions of section four, article five of said chapter, the Office of Administrative Hearings may not be compelled to transmit a certified copy of the file or the transcript of the hearing to the circuit court in less than sixty days.
(c) The Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse shall provide for the preparation of an educational and treatment the program for each person whose license has been revoked under the provisions of this article or section seven , article five of this chapter or subsection (6), section five, article three, chapter seventeen-b of this code which shall contain the following: (1) A listing and evaluation of the offender's prior traffic record; (2) the characteristics and history of alcohol or drug use, if any; (3) his or her amenability to rehabilitation through the alcohol safety program; and (4) a recommendation as to treatment or rehabilitation and the terms and conditions of the treatment or rehabilitation. The program shall be prepared by persons knowledgeable in the diagnosis of alcohol or drug abuse and treatment.
Effective July 1, 2010, the State Treasurer shall make a one- time transfer of $250,000 from the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund into the Department of Health and Human Resources Safety and Treatment Fund.
(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings is created as a separate operating agency within the Department of Transportation. (b) The Governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a director of the office who shall serve as the administrative head of the office and as chief hearing examiner. (c) Prior to appointment, the Chief Hearing Examiner shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state who is admitted to the practice of law in this state.
(3) Appeals from orders of the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to section two, article five-A, of this chapter, revoking or suspending a license under the provisions of section one of this article or section seven, article five of chapter;
(a) In order to implement an orderly and efficient transition of the administrative hearing process from the Division of Motor Vehicles to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation may establish interim policies and procedures for the transfer of administrative hearings for appeals from decisions or orders of the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles denying, suspending, revoking, refusing to renew any license or imposing any civil money penalty for violating the provisions of any licensing law contained in chapters, seventeen-A, seventeen-B, seventeen-C, seventeen-D and seventeen-E of this code, currently administered by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, no later than October 1, 2010.
(b) On the effective date of this article, all equipment and records necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article shall be transferred from the Division of Motor Vehicle to the Office of Administrative Hearings: Provided, That in order to provide for a smooth transition, the Secretary of Transportation may establish interim policies and procedures, determine the how equipment and records are to be transferred and provide that the transfers provided for in this subsection take effect no later than October 1, 2010.
(d) No person charged with a violation of the provisions of section two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code may participate in a pretrial diversion program: Provided, That a court may defer proceedings in accordance with section two-b, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code. No person charged with a violation of the provisions of section twenty-eight, article two of this chapter may participate in a pretrial diversion program unless the program is part of a community corrections program approved pursuant to the provisions of article eleven-c, chapter sixty-two of this code. No person indicted for a felony crime of violence against the person where the alleged victim is a family or household member as defined in section two hundred three, article twenty-seven, chapter forty-eight of this code or indicted for a violation of the provisions of sections three, four or seven, article eight-b of this chapter is eligible to participate in a pretrial diversion program. No defendant charged with a violation of the provisions of section twenty-eight, article two of this chapter or subsections (b) or (c), section nine, article two of this chapter where the alleged victim is a family or household member is eligible for pretrial diversion programs if he or she has a prior conviction for the offense charged or if he or she has previously been granted a period of pretrial diversion pursuant to this section for the offense charged. Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, defendants charged with violations of the provisions of section twenty-eight, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code or the provisions of subsection (b) or (c), section nine, article two of said chapter where the alleged victim is a family or household member as defined by the provisions of section two hundred three, article twenty-seven, chapter forty-eight of this code are ineligible for participation in a pretrial diversion program before the July 1, 2002, and before the community corrections subcommittee of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction established pursuant to the provisions of section two, article eleven-c, chapter sixty-two of this code, in consultation with the working group of the subcommittee, has approved guidelines for a safe and effective program for diverting defendants charged with domestic violence.