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HB 3047 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to suspension of driving privileges; declaring an emergency <br />Title:Extends length of suspension of driving privileges if person fails to pay fine or obey <br />order of court from 10 years to 20 years. Permits court to reinstate driving privileges if <br />certain conditions are met. Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br />Sponsored by: Representative Olson, Representative Barker, Senator Prozanski; REGULAR <br />SPONSEORS: Representative Krieger, Representative Sprenger, Representative <br />Williamson <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb3000.dir/hb3047.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Cheryl Stone CS-MC Pri 1 Support <br /> <br />Comments: Due to a recent appellate court decision, DMV no longer allows courts to reinstate and <br />then re-suspend a defendant's driver's license for non-compliance. The court often uses <br />this tool as an effort to get valid licensed drivers on the road as long as they are willing to <br />stay in compliance with court orders (payments and other sanctions). Without this fix the <br />court is unable to work with people to allow them to get their driver's license reinstated <br />once it has been suspended for failure to comply with a court order. <br />HB 3136 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to Vehicle Windows <br />Title:Allows court to dismiss citation issued for offense of operating vehicle with illegal <br />window tinting, or to reduce fine that court would otherwise have imposed for offense, if <br />defendant establishes that tinting has been modified to comply with statutory <br />requirements. <br />Sponsored by: Representative Nathanson, Representative Matthews <br />URL:https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2013R1/Measures/Overview/HB3136 <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Nathan Reynolds EPD-Admin <br /> <br />Comments: <br />Lee Shoemaker PWE Pri 3 Monitor <br />Comments: Overly tinted windows is one of the most common complaints expressed by pedestrians <br />and bicyclists. It is very important for pedestrians and bicyclists to make eye contact with <br />motorists to see if they are looking in their direction. This creates a safety hazard for <br />5 | Page <br />March 13, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting <br />