Bill
SB 779
85(R) - 2017
Senate Transportation
Senate Transportation
Public Safety
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
Author(s)
Kel Seliger
Bill Caption
Relating to the indigent status of a person for the purpose of the driver responsibility program.
Fiscal Notes
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time. It is unknown to what
degree a court inquiry would cause a person to pursue indigent status, whether or not that person
would qualify for indigent status, and in what way this would impact payment of surcharges
under the Driver Responsibility Program.
Bill Analysis
Under current law, if an individual commits a certain traffic offense and is compelled to join the driver responsibility program, and if they can provide evidence of their indigence, then the Department of Public Safety is required to waive all surcharges assessed under this chapter. If this bill passes, upon its own motion a court may inquire if a person would like to submit evidence of their indigent status.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill is what we view as a primarily procedural bill that has no bearing on our liberty principles. For these reasons, we remain neutral on SB 779. On a related note the Driver Responsibility Program, which is a form of overcriminalization, is an abusive program which should be repealed altogether.
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