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_________________ moved that HB 1142 be amended as follows:

     On page 2 , after line 4 of the House Judiciary committee engrossed bill , insert:

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     Section 3. That § 32-12-52.4 be amended to read as follows:
     32-12-52.4.   Upon a first conviction for violation, while in a motor vehicle, of §   35-9-2 or section 2 of this Act , the court shall suspend the driver's license or driving privilege of any driver of a vehicle who was under the age of twenty-one when the offense occurred, for a period of six months.

     Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation, while in a motor vehicle, of §   35-9-2 or section 2 of this Act , the court shall suspend the driver's license or driving privilege of any driver of a vehicle who was under the age of twenty-one when the offense occurred, for a period of one year. For any offense under this section, the court may issue an order permitting the person to operate a motor vehicle for purposes of the person's employment or attendance at school.

     Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C, the Unified Judicial System shall notify the Department of Commerce and Regulation of any conviction for a violation, while in a motor vehicle, of §   35-9-2 , section 2 of this Act, or chapter 32-23. The period of suspension shall begin on the date the person's suspended driver's license is received by the court or the Department of Commerce and Regulation. At the expiration of the period of suspension, a person may make application to have the license reinstated and pay the license fee as prescribed in §   32-12-47.1. "