SB 67 to prohibit any person under the age of...
State of South Dakota
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SEVENTY-THIRD
SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
1998
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400B0223
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SENATE BILL
NO.
67
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Introduced by:
The Committee on Transportation at the request of the Department of
Commerce and Regulation
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to prohibit any person under the age of twenty-one from
operating a motor vehicle if there is any alcohol present in the person's blood or after
consuming marijuana or any controlled drug or substance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That chapter 32-23 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person under the age of twenty-one years to drive,
operate, or be in actual physical control of any motor vehicle:
(1) If there is any physical evidence of alcohol in the person's blood as shown by
chemical analysis of the person's breath, blood, or other bodily substance; or
(2) After having consumed marijuana or any controlled drug or substance for as long as
physical evidence of the consumption remains present in the person's body.
If a person is found guilty of a violation of this section, the court shall notify the Department
of Commerce and Regulation. Upon receipt of the court's determination, the secretary of the
department shall suspend that person's driver's license or operating privilege for a period of six
months for a first offense or one year for any second or subsequent offense.
Section
2.
That
§
32-23-10
be amended to read as follows:
32-23-10.
Any person who operates any vehicle in this state is considered to have given
his
consent to the withdrawal of blood or other bodily substance and chemical analysis of
his
the
person's
blood, breath
,
or other bodily substance to determine the amount of alcohol in
his
the
person's
blood and to determine the presence of marijuana or any controlled drug or substance.
The person shall be requested by the officer to submit to the withdrawal of blood or other
bodily substance for chemical analysis or chemical analysis of
his
the person's
breath and shall
be advised by the officer that:
(1)
If
he
the person
refuses to submit to the withdrawal or chemical analysis, no
withdrawal or chemical analysis may be required unless
he
the person
has been
arrested for a third, fourth
,
or subsequent violation of
§
32-23-1, constituting a felony
offense under
§
32-23-4 or 32-23-4.6;
(2)
If
he
the person
refuses to submit to the withdrawal or chemical analysis,
his
the
person's
driver's license shall be revoked for one year, unless pursuant to
§
32-23-11.1
he
the person
pleads guilty to a violation of
§
32-23-1
or section 1 of
this Act,
prior to a revocation order being issued; and
(3)
He
The person
has the right to have a chemical analysis performed by a technician
of
his
the person's
own choosing at
his
the person's
own expense, in addition to the
test requested by the officer.
Section
3.
That
§
32-23-10.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-23-10.1.
If a person refuses to submit to chemical analysis of
his
the person's
blood,
urine, breath
,
or other bodily substance, or allow the withdrawal of blood or other bodily
substance for chemical analysis as provided in
§
32-23-10, and that person subsequently stands
trial for violation of
§
32-23-1
or section 1 of this Act
, such refusal may be admissible into
evidence at the trial.
Section
4.
That
§
32-23-14.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-23-14.1.
To be considered valid under the provisions of this chapter, the withdrawal or
chemical analysis shall be performed at the direction of a law enforcement officer having
lawfully arrested the person for a violation of
§
32-23-1
or section 1 of this Act
and the chemical
test analysis of the person's breath, if one is performed, shall
have been
be
performed according
to methods approved by the director of laboratories and by
an individual
a person
possessing
a valid permit issued by the director of laboratories for this purpose. The director of laboratories
may approve satisfactory techniques or methods to ascertain the qualifications and competence
of
individuals
anyone
to conduct such analysis and issue permits which are subject to
termination or revocation at the discretion of the director of laboratories.
Section
5.
That
§
32-23-18
be amended to read as follows:
32-23-18.
The Department of Commerce and Regulation shall revoke the license of any
person arrested for violating
§
32-23-1
or section 1 of this Act,
who refuses to submit to a
chemical analysis as directed by a law enforcement officer pursuant to
§
32-23-10.