RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Third or subsequent excessive speeding offense within five years is now a class C felony instead of a petty misdemeanor, allowing for up to one year in prison and vehicle forfeiture.

Repeat offenders convicted of a class C felony for excessive speeding must be fingerprinted by law enforcement.

Courts can now order forfeiture of the vehicle used in commission of a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense.

Fine amounts for first offense remain $500-$1,000, but second offense fines increased from $750-$1,000 to $750-$1,000 with stricter license suspension terms.

Clarified that 'applicable state or county speed limit' refers to maximum speed limits established by ordinance, signs, or official designations.

Bill takes effect on July 1, 2050, which appears to be a placeholder or error date that may need correction.

Penalties for first-time excessive speeding offenses remain a petty misdemeanor but fine amounts were adjusted from $750 to $500 minimum.

Second offenses within five years now carry a mandatory minimum fine of $750 and prompt license suspension with absolute prohibition from driving.

Third offenses within five years are now a misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day jail sentence, license revocation for 90 days to 6 months, and potential vehicle forfeiture.

New section clarifies that citations from automated speed enforcement systems will not appear on traffic abstracts or affect insurance rates.

Automated speed enforcement citations must be mailed within ten calendar days and include verification of license plate images before mailing.

Automated speed enforcement system penalties apply beginning January 1, 2025, with this Act taking effect July 1, 2025.

Third or subsequent excessive speeding offenses are now class C felonies instead of petty misdemeanors, with potential for license revocation (90 days to 1 year), imprisonment (5 days to 14 days for second offense, 10 to 30 days for third), and vehicle forfeiture.

Automated speed enforcement citations will not be recorded on traffic abstracts or used for insurance purposes, protecting drivers from insurance rate increases due to automated system violations.

Repeat offenders convicted of certain traffic offenses must undergo identification processing including fingerprinting and photographing if not previously done.

Fines and penalties for traffic offenses were standardized across multiple sections, with minimum fines of $500 for repeat offenses and increased community service hours for third offenses.

New provision allows courts to assess indigent defendants' ability to pay fines and convert unpaid fines to community service if nonpayment is not willful.

Automated speed enforcement system penalties and procedures take effect on January 1, 2025, while the entire Act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Increased the speed threshold for criminal penalties from 5 mph over the limit to 30 mph over the limit or 80 mph regardless of the posted limit.

Added requirement that county police departments must verify the clarity of license plate images before mailing automated enforcement citations.

Clarified that automated speed enforcement citations must be mailed within 10 calendar days of the incident to the vehicle's registered owner.

Raised penalties for repeat offenders, making a third or subsequent offense within five years a misdemeanor with mandatory minimum jail time of 30 days.

Set the effective date of the new penalties to July 1, 2025, with automated enforcement citations beginning January 1, 2025.

Changed header from 'HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT' to 'SB template' and 'FLOOR AMENDMENT'

Corrected bracketed text in Section 2 from 'cxcccdcd thc poztcd maximum apood limit by not icac than fivc milc9 per hour in violation of' to 'exceeded the posted maximum speed limit by not less than five miles per hour in violation of'

Changed section reference from 'section 2910-108' to 'section 291C-108'

Reformatted amendment sections and removed House-specific formatting elements

Deleted Section 2 which contained penalty provisions for excessive speeding offenses

Increased community service requirement from 36 hours to 120 hours for first-time excessive speeding offenses

Changed imprisonment term for repeat offenses from 48 hours minimum to 5 days minimum, with maximum increased to 14 days

Added new Section 2 establishing automated speed enforcement citation procedures, including mail delivery requirements and timing for sending citations

Renumbered sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 as sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 respectively due to deletion of Section 2

Increased the threshold for excessive speeding to become a misdemeanor from two prior convictions to three prior convictions within five years, with mandatory minimum 30-day jail sentences for repeat offenders.

Added new section clarifying that citations from automated speed enforcement systems will not appear on driver records or affect insurance premiums.

Updated the definition of applicable speed limits to explicitly include county ordinances for school zones and construction areas.

Set the effective date for automated speed enforcement provisions to July 1, 2025.