|
Aggressive Driving Laws |
Aggressive Driver Actions |
Comments |
| Is a hazard to others with the intent to
harass, intimidate, injure or obstruct another person while committing
at least one of the following: failure to drive on the right
side of highway, driving outside of marked lanes,
following too closely, failure to yield or stop before entering roadway, failure
to obey traffic control device, passing when overtaking a vehicle, passing on right, failure to yield right of way, speeding, stopping
on a highway. |
|
| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
<7; rear-facing devices must be in rear seat if available; if not, must be in front seat only if front passenger airbag is deactivated |
8 - 15 |
$50 |
| Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
| Yes |
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concentration (BAC) |
Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Interlocks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 7 days |
|
.15 |
Repeat Offender |
Vehicle Confiscation |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Special Cell
Phone Provisions |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
15 / 6 |
9 |
16 / 3 |
Midnight - 4 a.m. |
First 12 mos.–no more than 1 pass. <18; until 18, no more than 3 pass. <18* |
18 |
45 (15)
(eff. 7/2008) |
Drivers holding an intermediate license may not use cell phones, including hands-free devices (except for emergencies). |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
5 |
Vision test required for >80 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Secondary |
>16 |
Front |
$25 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 25 mph
and if no sidewalk avail. |
<15 if by local ordinance |
14 |
Yes |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 65-70 |
65-70 |
55-70 |
55-70 |
50-65 |
50-65 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Loca-
tion |
Viola-
tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Per-
mitted |
Cities, counties and towns: 1 camera site per 10,000 residents; requires local ordinance (exception for metro DC area: up to 10 camera sites or 1 camera site per 10,000 residents, whichever is greater) |
Red light |
Regi-
stered owner |
Driver |
Two photo-
graphs or other recorded images |
$200 max. fine/4 points |
$50 max. fine, no court costs; not a criminal offense; no points; may not be used by insurers |
Owner not operator; vehicle stolen |
Contractor may not obtain driver records; information collected by a signal monitoring system shall be used exclusively for enforcing traffic light violations and not be made available to the public, sold, or disclosed except as ordered by court. Information purged no later than 60 days after collection of penalty. |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Not more than $500 |
Speeding |
Yes |
