Amendment No. 193

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 116                                                                           (BDR 43‑87)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 45.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 12 through 21 and inserting:

          “(2) In another manner that is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

     2.  A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be :

     (a) Required to complete a program of training conducted by a person or agency approved by the court in the installation and use of child restraint systems; and

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, punished by a fine of not less than [$35] $50 nor more than [$100 unless, within 14 days after the issuance of the citation for such a violation, the person presents to the court specified in the citation proof of his purchase of such a restraining device. Upon presentation of such proof, the court shall void the citation.]$500, or required to perform not less than 8 hours nor more than 50 hours of community service. The court may waive any amount of the fine in excess of $50 or any amount of the community service in excess of 8 hours if a person or agency approved by the court certifies that the violator has:

          (1) Completed the program of training required by paragraph (a); and

          (2) Presented for inspection by the person or agency an installed child restraint system that satisfies the provisions of subsection 1.

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The court shall make available a list of persons and agencies approved by the court to conduct programs of training and perform inspections of child restraint systems.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 15, by deleting “6,000” and inserting “[6,000]10,000”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on June 1, 2004.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, seventh line, after “fine” by inserting:

“or a requirement to perform community service”.