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HOUSE BILL NO. 208 – MV accident, damage amt, report

HOUSE BILL NO. 208

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H0208aa..............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT - Amends existing law relating to motor
vehicles to increase the amount of property damage required to initiate a
report to the local police department.
                                                                        
02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28    Ret'd to Jud
03/04    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/09    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/10    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/14    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 64-3-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon,
      Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart(Jacobson), Harwood, Henbest,
      Jaquet, Jones, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
      McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
      Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Rydalch, Sayler, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Sali, Schaefer
      Absent and excused -- Clark, Henderson, Smith(30)
    Floor Sponsor - Wills
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
03/21    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-0, 1 vacancy
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
    Floor Sponsor - Richardson
    Title apvd - to House
03/24    To enrol
03/28    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/29    Pres signed
03/30    To Governor
04/05    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 269
         Effective: 01/01/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 208
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 49-1305, IDAHO CODE, TO  INCREASE
  3        THE  AMOUNT  OF PROPERTY DAMAGE REQUIRED TO INITIATE A REPORT TO THE LOCAL
  4        POLICE DEPARTMENT.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-1305, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        49-1305.  IMMEDIATE  NOTICE  OF  ACCIDENTS.  (1)  The  driver of a vehicle
  9    involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or dam-
 10    age to the property of any one (1) person in excess of seven hundred and fifty
 11    two thousand dollars  ($752,000) shall immediately, by the quickest  means  of
 12    communication,  give  notice of the accident to the local police department if
 13    the accident occurs within a city, otherwise to the office of the county sher-
 14    iff or the nearest office of the state police.
 15        (2)  Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically  incapable  of  giving
 16    immediate  notice  of  an  accident  as required herein, and there was another
 17    occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing  so,  the
 18    occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Wills               
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Harwood             
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. NO. 208
                                                                        
  1                               AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, in  line  10,  delete  "seven  hundred  and
  3    fifty"  and  insert:  "seven one thousand five hundred and fifty"; and in line
  4    11, delete "two thousand dollars ($752,000)" and insert: "dollars ($751,500)".
                                                                        
  5                                AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
  6        On page 1, following line 18, insert:
  7        "SECTION 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
  8    ary 1, 2006.".
                                                                        
  9                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
 10        On page 1, in line 4, following "DEPARTMENT" insert: "; AND  PROVIDING  AN
 11    EFFECTIVE DATE".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 208, As Amended
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 49-1305, IDAHO CODE, TO  INCREASE
  3        THE  AMOUNT  OF PROPERTY DAMAGE REQUIRED TO INITIATE A REPORT TO THE LOCAL
  4        POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 49-1305, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        49-1305.  IMMEDIATE  NOTICE  OF  ACCIDENTS.  (1)  The  driver of a vehicle
  9    involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or dam-
 10    age to the property of any one (1) person in excess of seven one thousand five
 11    hundred and fifty dollars ($751,500) shall immediately, by the quickest  means
 12    of  communication,  give notice of the accident to the local police department
 13    if the accident occurs within a city, otherwise to the office  of  the  county
 14    sheriff or the nearest office of the state police.
 15        (2)  Whenever  the  driver  of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving
 16    immediate notice of an accident as required  herein,  and  there  was  another
 17    occupant  in  the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, the
 18    occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after  Janu-
 20    ary 1, 2006.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 14593C1

This legislation amends section 49-1305, Idaho Code, to reflect a
change which will allow the investigation of a property damage
only motor vehicle crash to be reported only if at least
$2,000.00 in damage occurs.  It is estimated this will reduce
many police officer's accident investigation time by 40% to 50%
on all property damage only accidents.  This will allow law
enforcement officers considerably more time to perform other more
important duties to protect the citizens of this state.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There will be no fiscal impact on the general fund.


Contact
Name:  Representative Rich Wills 
Phone: 208-332-1000




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                    H 208