74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
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LC 978
House Bill 2146
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Attorney General Hardy
Myers for Attorney General's Underage Drinking Task Force)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Requires court to suspend driving privileges of youth who fails
to appear when issued summons for alleged offense involving
alcoholic liquor.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to failure to appear in court; amending ORS 419C.472.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 419C.472 is amended to read:
419C.472. (1) The court { - may - } { + shall + } order
that the driving privileges of a youth be suspended if:
(a) The petition alleges that the youth is within the
jurisdiction of the court for violating ORS 471.430;
(b) The youth has been issued a summons under ORS 419C.306; and
(c) The youth fails to appear as required by the summons.
(2) When a court issues an order under subsection (1) of this
section:
(a) The court shall send a notice to the Department of
Transportation certifying that the youth failed to appear and
that the court has ordered the suspension of the driving
privileges of the youth; and
(b) Neither the state nor a juvenile department counselor may
file a petition under ORS 419C.250 alleging that the youth is
within the jurisdiction of the court for having committed an act
that if committed by an adult would constitute a violation of ORS
153.992.
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