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Committee hears bill to add $150 traffic fine for driving on suspended licenses
Summary
A Senate Transportation hearing on House Bill 1422 addressed a proposed $150 penalty and a new noncriminal disposition intended to reduce court burdens and deter driving while suspended; the committee closed the hearing with no vote.
Representative Anna Novak, sponsor of House Bill 1422, told the Senate Transportation Committee that the bill would impose a $150 fine for driving with a suspended license and allow courts to amend a DUS (driving under suspension) charge to a noncriminal “no driver's license” citation if an operator's license is reinstated within 60 days.
The bill, Novak said, responds to repeated incidents reported by a constituent and police chief from Beulah; she asked the committee to hear the measure and the committee did so without taking a vote.
The chief who brought the proposal, Frank Sen, testified that “driving under suspension is a huge issue in the state of North Dakota,” and described operational…
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