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8/15/05-Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, has filed a bill for the 2006 session that would allow harsher penalties for multiple driving offenses.
The proposal would add three levels of punishment to state law. Drivers who have four license suspensions in three years, and are caught driving, would get a one-year license revocation. If nabbed driving while the license is suspended, the offender faces three months behind bars.
The second level specifies drivers with five to eight suspensions in three years would have their licenses revoked for three years, and if caught driving again, would face one year in jail and a felony conviction.
The final level is for drivers with more than eight suspensions in three years. They would be stripped of their licenses for five years and if they continue to drive, would get two years in jail and a felony conviction.
The proposal would add three levels of punishment to state law. Drivers who have four license suspensions in three years, and are caught driving, would get a one-year license revocation. If nabbed driving while the license is suspended, the offender faces three months behind bars.
The second level specifies drivers with five to eight suspensions in three years would have their licenses revoked for three years, and if caught driving again, would face one year in jail and a felony conviction.
The final level is for drivers with more than eight suspensions in three years. They would be stripped of their licenses for five years and if they continue to drive, would get two years in jail and a felony conviction.