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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3887
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 3, 2015
Mr. Chabot introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase certain penalties relating to commercial motor
vehicle safety, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015.
2.
Penalties
(a)
Civil penalty
Section 521(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,500 and inserting $5,000.
(b)
Criminal penalty
Section 521(b)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $2,500 and inserting $5,000.
(c)
Disqualifications
(1)
First violation or committing felony
Section 31310(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(F) determined by the Secretary to have operated a commercial motor vehicle that the individual knew or reasonably should have known had a defect that resulted in a fatality.
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(2)
Second and multiple violations
Section 31310(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);
(C) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)—
(i) by striking (E) and inserting (F); and
(ii) by inserting , operations, after violations; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
(F) determined by the Secretary to have more than once operated a commercial motor vehicle that the individual knew or reasonably should have known had a defect that resulted in a fatality; or
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