Bill Text: DE HB288 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Penalties Associated With Brakes.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-28 - Signed by Governor [HB288 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB288-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. K. Williams & Rep. Miro & Sen. Blevins |
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Reps. Baumbach, Hudson, Keeley, Ramone |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
HOUSE BILL NO. 288 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKES. |
Section 1. Amend §4315, Title 21 of the Delaware Code to add a new subsection (f) by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§4315 Penalties for §§4301-4316.
(f) A violation of §4303(c) of this title shall also constitute a moving violation which shall be part of the person's driving record.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect 90 days after enactment.
SYNOPSIS
This legislation increases the penalty of unlawfully using any brake or braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of the vehicle's internal combustion engine or exhaust systems, also known as a jake brake, to include a moving violation. Currently, 21 Del. C. §4303(c) states that no motor vehicle, when operated upon a highway in this State, shall utilize or employ any brake or braking system that is attached to, or an integral part of, the vehicle's internal combustion engine or exhaust systems. |