DUI Second Chance?

Missoulian: Connell’s bill would allow driver's licenses for DUI felons
SB 93: Revise laws related to DUI convictions and restricted-use driving permit

Section 1. Restricted-use driving permit -- conditions -- definitions. (1) A person who, pursuant to 61-5-105(2), may not be issued a driver's license due to an ineligible status reported by another  state to the national driver register may apply to the department for a restricted-use driving permit for use only  within the state of Montana if:

 (a) the person has maintained continuous residence in Montana for at least 5 years and is not otherwise ineligible for a license under 61-5-105;
 (b) the person submits a certified driving record from the licensing agency of each state that has reported  the person's status as ineligible to the national driver register that shows that at least 5 years have elapsed from  the effective date of the most recent withdrawal of the person's driver's license or driving privileges by the other  state or states;

(c) for the 5-year period immediately preceding application for a restricted-use driving permit, the person  has not been convicted of a traffic violation or any crime in which the abuse of alcohol or dangerous drugs was  a contributing factor in the commission of the crime, including but not limited to driving under the influence of  alcohol or dangerous drugs;

(d) the person certifies that no traffic citations or alcohol-related or drug-related criminal charges are  currently pending against the person;

(e) the person certifies that a good faith effort was made to resolve the person's ineligible status through  the licensing agency of each state or states that reported the person's status as ineligible to the national driver register, including the payment of any pending fees or fines; and

(f) the person provides any other information required by department rule.

Montana DOTMontana Impaired Driving Data 2012

• Impaired Driving Assessment 2013 & State's Response
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  Federal DOT
  Alcohol-Impaired Driving
  "From 2012 to 2013, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes decreased by 2.5 percent (10,336 to 10,076 fatalities). Alcohol impaired-driving fatalities in the past 10 years have declined by 23 percent, from 13,099 in 2004 to 10,076 in 2013. The national rate of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in 2013 was 0.34 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT), a decline from 0.35 in 2012. The alcohol-impaired-driving fatality rate in the past 10 years has declined by 23 percent, from 0.44 in 2004 to 0.34 in 2013."