S.4745

Reduces time period for considering prior offenses for sentencing and allows first offenses to be removed from driving record.

This bill amends the penalties for driving while using a wireless telephone or electronic communication device. It reduces the time period during which a prior offense may be considered from 10 to three years for second and third time offenders. A person who commits a second offense that occurs more than three years after the first offense will be treated as a first time offender for sentencing purposes. Similarly, a person who commits a third offense that occurs more than three years after the second offense will be treated as a second time offender for sentencing purposes.