C_____ D_____ License; Laws & R______.

Colorado State Patrol Sheriffs Departments Enforce all Criminal & Traffic laws in the State ________________ ______________. Main focus is enforcement of traffic laws on roadways  Interstates  U.S., State & County Highways Enforce all Criminal, Traffic & County _________ within the County Primary Jurisdiction is areas not covered by a Town or City Police Department ________________ ______________.  Can make arrests in other jurisdictions Law Enforcement Agency Types

Police Departments Enforces all Criminal, Traffic & ______________ Laws within a Town or City limit. Primary ___________ is within a Town or City boundary Have arrest powers within a ____ or ____.  Can make arrests in other jurisdiction

Teen Driving Statistics Motor Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of _____ for teenagers. 16 year olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age. 16 year olds are ____ more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash. Drivers age accounted for ____ of all drivers involved in police reported crashes. 31% of teen drivers killed in 2006 had been drinking. Since the Graduated Drivers License Laws went into affect; Motor Vehicle Deaths for drivers age _____ have decreased 50%.

Common Causes of _______ Accidents Driver Inexperience Distracted Drivers ________ Drivers Driver Fatigue ________ DUI/DWAI/____

What to do when involved in a traffic accident If you are not injured yourself; provide _______ attention Stay at the scene of the accident If ________ by Law; move accidents out of the roadway Provide required information; Drivers License, ________ & Insurance If Law enforcement will not be responding (___________); you must exchange information with other driver involved File report of accident on the State web site

Drivers License: Points Minor Driver _____ 18 Years of Age  6 points in any 12 consecutive months  7 or more points for the period of the license Minor Driver Between 18 & 21  9 points in any 12 consecutive months  12 points in any ___ consecutive months  14 points in the period of the license Adult Driver  12 points in any 12 consecutive months  ___ points in any 24 consecutive months “ It is a ______ not a Right to drive in the State of Colorado”

Teen Driving restrictions: Graduated Drivers _________ Laws During the 1 st ___ months: no passengers under 21, unless a parent or other licensed adult driver in the vehicle For the next six ______, one passenger under age 21 (Unsupervised) Siblings & passengers with medical emergencies are exceptions At any time, no more the ___ passenger is allowed in the front seat

Violations & Points Engaging in Speed _______  12pts-$Judge recommended fine Speeding  over: 4pts-$132/ $411  over: __pts-$243/ Judge recommended fine Careless Driving  4pts-$205 No insurance  4pts-$Judge ____________ fine Unsafe lane change  3pts-$69 Running red light  4pts-$137 Running ____ sign  4pts-$137

Your Driving Privilege May Be _______ Suspended or Cancelled when? Meet or exceed the minimum point accumulation Are convicted of DUI/ ____/ DUID Refuse to be tested for alcohol or drugs Convicted of failing to report an accident or remaining on scene Give _____ information Fail to pay a ticket Alter or deface your license Fail to provide valid evidence of insurance As a juvenile, you are convicted of possession & or consumption of _________ Any person under the age of 21 who buys or possesses alcohol or provides identification to a minor to purchase alcohol

What happens if I get a ticket? If you are under the age of ___ you must appear with a parent in court or have the parent ____ the ticket for early payment You can either pay the fine: _____ payments may receive a point reduction Contest the ticket: take it to trial  Your chances of having the ticket _______ is very low; usually on a technicality

Seat Belts are ______ when? By Law, ____ teen drivers & passengers must wear a seat belt  No sharing of seat belts  No more passengers than ________ seat belts  Includes back seat passengers The Driver Every Front Seat Passenger “Click It or Ticket” campaigns = ____ Tolerance

____ Phone Use Law _______ drivers under 18 years of age from calling on a cell phone or ____ unless it is an emergency Drivers 18 & older may not use a cell phone for text messaging unless it is an _________.

Financial __________: Insurance “ No owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state shall ______ the vehicle or permit it to be operated on the public roadways of this state when the owner has _______ to have a complying policy or certificate of self-insurance in full _____ & effect as required by law.”

____/DWAI

$1_,7_0._0 The _____ cost if you are charged with a DUI/DWAI/____ is:

Driving Under the Influence Driving While Ability Impaired Measured by Breath, Blood or ____; BRAC, BAC, Urinalysis 0.08% or greater Approximately ____ alcoholic drinks Measured by Breath, Blood or Urine.05% to ____ Approximately 1-2 alcoholic drinks Alcohol/ Drugs & ______

Drivers _____ the age of 21 ____ to 0.08% Approximately __ alcoholic drink Subject to a ______ revocation of your Drivers License

DUID Driving Under the _______ of Drugs Measured by either _____ or ______. This includes not only illegal _______ but prescription _________ as well.

Myths & Cures Once alcohol is in the blood stream, the body gets rid of it through ______ bodily processes. In spite of popular opinion, so- called “_____” will not make a person sober. Drinking _______ Cold Shower Eating “Fooling chemical test; breath” Penny or any ______ substance in mouth

Drivers License Express _______ Law: In obtaining a Colorado Drivers License or Driving in the State of _______, you automatically agree to take a chemical test to measure your alcohol/ drug content. Refusal to ________ & take a chemical test can result in a 1 year automatic _______ of your Drivers License.

Roadside ______ Walk & ____ ____ Leg Stand Horizontal ____ & ________: Eyes PBT: _______ ______ ____

Vehicle Impounds Your vehicle can be _________ if: Drive without a drivers license Drive with a _______ or suspended license Drive without insurance Drive while DUI/DWAI/DUID Any moving _________ Vehicles are taken to a Department or _________ impound lot; you must have valid drivers license, ________ & insurance to _______ the vehicle; you pay the impound fees