H21 - Driver Instruction/Law Enforcement Stops. (SL 2017-95)

Overview: S.L. 2017-95 requires the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to consult with the State Highway Patrol, the Sheriff's Association, and the Association of Chiefs of Police in including law enforcement traffic stop procedures and descriptions of appropriate driver interactions with law enforcement officers within its driver license handbook. It also requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to incorporate these topics into the driver education curriculum offered at public high schools.

The part of this act that relates to DMV becomes effective January 1, 2018. The part of this act that relates to DPI became effective July 12, 2017, and applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.