Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015”.
Driver Accountability and Accident Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to increase certain penalties relating to commercial motor vehicle safety, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Penalties
Civil penalty— Section 521(b)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “$2,500” and inserting “$5,000”.
Criminal penalty— Section 521(b)(6)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “$2,500” and inserting “$5,000”.
Disqualifications—
First violation or committing felony— Section 31310(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) determined by the Secretary to have operated a commercial motor vehicle that the individual knew or reasonably should have known had a defect that resulted in a fatality.”
Second and multiple violations— Section 31310(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (E), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);
in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)—
by striking “(E)” and inserting “(F)”; and
by inserting “, operations,” after “violations”; and
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
“(F) determined by the Secretary to have more than once operated a commercial motor vehicle that the individual knew or reasonably should have known had a defect that resulted in a fatality; or”