Bill No.: HB0136                  Drafter:  JDA

LSO No.:  08LSO-0302              Effective Date:  7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0040

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Cohee

Catch Title:       Dyed fuel-enforcement.

Subject:  Inspection of diesel fuel in certain circumstances.

Summary/Major Elements:

· This bill provides authority for a state trooper or special enforcement officer to inspect diesel fuel during an inspection or on probable cause that the vehicle is operating with dyed diesel fuel in the supply tank or tanks.

· The bill increases the penalty for operating a motor vehicle with dyed diesel fuel in the supply tank to five hundred dollars or five dollars per gallon, whichever is greater.