Speaking after the meeting, Gen Paiboon said he had ordered the ministry’s legal experts to draft a bill to be approved and promulgated by Gen Prayut.
The special law would be used alongside other measures and existing laws to deal with the issue.
Gen Paiboon stressed that the law was not a cure-all to the problem and authorities needed cooperation from the parents of dek waen (street motorcycle racers) and motorcycle shop owners.
For preventive measures, Gen Paiboon said the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was expected to issue orders designed to solve the problem at its roots next week.
For example, an order would authorise police to take legal action against young bike racers when they begin to gather in groups on streets and impound their motorcycles. Under the current law, police could arrest them only after they compete in illegal races.
Authorities would also crack down on immoral owners of motorcycle accessory shops found to service the teenagers' bikes for street racing. Their shops will be shut down and their licences revoked.
Gen Paiboon also appealed to the parents of dek waen to help solve the problem by reprimanding and disciplining their children.
Regarding the idea floated by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to build a circuit for the youths, the justice minister said the initiative had little chance of materialising because it would require a big budget and a large plot of land, as well as operating and manpower expenses.
He noted that if a province had a circuit, youngsters in other provinces would also want one in their towns as well.
Last week, the minister warned more stringent laws might be imposed on parents and the operators of motorcycle shops who allow or support juvenile street racing.
Under the current law, parents of street racers and bike shops face a maximum of three months in prison and a fine up to B30,000.
The minister said officers often felt sympathy for parents and did not want to prosecute them.
“We do not want to punish the parents. But now our society needs change and so the law must evolve to keep up with it,” he said.
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