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2004 SESSION

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HB 667 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; reduces alcohol levels for mandatory confinement.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Penalties for driving while intoxicated. Reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.20 to 0.15 for purposes of mandatory confinement of five days, (10 days for second offense in 10 years), and reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.25 to 0.20 for purposes of mandatory confinement of 10 days, (20 days for second offense in 10 years).

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Penalties for driving while intoxicated. Reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.20 to 0.15 for purposes of mandatory confinement of 10 days, 20 days for second offense, and reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.25 to 0.20 for purposes of mandatory confinement of five days, 10 days for second offense. The bill adds a provision requiring a mandatory term of confinement of two days for a blood alcohol content of at least 0.12 percent but less than 0.15 percent.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Penalties for driving while intoxicated. Reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.20 to 0.15 for purposes of mandatory confinement of 10 days, 20 days for second offense, and reduces the blood alcohol content from 0.25 to 0.20 for purposes of mandatory confinement of five days, 10 days for second offense. The bill removes the requirement that a third or subsequent offense must occur within 10 years for additional penalties to take effect. The bill requires that a person's car be seized and forfeited for a third or subsequent offense. The bill imposes an additional five-day mandatory minimum punishment for any injury proximately caused by a drunk driving offense. The bill includes driving on a license suspended for drunk driving in that list of prior offenses for which additional punishments are provided. The bill requires that all mandatory minimum terms of incarceration are to be served consecutively and that all fines cumulate.