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2008 SESSION
HB 558 Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered.
Introduced by: Shannon R. Valentine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered. Eliminates the requirement that a person be under the influence of a self-administered intoxicant or drug in order to be convicted of driving while intoxicated. Instead, a person may be convicted if he operates a motor vehicle while he knows or should know that he is under the influence of an intoxicant or drug. This bill has been incorporated into HB 224.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080214760
- 01/07/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/21/08 House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB224-Cosgrove) by voice vote