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HB 144 DUI; DCJS to establish model policy for law-enforcement personnel for questioning those suspected.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Last drink inquiry protocol. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services has the power and duty to establish, publish and disseminate a model policy for law-enforcement personnel to use in questioning individuals suspected of driving while intoxicated concerning the physical location of the individual's last consumption of an alcoholic beverage and for communicating that information to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Last drink inquiry protocol. Gives the Department of Criminal Justice Services the power and duty to establish, publish and disseminate a model policy for law-enforcement personnel for handling individuals suspected of driving while intoxicated, including communication to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board regarding the physical location where the individual consumed his last alcoholic beverage.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Law-enforcement officer to inquire about last drink.  Provides that any law-enforcement officer, in the course of questioning a person whom he suspects is guilty of driving while intoxicated, may ask the person to identify the physical location where he consumed his last alcoholic beverage, and if the person gives an answer, the officer shall record the information and provide it to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.