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HB 770 DUI arrests; officer at a medical facility may issue summons for violation thereof, etc.

Introduced by: William H. Cleaveland | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Arrest without warrant; DUI arrests.  Allows an arrest to be made for misdemeanor offenses of DUI, boating while intoxicated or violation of an order prohibiting the operation of a watercraft, whether or not the offense occurred in the officer's presence. The bill also provides that the issuance of a summons to a DUI accused at a medical facility may be done without having to detain the person and that the issuance of the summons will be considered an arrest for purposes of DUI provisions, i.e. implied consent. This bill incorporates HB 1254.


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