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HB 1559 DUI; any person convicted of subsequent offense is guilty of Class 6 felony, etc.

Introduced by: Rick L. Morris | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Felony DUI; penalty. Provides that any person convicted of a felony DUI offense (including DUI manslaughter and DUI maiming, by motor vehicle or watercraft) is guilty of a Class 6 felony for any subsequent DUI conviction, that punishment includes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year, and the person is subject to the same driver's license revocation provision as for a third or subsequent DUI conviction within 10 years, which means that the person can petition for reinstatement of his driver's license five years after the date of his last conviction. This bill is identical to SB 1272.


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