Introduced
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To increase the penalties a municipality can impose for the crime of driving while intoxicated, and require them to be consistent with state law. House Bill 4247, which lowers the threshold for drunk driving offenses from a blood-alcohol-content (BAC) of .10 to .08 per 100 milliliters of blood, and creates a new “high BAC” drunk driving crime, imposes fines which are higher than the $500 maximum which local governments are allowed to impose. The bill would raise that maximum local fine for drunk driving case.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 105 to 3 (details)
To increase the penalties a municipality can impose for the crime of driving while intoxicated, and require them to be consistent with state law. House Bill 4247, which lowers the threshold for drunk driving offenses from a blood-alcohol-content (BAC) of .10 to .08 per 100 milliliters of blood, and creates a new “high BAC” drunk driving crime, imposes fines which are higher than the $500 maximum which local governments are allowed to impose. The bill would raise that maximum local fine for drunk driving cases.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
