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Bill would let judges order weekend incarceration for DUI offenders; sheriffs warn of contraband, jail logistics
Summary
Representative Fiona Nave told the Senate Judiciary Committee HB 816 would allow judges to impose a weekend-based incarceration option of 24 hours to six months for DUI convictions to change behavior while minimizing disruption to employment; sheriffs testified that repeated short stays raise contraband, staffing and capacity problems.
Representative Fiona Nave presented House Bill 816 to the Senate Judiciary Committee as a sentencing option for DUI convictions that would let judges impose confinement of not less than 24 hours and up to six months, with an option to serve sentences in weekend segments.
Nave said the idea is to change behavior while reducing harm to employment and family obligations:…
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