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Committee backs change to allow pending DUIs to be counted together for sentencing
Summary
The committee concurred on House Bill 6 26, a change that lets courts consider pending or subsequently convicted DUI offenses when determining prior convictions for enhanced sentencing. Proponents said the change will help prosecutors address repeat dangerous drivers and increase access to treatment programs earlier in an offender’s history.
Representative Bill Mercer, sponsor, told the Senate Judiciary Committee House Bill 6 26 is designed to let courts count pending or subsequently concluded DUI offenses together when determining whether an offender has multiple prior DUI convictions that trigger enhanced penalties.
The bill adds language so that, for purposes of counting prior offenses referenced in Montana DUI statutes, a "conviction" may include a…
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