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Fargo police detail new fleeing-vehicle law, enforcement results and a surprise prison release notification gap
Summary
Police department staff told the Police Advisory and Oversight Board on June 12 that a new state law taking effect Aug. 1 will allow noncriminal fines for vehicle owners when drivers flee traffic stops and summarized recent enforcement and notification concerns.
Police department staff gave the Police Advisory and Oversight Board a series of operational updates on June 12, including a new state law aimed at reducing fleeing from traffic stops, results from targeted enforcement, and a concern about a prisoner released without local notification.
The staff member said the department helped advance legislation—identified in the meeting as "HB 12 29"—that will take effect Aug. 1 and create a noncriminal fine for the owner of a vehicle when a driver flees a traffic stop. "So as of August 1, it will be, there's there's a non criminal fine for the owner of a vehicle that flees 1 of our traffic stops," the staff member said. The speaker added the department typically obtains plate information and follows up with vehicle owners; the speaker…
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