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Senate subcommittee advances broad overhaul of DUI law after hours of testimony
Summary
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee reviewed and advanced S.52, a wide-ranging rewrite of South Carolina DUI statutes that alters evidence rules, penalties, ignition interlock requirements and related offenses; committee members said technical amendments will be sent to full committee for further work.
A South Carolina Senate Judiciary subcommittee advanced S.52 on a unanimous voice vote after hearing hours of testimony Tuesday on proposed comprehensive changes to the state’s DUI and DUAC laws.
S.52 would amend existing offenses, create new alcohol-related felonies, expand child endangerment to include reckless vehicular homicide and reckless driving, change when ignition interlock devices must be installed, and alter procedures for collecting intoxication evidence and for recording video at investigations, proponents said.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Davis, told the subcommittee the measure is intended to close gaps prosecutors and law enforcement say have made certain prosecutions difficult. “There are three ways that you can have blood samples collected constitutionally: implied consent, pursuant to a warrant, or exigent circumstances,” Davis said during the hearing, adding the McNeely decision does…
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