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Committee backs bill to set minimum sentences for DUI cases with minors in vehicle
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The House Transportation Committee recommended a "due pass" for House Bill 1206, which clarifies mandatory minimum sentences when a person drives under the influence with a minor in the vehicle. Supporters said the change fixes a sentencing interpretation that reduced some felony cases to misdemeanor punishment.
BISMARCK — The House Transportation Committee on Thursday recommended a due pass for House Bill 1206, which clarifies mandatory minimum sentences when a person is convicted of driving under the influence while a minor is in the vehicle.
Supporters said the bill closes a loophole that has allowed some aggravated DUI charges to be treated as misdemeanors. Representative Scott Lauser, R‑Minot, told the committee the language matches what the committee approved previously and that courts had interpreted existing language in ways that reduced expected felony sentences.
"When the DUI is aggravated, which is a…
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