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Supporters, opponents clash over bill to let courts issue impaired-driving protection orders
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders told the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee that he strongly supports House Bill 1426, calling it "maybe the most innovative bill I've seen to address impaired driving."
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders told the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee that he strongly supports House Bill 1426, saying "this is maybe the most innovative bill I've seen to address impaired driving." Sanders said impaired driving accounts for nearly half of fatal crashes statewide and described practical limits for law enforcement trying to stop repeat offenders before a crash.
The bill would authorize courts to issue an impaired driving protection order (IDPO) on civil petition, allowing measures such as ignition interlocks or bans on driving a particular vehicle when a judge finds the petitioner has shown sufficient evidence. "These impaired driving orders would allow us to run the plate of the vehicle and match that up with what the…
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