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Senate committee narrows bill to bar DUI convictions on an owner’s private property, replaces 'curtilage' with 'property' and advances measure
Summary
Senators debated SB 918, a bill that would limit DUI prosecutions on a person’s residential property; committee members amended the bill to replace the word 'curtilage' with 'property' and reported the amended bill for further consideration.
Senate Bill 918, a high-profile measure to limit or clarify when a motor vehicle DUI can be prosecuted on private property, generated prolonged debate in the Senate Courts Committee.
Sen. Stewart and other proponents described the bill as protecting private-property activities—sitting in a vehicle on the owner’s land, driving a lawn mower or tractor on one’s property—from routine DUI prosecutions that had resulted in unexpected criminal exposure in some cases. Stewart described examples raised…
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