House passes amendments to impaired-driving laws, creates task force on processing and implied consent
The House amended and ordered third reading of H.44 to make technical corrections, align civil and criminal standards for BAC thresholds, require reporting to the DMV, create criminal liability for warrant-ordered blood refusals in some cases, and establish an impaired-driving processing task force.
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The House adopted committee amendments and ordered third reading of House Bill 44 on Feb. 18, 2025. H.44 makes several changes to Vermont’s impaired-driving statutes, closes reporting gaps between family court and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, clarifies when criminal and civil charges may be brought, and creates a task force to study processing and implied-consent procedures.
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