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House approves $60 DUI testing fee to recoup state testing costs after amendments
Summary
The House passed HB 169 to assess a $60 testing fee on convicted DUI defendants to recoup an estimated $600,000 in state annual testing costs; floor debate produced amendments replacing the word 'chemical' with 'alcohol and drug' and rejected a proposed reduction of the fee to $15.
The Utah House on Jan. 26 passed House Bill 169, which adds a fee to be levied on persons convicted of driving under the influence to recoup the state’s estimated testing costs for breath and blood analysis.
Sponsor Representative Ronald J. Aulte told the chamber the state’s testing program costs about $600,000 per year and that the fee—set at $60 per conviction—was calculated from that estimate…
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