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House authorizes magistrate‑approved traffic checkpoints after lengthy floor debate
Summary
The House approved House Bill 259 to allow planned administrative traffic checkpoints under magistrate oversight, citing a court requirement for legislative authorization and potential federal grant eligibility; members debated scope, magistrate safeguards, and enforcement standards. Vote: 56–5.
Representative Ray Short, sponsor of House Bill 259, said the bill is a response to a Court of Appeals decision and is intended to provide legal authority and procedural safeguards for planned administrative traffic checkpoints aimed at reducing drunk driving. Short told members the measure would help the state qualify for federal grant money to combat drunk driving, noting it would be the final requirement to secure “plus or minus three quarters…
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