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House amends ignition-interlock law to change indigent fee, clarify rules and remove drug-related requirement
Summary
HB 200 passed the House 58–14 after floor debate over cost-shifting and safety; the bill removes a $100 centralized indigent fee, requires installers to absorb indigent costs through pricing, removes interlock requirements for non‑alcohol drug DUIs and clarifies it is illegal to operate an ordered vehicle without an interlock.
The Utah House on Jan. 30 approved HB 200, which makes three primary changes to the state’s ignition-interlock law for repeat DUI offenders. The bill passed 58–14 and will be sent to the Senate.
Representative Tyler, the sponsor, told the House the bill (1) eliminates a $100 fee previously charged to offenders and administered by the Department of Public Safety to pay for interlocks for indigent offenders and instead requires installers to include indigent coverage in their…
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