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House approves electronic monitoring option for some DUI sentences
Summary
The House passed HB 19 to allow court-ordered electronic monitoring and home confinement as an alternative to jail for DUI offenders, including minimum home confinement periods and optional offender-funded alcohol detection devices.
The Utah House approved legislation authorizing courts to impose electronic monitoring and home confinement as an alternative or supplement to incarceration for some driving-under-the-influence offenders.
Representative Laura B. Stephens, sponsor of House Bill 19, described the measure as a product of a multi-stakeholder DUI task force and said similar programs operate in 33 states. She said studies suggest electronic monitoring reduces…
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