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House debates bill to broaden unmarked vehicle authorization for Highway Patrol
Summary
Sponsor said HB 87 would relax specific statutory limits on unmarked vehicle use by the Utah Highway Patrol while preserving officer uniforming and requiring commissioner approval; sponsor cited a one-week safety campaign that reduced crashes by 25% as support amid questions about public safety when unmarked cars pull over lone motorists.
Representative DeMar Budd Bowman presented House Bill 87 to the floor, explaining the 1999 statute limited the number and specific uses of unmarked vehicles by the Utah Highway Patrol. Bowman said HB 87 does not seek to increase the total number of unmarked vehicles but would remove a statutory limitation on where and when an unmarked vehicle may be used for traffic enforcement, while retaining visibility requirements and requiring the…
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