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House approves DUI amendments that expand interlock and enforcement tools
Summary
Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 18 to tighten enforcement for DUIs: breath-test refusals can trigger interlock requirements for up to three years, plea-in-abeyance counts as prior convictions in some circumstances, and vehicle-impound rules were clarified.
Representative Ray, sponsor of Senate Bill 18, said the bill addresses enforcement gaps in Utah's DUI statutes by making interlock-related obligations trackable through the Driver License Division and by treating certain plea-in-abeyances as priors for later offenses. "Under this bill, if you refuse the breath test, you're gonna have a requirement for an interlocking device on your vehicle, for a…
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