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Senate passes DUI amendment allowing cross‑jurisdictional counts; debated officer observation language withdrawn
Summary
SB4 lets DUI counts accumulate across jurisdictions including military citations and establishes enhanced penalties for fourth and subsequent offenses; a proposed amendment to add officer observation as admissible evidence was debated and withdrawn. The Senate approved SB4 26–0 (3 absent).
On Jan. 23 the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 4, a package of DUI amendments that would allow prior DUI counts and convictions from other jurisdictions — including other states, military jurisdictions and municipalities — to be included when determining repeat‑offender status. Sponsor Senator David Steele told the chamber the bill would "allow the continuation of counts for DUI violation and convictions…
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