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Committee clarifies 'move over' requirement for traffic stops after court interpretation concerns
Summary
House Bill 1161 would clarify that drivers must move to the right, when safe, to allow law enforcement traffic stops to proceed — addressing case law that limited an existing "move over" provision to passing emergency vehicles rather than stops. Witnesses said drivers often stop in left lanes on interstates and that codifying the guidance would reduce risk to officers.
Representative Lim presented House Bill 1161 to clarify state law so that, when safe to do so, drivers must move to the right to allow law enforcement to perform a traffic stop. Lim said courts have interpreted the existing code section governing yielding for passing emergency vehicles in ways that left a gap for stops, citing Jackson v. State and Burrell v. State as examples…
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