Committee asks LSO for draft to criminalize interference with DUI blood draws; technical cleanups requested
Members voted to ask Legislative Service Office to draft a bill that would make obstructing a lawful blood draw in a DUI investigation a distinct enhanced offense, and separately asked for alignment of CDL implied-consent language to permit blood testing for non-alcohol substances.
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After hearing from law-enforcement leaders about evolving testing methods and practical obstacles to collecting blood evidence in suspected drug-impaired driving cases, the Judiciary committee directed staff to prepare two narrow drafting items.
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