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AL HB527
Bill
Status
4/2/2013
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Johnson
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AI Summary
HB527 Summary
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Courts may order persons convicted of DUI with blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent or more to abstain from consuming alcoholic beverages and wear a continuous alcohol monitoring device for up to one year.
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Defines "continuous alcohol monitoring device" as any device that automatically tests transdermal alcohol concentration levels, monitors tampering attempts, and regularly transmits data regardless of the person's location.
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Existing law requiring minimum punishment to be doubled for DUI convictions with 0.15 percent or more blood alcohol content remains in effect, with the new monitoring requirements as an additional penalty option.
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Ignition interlock device violations during the monitoring period extend compliance requirements by six months, including breath samples at or above 0.02 percent blood alcohol concentration recorded more than four times monthly.
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Act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Driving under the influence, additional penalties for violations of by persons with at least 0.15 percent blood alcohol level, to include abstention from consuming alcoholic beverages and a requirement to wear a continuing alcohol monitoring device, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
4/2/2013