SB 1453 Summary

• Extends deadline for law enforcement to forward certified DUI reports to the Department of Transportation from five days to thirty days after arrest or issuance of suspension notice.

• Requires law enforcement to either serve a suspension order on the person or advise them that the department will notify them in writing, rather than automatically serving orders.

• Allows persons suspended for refusal to submit to testing or for DUI to apply for a special ignition interlock restricted driver license after completing required alcohol or drug screening.

• Establishes new record expungement procedures for DUI-related suspensions: after twelve months if no new charges filed (or twenty-four months if the original incident involved death or serious physical injury), licensees may request expungement from public records.

• Exempts the Department of Transportation from standard rulemaking requirements for one year following the bill's effective date to allow time for implementation.