VT H0044

Expands criminal refusal charges to include knowingly hindering blood sample collection when a warrant is issued, and requires suspects to submit to blood tests when a warrant is obtained for impaired driving investigations

Creates the Impaired Driving Processing Task Force to study implied consent requirements and recommend ways to minimize detention time for impaired driving suspects, with a report due by November 15, 2025

Adds "serious bodily injury" as a defined term in DUI statutes and allows separate convictions for each victim when death or serious bodily injury results from impaired driving involving multiple people

Requires Family Division courts to report juvenile DUI adjudications to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles within 10 days, aligning juvenile proceedings with adult conviction reporting requirements

Provides courts discretion to impose sentences below the five-year mandatory minimum for repeat DUI offenders causing death or serious bodily injury if written findings support that a reduced sentence serves justice and public safety