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Legislative Session number- 89

Bill Name: SF1073

3E Relating to public safety; addressing the applicability of certain
affirmative defenses in driving while intoxicated (DWI) and criminal vehicular
operation (CVO) related proceedings; clarifying implied consent hearing scope;
lowering the alcohol concentration standard for enhanced criminal penalties in
the DWI law to match the existing standard for enhanced civil DWI sanctions;
making a crime of intentionally removing or damaging permanent affixed stickers
on plates; requiring the disclosure of preliminary screening test results in DWI
proceedings; extending certain time periods to request reviews in DWI
proceedings; modifying the DWI plate impoundment law for how plates are
impounded and reissued; applying license plate impoundment to all DWI offenders
and making other changes to the plate impoundment law; providing that DWI
offenders are not required to take a specified examination as a condition of
driver's license reinstatement; providing that certain participants in the
ignition interlock program do not have to obtain a limited driver's license as a
condition of participating; requiring indigent ignition interlock program
participants to submit a sworn statement regarding indigence and making
submitting a false statement a crime; making ignition interlock crimes
nonpayable offense; requiring criminal vehicular homicide offenders to
participate in the ignition interlock program; specifying for which ignition
interlock program participants must present a noncancelable insurance
certificate as a prerequisite to participating; allowing DWI offenders to pay
penalties in installments; providing criminal penalties; repealing criminal
vehicular homicide, bodily harm, and unborn child affirmative defense
provisions; making certain technical changes
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