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SF 1208 Senate Long Description

E Relating to driving while impaired (DWI - under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance); expanding the provision authorizing court imposition of consecutive sentences for certain multiple offenses to violation of restricted drivers license conditions; authorizing the use of preliminary screening test results in criminal prosecutions for violation of the implied consent to chemical testing law; excluding certain first time offenders from the provision providing for a shortened drivers license revocation period; providing for impoundment of motor vehicle license plates of certain first time offenders with revoked drivers licenses for test refusal or failure; expanding the definition of prosecuting authority to the attorney general for vehicle forfeiture purposes and modifying the distribution of proceeds from forfeited vehicle sales; imposing a criminal penalty for violation of DWI related drivers license restrictions; clarifying civil and criminal liability immunity for good faith reporting by health professionals (ra, ja)