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SF 1073 Senate Long Description

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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