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Posted on May 29, 2003 Senate approves DUI standards bill
The Associated Press A House bill creating tougher standards for driving under the influence cleared the Senate on Thursday. The bill would lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving convictions to 0.08 percent from the current 0.10 percent. The Senate's amendments to the bill include language that would make it easier to through out a DUI test if authorities failed to follow test procedures. Sen.s also agreed to increase the current $300 fine on DUIs by $100. Senate amendments mean the bill will have to be worked out in a conference committee next week. Sen. Larry Martin, R-Pickens, said the bill has to clear the Legislature before it goes home this summer or else the federal government won't release highway funds to the state. --- On the Net: DUI bill: |
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