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S.B. 146

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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

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House Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Traffic Code by amending provisions relating to driving under the
             10      influence.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    establishes minimum hours that a court shall require a person to participate in home
             14      confinement, if the court orders home confinement through the use of electronic
             15      monitoring for a first, second, or felony driving under the influence offense; and
             16          .    makes technical corrections.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          41-6a-505, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 41-6a-505 is amended to read:
             27           41-6a-505. Sentencing requirements for driving under the influence of alcohol,


             28      drugs, or a combination of both violations.
             29          (1) As part of any sentence for a first conviction of Section 41-6a-502 :
             30          (a) the court shall:
             31          (i) (A) impose a jail sentence of not less than 48 consecutive hours;
             32          (B) require the person to work in a compensatory-service work program for not less
             33      than 48 hours; or
             34          (C) require the person to participate in home confinement of not fewer than 48
             35      consecutive hours through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with Section
             36      41-6a-506 ;
             37          (ii) order the person to participate in a screening;
             38          (iii) order the person to participate in an assessment, if it is found appropriate by a
             39      screening under Subsection (1)(a)(ii);
             40          (iv) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             41      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (1)(b);
             42          (v) impose a fine of not less than $700; and
             43          (vi) order probation for the person in accordance with Section 41-6a-507 , if there is
             44      admissible evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or higher; and
             45          (b) the court may:
             46          (i) order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance abuse
             47      treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate; or
             48          (ii) order probation for the person in accordance with Section 41-6a-507 .
             49          (2) If a person is convicted under Section 41-6a-502 within 10 years of a prior
             50      conviction as defined in Subsection 41-6a-501 (2):
             51          (a) the court shall:
             52          (i) (A) impose a jail sentence of not less than 240 consecutive hours;
             53          (B) require the person to work in a compensatory-service work program for not less
             54      than 240 hours; or
             55          (C) require the person to participate in home confinement of not fewer than 240
             56      consecutive hours through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with Section
             57      41-6a-506 ;
             58          (ii) order the person to participate in a screening;


             59          (iii) order the person to participate in an assessment, if it is found appropriate by a
             60      screening under Subsection (2)(a)(ii);
             61          (iv) order the person to participate in an educational series if the court does not order
             62      substance abuse treatment as described under Subsection (2)(b);
             63          (v) impose a fine of not less than $800; and
             64          (vi) order probation for the person in accordance with Section 41-6a-507 ; and
             65          (b) the court may order the person to obtain substance abuse treatment if the substance
             66      abuse treatment program determines that substance abuse treatment is appropriate.
             67          (3) Under Subsection 41-6a-503 (2), if the court suspends the execution of a prison
             68      sentence and places the defendant on probation:
             69          (a) the court shall impose:
             70          (i) a fine of not less than $1,500;
             71          (ii) a jail sentence of not less than 1,500 hours;
             72          (iii) supervised probation; and
             73          (iv) an order requiring the person to obtain a screening and assessment and substance
             74      abuse treatment at a substance abuse treatment program providing intensive care or inpatient
             75      treatment and long-term closely supervised follow-through after treatment for not less than 240
             76      hours; and
             77          (b) the court may require the person to participate in home confinement of not fewer
             78      than 1,500 hours through the use of electronic monitoring in accordance with Section
             79      41-6a-506 .
             80          (4) (a) The requirements of Subsections (1)(a), (2)(a), and (3)(a) may not be suspended.
             81          (b) Probation or parole resulting from a conviction for a violation under this section
             82      may not be terminated.
             83          (5) If a person is convicted of a violation of Section 41-6a-502 and there is admissible
             84      evidence that the person had a blood alcohol level of .16 or higher, the court shall order the
             85      following, or describe on record why the order or orders are not appropriate:
             86          (a) treatment as described under Subsection (1)(b), (2)(b), or (3)(a)(iv); and
             87          (b) one or both of the following:
             88          (i) the installation of an ignition interlock system as a condition of probation for the
             89      person in accordance with Section 41-6a-518 ; or


             90          (ii) the imposition of home confinement through the use of electronic monitoring in
             91      accordance with Section 41-6a-506 .




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