Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant. (HB2245)
Introduced By
Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Transfer of custody in a DUI arrest, etc. Allows a law-enforcement officer to arrest without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to suspect of driving while intoxicated or committing certain DUI-related offenses in the officer's presence and to thereafter transfer custody of the person suspected of any such violation to another officer, who may obtain a warrant based upon statements made to him by the arresting officer. Currently this transfer authority exists only for arrests made for drunk boating. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer may arrest, without a warrant, any person who commits any misdemeanor or traffic infraction, or substantially similar local ordinance, not committed in his presence, if he receives a message, by radio or otherwise, from another officer who observed the violation, provided that the observing officer sends the message immediately after he observes the alleged offense and positively identifies the alleged offender to the arresting officer. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2009 | Committee |
| 01/14/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 094504428 |
| 01/14/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/20/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/02/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
| 02/04/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090913428-H1 |
| 02/06/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/08/2009 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/09/2009 | Read second time |
| 02/09/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090913428-H1 |
| 02/09/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2245H1 |
| 02/10/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2009 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 02/10/2009 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/13/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/23/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/25/2009 | Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/26/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/26/2009 | Motion to recommit to committee agreed to |
| 02/26/2009 | Recommitted to Courts of Justice |
| 02/28/2009 | Left in Courts of Justice |