DUI; expands crimes for which officer may arrest without warrant to include driving watercraft. (SB688)
Introduced By
Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Arrest without warrant; DUI arrests. Expands the DUI crimes for whichan officer may arrest a person without a warrant. The bill removes the requirement that an arrest for DUI be made within three hours of an accident and allows an arrest to be made for misdemeanor offenses of DUI or "drunk boating" to be made by any officer, whether or not the offense occurred in his presence, and removes language from the law providing for transfer of custody from one officer to another in drunk boating incidents. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/22/2010 | Presented and ordered printed 10103878D |
| 01/22/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/25/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/28/2010 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB688) |
| 02/03/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2010 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/10/2010 | Continued to 2011 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |