Bill Summary for S 299 (2017-2018)

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Jun 15 2018

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 299 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 15, 2017
AN ACT TO EXPAND THE USE OF CONTINUOUS ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS IN PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN IMPAIRED DRIVING CONVICTIONS.
Intro. by J. Jackson, Newton, Britt.

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House amendment #1 makes the following changes to the 3rd edition of the bill: 

Reinstates provisions in GS 20-179(g) that authorize a judge to reduce the minimum term of imprisonment to not less than 10 days if the defendant is required, as a condition of special probation, to abstain from alcohol consumption and submit to monitoring for a period of at least 120 days, and makes additional technical and conforming changes. Deletes proposed GS 20-179.5. Changes the effective date of the act from December 1, 2017, to December 1, 2018