Vermont H0044 amends laws on impaired driving, including penalties for DUI, refusal to take tests, and enhanced penalties for repeat offenders.

Vermont H0044 makes several amendments to the state's impaired driving laws. It increases penalties for DUI, including fines and imprisonment, especially for repeat offenders. The bill also allows for the use of refusal to take an evidentiary test as evidence in court. Additionally, it mandates a five-year minimum imprisonment for those convicted of DUI causing serious bodily injury or death, with no possibility of early release. The bill also aligns the legal limit for DUI with the BAC limit and allows for the prosecution of refusal to comply with a warrant for a blood sample.

Vermont H0044 amends laws on impaired driving, including penalties for DUI, refusal to take tests, and enhanced penalties for repeat offenders.

Vermont H0044 makes several amendments to the state's impaired driving laws. It increases penalties for DUI, including fines and imprisonment, especially for repeat offenders. The bill also allows for the use of refusal to take an evidentiary test as evidence in court. Additionally, it mandates a five-year minimum imprisonment for those convicted of DUI causing serious bodily injury or death, with no possibility of early release. The bill also aligns the legal limit for DUI with the BAC limit and allows for the prosecution of refusal to comply with a warrant for a blood sample.