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• Sober Cannabis Consumers in Utah Already Can Be Convicted of Stoned Driving. This Legislator Thinks the Law Is Too Lenient. - Reason September 16, 2019
  Sober Cannabis Consumers in Utah Already Can Be Convicted of Stoned Driving. This Legislator Thinks the Law Is Too Lenient.  ReasonHis bill would authorize felony prosecutions of drivers with THC in their blood even when they are not impaired.
• Lawmakers try to close 'loophole' in DUI law - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 1, 2019
  Lawmakers try to close 'loophole' in DUI law  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteLawmakers prompted by the death of a woman killed by a six-time drunken driver in the Philadelphia area are hoping a new piece of legislation will close what ...
• Despite its 0.05 DUI law, Utah isn't the toughest state on drunken drivers, study shows - Salt Lake Tribune August 30, 2019
  Despite its 0.05 DUI law, Utah isn't the toughest state on drunken drivers, study shows  Salt Lake TribuneTurns out — even with the nation's strictest drunken driving standard — Utah isn't the worst state in which to get busted for a DUI. That title belongs to Minnesota, ...
• Despite .05, Utah isn’t the toughest in the nation when it comes to DUI - KSTU FOX 13 Salt Lake City August 29, 2019
  Despite .05, Utah isn’t the toughest in the nation when it comes to DUI  KSTU FOX 13 Salt Lake CitySALT LAKE CITY -- A new study by a personal injury law firm finds that while Utah has the toughest anti-drunk driving law in the nation, it's not the toughest ...
• Repeat DUI Law Introduced In PA After Delco Mans Fatal 6th DUI - Media, PA Patch August 28, 2019
  Repeat DUI Law Introduced In PA After Delco Mans Fatal 6th DUI  Media, PA PatchRepeat DUI Law Introduced After Delco Death - Media, PA - David Strowhouer killed Deana Eckman in his sixth DUI case in Delco. Now, state lawmakers are ...
• Drunk driving deaths in Colorado continuing to climb -- even after 2015 passage of felony DUI law - 9News.com KUSA August 24, 2019
  Drunk driving deaths in Colorado continuing to climb -- even after 2015 passage of felony DUI law  9News.com KUSAThe measure was designed to crack down on people who repeatedly drive drunk. Some still avoid convictions altogether.
• Editorial: Family engaged in noble battle to strengthen DUI law - Reading Eagle August 20, 2019
  Editorial: Family engaged in noble battle to strengthen DUI law  Reading EaglePunishing offenders after the fact isn't enough on its own.
• New, More Stringent Hawai'i DUI Law Already Making Impact - Big Island Now July 25, 2019
  New, More Stringent Hawai'i DUI Law Already Making Impact  Big Island NowThe Hawai'i state Legislature passed a law during its most recent session placing more stringent penalties on DUI offenders, including increased fines and extra ...
• Do you know California’s marijuana DUI law? Chances are you don’t, survey says - Sacramento Bee July 17, 2019
  Do you know California’s marijuana DUI law? Chances are you don’t, survey says  Sacramento BeeQuick, how much marijuana can you legally smoke before you drive? If you're like a majority of Californians, odds are you don't know the answer to that question ...
• Legal eagles bewildered over new felony DUI law - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel July 12, 2019
  Legal eagles bewildered over new felony DUI law  The Grand Junction Daily SentinelA motorist facing a felony for driving under the influence has the right to a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to go to trial, but ...