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General Bill by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice and Criminal Justice and Wright
Prohibiting a person from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating substance; requiring that a person be told that his or her failure to submit to a lawful test of breath or urine is a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; classifying a person’s refusal to submit to a chemical or physical test of breath or urine as a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; authorizing judicial circuits to create driving under the influence diversion programs, etc.
Tittle changed from Driving Under the Influence to Driving and Boating Offenses
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General Bill by Criminal Justice and Wright
Citing this act as "Trenton’s Law"; prohibiting a person from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating substance; requiring that a person be told that his or her failure to submit to a lawful test of breath or urine is a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; classifying a person’s refusal to submit to a chemical or physical test of breath or urine as a second degree misdemeanor or a first degree misdemeanor under certain circumstances; authorizing judicial circuits to create driving under the influence diversion programs; providing enhanced criminal penalties for a violation of vehicular homicide if the person has a prior conviction for a violation of specified provisions, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2025