Bill: Don’t Release DUI Suspects Until Sober

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That’s what House Bill 66 calls for:

Imposes conditions to ensure that persons arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant are sober prior to being released from custody.

Twenty-two members of the Hawaii House of Representatives are backing the measure. But it was deferred in House Transportation Wednesday (Feb. 13).

The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office testified that it supports “the intent of this bill” but that “it does present significant legal issues. Generally speaking, once someone has posted bail for release, due process requires that they be released, unless they violate the terms or conditions of bail, or commit another offense. …”

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—Chad Blair

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