Senate Adopts Tougher DUI Measure - Statehouse

Senate adopts tougher DUI measure - Statehouse

Members of the S.C. Senate on Feb. 4 voted unanimously to strengthen the state’s DUI law. The post Senate adopts tougher DUI measure appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

EMT blood draws and stiffer penalties. SC Senate overhauls state’s DUI laws

SC Senate passes DUI reform bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Senate unanimously advanced a measure aiming overhaul the state’s laws against DUI’s. The bill adds penalties when an intoxicated driver injures, rather than kills someone to the point of losing consciousness or requiring anesthesia for treatment. It also stiffens punishments, longer license suspensions for offenders. And removing provisions that have led to charges being dismissed over videotaping issue…

S.C. Tightens DUI Laws — The Anderson Observer

Jessica Holdman/S.C. Daily GazetteCOLUMBIA — Senators unanimously passed an overhaul of state laws against driving under the influence in an effort to reduce deaths on South Carolina’s roads.Wednesday’s vote wrapped up days of debate on one of Senate leadership’s top priorities this session. The measure, fast tracked to the floor on the session’s opening day, could bring the biggest changes to the state’s often loosely enforced DUI laws in decad…