PIERRE — A Senate bill that would allow for the use of out-of-state Driving Under the Influence convictions to be included for sentence enhancement purposes has passed onto the Senate floor. District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff says the bill was spurred by a local case in Hughes County…
Hughes County States Attorney Jessica LaMie asked Mehlhaff to bring the bill on behalf of the State’s Attorneys Association…
District 22 Senator David Wheeler moved approval of the bill to the Senate floor…
There was no opposition testimony on the bill. It passed to the Senate on a five-zero vote. Two votes were excused.
