HB0437S03 | Interdicted Person Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill provides that an individual convicted of driving under the influence may be designated as an interdicted person.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill provides that a person convicted of driving under the influence may be designated as an interdicted person and is prohibited from purchasing alcohol for a certain time period;

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0437S03
Year: 
2025
Status: 
House/ to Governor
Last Action: 
Mar 12, 2025
Sponsor
Representative
Steve Eliason
Republican - District 43
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Impact on Children: 

This bill will help keep children safer because it will allow the courts to designate a person convicted of DUI to be designated as an interdicted person and not allow them to purchase alcohol.

Commission: 
Safety
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

National PTA Resolution on ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS REGARDING ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Resolved, That National PTA and its constituent organizations will support strict enforcement of driving under the influence laws and the passage of more stringent laws that would remove from the road drivers under the influence of alcohol or other drugs;

Utah PTA Legislative Policy: 

To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.