HEC/News: Bill would allow fines for minors who refuse breath tests (Globe Gazette)

HEC/News
Monday, January 19, 2009

Bill would allow fines for minors who refuse breath tests
Globe Gazette (IA) January 15, 2009
By Fred Love

"Law enforcement officials could issue fines to minors suspected of
possessing alcohol for refusing to take breath tests under a proposed
bill in the Iowa Senate..."

"Minors who are 18 and older would have to pay a $100 fine if they
refuse to submit to the breath test, and minors under 18 would face a
$50 fine if they refuse..."

"A provision in the bill would require an officer who issues a fine to a
minor for refusal of a breath test to notify the minor's parents or
legal guardians..."

Full article available at
http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2009/01/16/news/state/doc49701fb7bd
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