(HB 1118)
Driving under the influence,
time period extended to consider prior convictions.
Section
1.
That
§
32-23-4.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-23-4.1.
No previous conviction for, or plea of guilty to, a violation of
§
32-23-1 occurring
more than
five
ten
years prior to the date of the violation being charged may be used to determine
that the violation being charged is a second, third, or subsequent offense. However, any period of
time during which the defendant was incarcerated for a previous violation may not be included
when calculating if the time period provided in this section has elapsed.
Section 2. That § 32-23-4.5 be amended to read as follows: