Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to communications by arrested persons and making penalties applicable
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to communications by arrested persons.2 (operating while under the influence of alcohol or a drug) shall be allowed to have a private, unrecorded telephone call with an attorney for the purpose of determining whether the person will consent or refuse to provide a chemical breath test sample as requested by a peace officer. Current law provides that if a call is made, it shall be made in the presence of the person having custody of the person arrested or restrained, and an attorney shall be permitted to see and consult confidentially with such person alone and in private at the jail or other place of custody without unreasonable delay.
Read the full explanation
A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.