H0582................................by
JUDICIARY,
RULES AND
ADMINISTRATION
DRIVING
UNDER THE
INFLUENCE
- Amends
existing
law
relating
to driving
under
the
influence
of
intoxicating
substances
to provide
for a
civil
penalty
for
refusal to
submit to
evidentiary
testing;
and to
provide
for the
distribution
and
collection
of penalty
moneys.
This
legislation
was passed
by the
House and
will be
introduced
into the
Senate on
Monday
March 6,
2006.
This law
provides a
penalty
for
exercising
one's
rights
under the
Fifth
Amendment
to the
Constitution to
refuse to
provide
evidence
against
themselves.
It is
unconstitutional
and should
not be
passed.
U.S.
Constitution
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
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