The General Assembly on Monday passed legislation that would permit parents and other adults to be jailed for up to one year for providing alcohol to or hosting drinking parties attended by those under the legal drinking age of 21 who become impaired seriously injure themselves or others in driving from the event.
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“Honor my son,” Richard Leotta said outside the State House. “Honor the sacrifice he made to this state.”
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Senator urges delegates to approve Senate-passed bill enabling very-drunk drivers to be held liable for punitive damages if their driving caused injury.
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Read More »The Senate on Monday night passed legislation that would expand the use of ignition interlock devices for people convicted of driving drunk.
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A Senate-House conflict over whether and to what extent adults could be jailed for hosting underage drinking parties is likely headed to conference over the chambers’ respective legislative responses to the drunken-driving related-deaths of two recent high-school graduates last June.
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Read More »The House of Delegates on Thursday night passed legislation that would allow judges to imprison adults who knowingly and willfully host underage drinking parties but retain as just a fineable offense the mere furnishing of alcohol to a person under age 21.
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Read More »The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow judges to imprison adults who knowingly and willfully host underage drinking parties.
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Read More »The House of Delegates on Tuesday unanimously passed legislation that would expand the use of the use of ignition interlock devices for people convicted of driving drunk.
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The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Friday to legislation that would expand the use of the use of ignition interlock devices for people convicted of driving drunk.
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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday delayed until next week its vote on legislation that would allow judges to imprison adults who host underage drinking parties.
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