New Bill to Keep Maryland Roads Safer
By Stacey Axler
A bill which increases the penalties for drivers who are convicted repeat offenders of driving under the influence of drugs and/ or alcohol reached the House and the Senate in the Maryland General Assembly and received unanimous support from both chambers.
Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith sponsors the Impaired Driving- Repeat Offender- Penalties Bill, titled HB 0957 in the House.
“Delegate Valentino-Smith, as the lead sponsor of the bill, naturally sees it as having a positive effect on the societal scourge of drunk and drugged driving,” Legislative Director for Delegate Valentino- Smith Scott Schuette said.
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