The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 404 on operating while intoxicated, sponsored by Rep. Washburne. The bill removes the minimum age requirement for a person to be convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and specifies that the defense to certain operating while intoxicated offenses involving the use of a controlled substance only applies if the defendant consumed the controlled substance in accordance with a valid prescription.
The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 8-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/404