Law and Justice Meeting Materials

September 9-10, 2010

• September 9, 2010 - Agenda - Minutes - Audio - Video
• September 10, 2010 - Agenda- Minutes - Audio - Video
• All committee bills (SJR 39 - DUI study and SJR 29 - DNA study)
• Agency reports

August 3, 2010 - SJR 29 - DNA Bill Draft Subcommittee

• Conference Call - Minutes - Audio
• LCdna2 - extend time period for preservation of biological evidence - revisions to LCdna1 as proposed by Sen. Shockley

June 29-30, 2010

• June 29, 2010 - Agenda - Minutes- Audio - Video
• June 30, 2010 - Agenda - Minutes- Audio - Video

• Memo on DPHHS rulemaking - HB 130, HB 131, HB 132
• Legal Memo on Jail Suicide Prevention
• Fiscal Report - Correctional System Stressors and Challenges
• Fiscal Report - Public Defender System Update
• Audit Report Summary - Dept. of Corrections Contract Management
• Agency rule review activity

• LCdna1 - bill draft to extend time period for preservation of biological evidence

• DUI bill proposals from Art Lusse - PowerPoint - Summary
• Drugged Driving from Rebecca Sturdevent (MADD) - PowerPoint
• LClj01 - Driver's license sanctions for youthful offenders
• LClj02-R - revised bill to allow game wardens to issue MIP tickets
• LClj03 - bill draft to mandate responsible alcohol sales and service training
  • Dept. of Revenue Liquor Control Division comment on LClj03
    • Cover Memo
    • Option #1 bill draft - server certification
    • Option #2 bill draft - licensee certification
• LClj04-R - revised bill for on-call judge to issue search warrant for breath or blood alcohol test
• LClj05 - Per se limit for dangerous drug impaired driving
• LC06-A - revising probationary drivers' license for DUI/BAC offenders
• LC06-B - revising jail time and sentence suspension for DUI/BAC offenders
• LClj07 - Allow cities to establish courts of record
• LClj08 - strengthening chemical dependency assessment, course, and treatment
• LClj10 - Extend court jurisdiction to one year for misdemeanor impaired driving
• LClj11 - Eliminate 5-year "look back" limit for counting prior impaired driving convictions

April 5-6, 2010

Agenda and Minutes

• Agenda
• April 5, 2010 - Minutes- Audio - Video
• April 6, 2010 - Minutes- Audio - Video

SJR 39 - Study of DUI Laws

• Fiscal Brief - Drivers' License Reinstatement Fees, DUI Task Forces, DUI Courts, Legislative Fiscal Division
• Fiscal Report - Alcohol Taxes - Revenue
• Court Data on DUI/BAC Fees, Fines, and Costs
• South Dakota 24/7 Sobriety Program Overiew
• Addiction Journal Editorial on South Dakota 24/7 Program
• Pilot 24/7 in Montana - Press Release with Fact Sheet Link- Attorney General Steve Bullock
• Preliminary Committee Bill Drafts (if no active link, draft is not yet completed)
  • LClj01 - Driver's license sanctions for youthful offenders
  • LClj02 - Allow game wardens to issue minor-in-possession tickets
  • LClj03 - Mandate alcohol server and sales training
  • LClj04 - On-call judge for BAC test search warrant
  • LClj05 - Per se limit for dangerous drug impaired driving
  • LClj06 - Support and funding for DUI courts
  • LClj07 - Allow cities to establish courts of record
  • LClj08 - Strengthen assessment, course, treatment laws
  • LClj09 - Allow mandated residential treatment for misdemeanor impaired driving
  • LClj10 - Extend court jurisdiction to one year for misdemeanor impaired driving
  • LClj11 - Eliminate 5-year "look back" limit for counting prior impaired driving convictions

February 8-9, 2010

Agenda and Minutes

• Agenda
• Febuary 8, 2010 - Minutes - Audio - Video
• Febuary 9, 2010 - Minutes - Audio - Video
• Summary of actions

• Strategies for combating DUIs: Coordinated Treatment, Community Supervision, and Penalties - Legislatlive Staff Report by Sheri Heffelfinger
• Office of Court Administrator data on DUI-related charges and convictions
• Motor Vehicle Division Data on DUI and BAC convictions
• Department of Corrections DUI probation and parole data
• Universtity of Montana, Assessing Montana's Multiple Offender Drunk Drivers for Prevention Strategy Ideas - Dr. Timothy Conley, et. al.
• Economic Costs of Alchohol-Related Vehicle Crashes in Montana - REVISED - Dr. Seninger
• 2007 DUI Model Law - National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances
• Effects of Alcohol on the Human Brain - PPT

• Overview of a Survey on the Preservation of Biological Evidence - prepared by Dave Bohyer, Legislative Research Director

• Preservation of Crime Scene Biological Evidence — the National Picture - prepared by Ms. Jesse McQuillan, Montana Innocence Project

December 17-18, 2009

Agenda and Minutes

• Revised Agenda
• December 17, 2009 - Minutes - Audio - Video
• December 18, 2009 - Minutes - Audio - Video

• Panel #1 - Felony DUI offenders and WATCh program
  • Primer on WATCh
  • Testimony, Mr. Rick Deady, Treatment Program Manager, WATCh
  • DUI Sentencing
• Panel #2 - Community corrections and sactions
  • South Dakota's 24/7 sobriety program
  • Ignition Interlock Systems
• Panel #3 - Judicial perspective, DUI courts, treatment alternatives
  • Overview of DUI courts
  • Testimony by Jeff Kushner, Statewide Coordinator, Specialty Courts
  • Letter from The Honorable Mary Jane Knisely, Municipal Court Judge, Billings
  • Testimony from Joan Cassidy, Chemical Dependency Bureau, DPHHS
  • Prime For Life Information provided by Joan Cassidy
  • Approved Chemical Dependency Programs, DPHHS
  • Montana map of CD program locations
  • Chemical Dependency Bureau Budget overview
• Work Session
  • Issues and Options Paper #1 - The Committee voted to focus their efforts on Issue Area #2, options B., C., and D.

September 28-29, 2009

• Agenda
• September 28, 2009 - Minutes - Audio - Video
• September 29, 2009 - Minutes - Audio - Video
• Pre-meeting committee packets:
  • SJR 39 - DUI Panel #1- Issue Summary: Prevention and Education
    • MCA Sections - DUI Task Forces
    • HB 211 (2009) - Responsible vendor act
    • SB 172 (2009) - Social host ordinances
    • Community Change Project issue brief
  • SJR 39 - DUI Panel #2 - Issue Summary: Laws and Enforcement
    • Table 1, DUI laws chart
    • NHTSA, "Initiatives to Address Impaired Driving", December 2003.
  • SJR 29 - Preservation and Storage of Biological Evidence Panel
    • Section 46-21-111, MCA
    • Sample survey
  • Animal Hoarding Issue Summary
    • MCA sections - animal cruelty
    • "Inside Animal Hoarding" article (on file at LSD)
    • SB 221 (2009 - M. Tropila)
    • Animal Abuse Cases in Montana Search Results (on file at LSD)
    • Newspaper articles (on file at LSD)

August 3, 2009

• Agenda
• Summary of actions
• Minutes - Audio - Video
• SJR 29 - A Primer: DNA Study
• SJR 39 - A Primer: DUI Study
• Proposed Work Plan Priorities and Meeting Schedule