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In-Direct Results of AB-808

Governor signs anti-drunk driving bill

Posted 10/16/07
BAKERSFIELD

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill requiring everyone who gets a drivers license to sign a statement acknowledging driving under the influence can kill.

If a person who signs the statement does choose to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and consequently kills somebody, the bill would allow prosecutors to prove they acted maliciously and not just recklessly.

"It's very unlikely we could ever prove that anyone paid attention to it and really realized it was there, read and reflected on it, so it would be a very limited value," said Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels.

In 2004, Assemblywoman Nicole Parra authored a similar bill (AB808) and encouraged this bill's author, Assemblyman Todd Spitzer from Orange County, to build on her bill's success.

Courtesy of KGET -TV

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