NH Senate rejects House bill to ban sobriety checkpoints
NH Senate rejects House bill to ban sobriety checkpoints
WEBVTT SEAN: STATE SENATORS ARE SAYING NOT SO FAST TO A PROPOSED BAN ON SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS. THE BAN PASSED THE HOUSE BACK IN FEBRUARY. SUPPORTERS SAY THE POLICE CHECKPOINTS VIOLATE DUE PROCESS. BUT THE SENATE REJECTED THAT
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NH Senate rejects House bill to ban sobriety checkpoints
New Hampshire state senators rejected a House bill to ban sobriety checkpoints on Thursday.The ban passed the House in February.>> Download the FREE WMUR appSupporters said the police checkpoints violate due process, but the Senate rejected that argument, saying the checkpoints are an important law enforcement tool to keep drunken drivers off the road.
CONCORD, N.H. —
New Hampshire state senators rejected a House bill to ban sobriety checkpoints on Thursday.
The ban passed the House in February.
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Supporters said the police checkpoints violate due process, but the Senate rejected that argument, saying the checkpoints are an important law enforcement tool to keep drunken drivers off the road.