Las Vegas DUI School
Nevada Lawmakers urged to go low-tech to prevent DUIs
Drivers convicted of a DUI in Clark County, Nevada, will probably be ordered to attend a Las Vegas DUI School and a victim impact panel in lieu of going to jail. For the last several years, most judges have allowed Clark County DUI School students to complete their coursework and watch victim impact panels over the internet. Although online Las Vegas DUI classes appear to be here to stay, if Nevada Assembly Bill 209 passes in the state legislature, Nevada DUI School students will no longer be permitted to view victim impact panels online.
Online Las Vegas DUI alcohol programs have obvious advantages over brick-and-mortar Las Vegas DUI programs: They tend to be cheaper, students may learn at their own pace, and they save students the time and gasoline necessary to drive to already crowded DUI classes in Las Vegas. But Sandy Heverly, a supporter of Nevada Assembly Bill 209 and executive director of the anti-drunk driving organization STOP DUI, argues that requiring students to personally attend live meetings with victims and their families proves far more effective than merely watching a pre-taped video over the internet.
Although live victim impact panels may make a more lasting impression than watching them on a computer, mandating students to attend these meeting may simply be unfeasible, especially if they live in rural areas. Assemblyman Mark Manendo suggested the compromise that judges retain the authority to waive an in-person requirement as long as there are no victim impact meetings within sixty miles of the student’s home. At this point, Nevada Assembly Bill 209 is still being debated in the Nevada Assembly.
