BOSTON (CBS) - There is a move afoot in New Hampshire to eliminate sobriety checkpoints organized by local police departments.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Rod Fritz reports.

State Rep. George Lambert of Litchfield, New Hamsphire said the current law needs to be changed.

"If they want sobriety checkpoints where they only could only charge someone for an offense, if they were intoxicated, I'd be perfectly fine with it," said Rep. Lambert.

Rep. Lambert says right now, the law goes too far in New Hampshire.

"If they stop you for a sobriety checkpoint, and they find out you're driving with an expired driver's license, or it's suspended, well they'll prosecute for that too, even though you didn't actually break the law, and there was no reason for a stop," said Rep. Lambert.

Local police chiefs say the checkpoints have been effective at reducing alcohol-related crashes.