RATING THE STATES
MISSOURI Missouri is on the path to eliminating drunk driving. In 2012, Missouri became the 18th state to require ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. The law will go into effect in March 2014. MADD applauds Missouri on its continued efforts to keep roads safe. Sobriety checkpoints and on-going refinement of the ignition interlock program are proven ways to continue saving lives. MONTANA Montana is a one-star state and has done little to reduce drunk driving since enactment of a .08 BAC per se law in 2003. MADD challenges the legislature to take action and provide law enforcement with needed resources to get drunk drivers off the road. Laws are needed in Montana to require ignition interlocks for all offenders and to use high-visibility enforcement and no-refusal crackdown activities. NEBRASKA Nebraska passed an all-offender interlock law in 2008 requiring judges to order an interlock for all convicted drunk drivers. However, only 17 percent of judges ordered interlocks for first-time offenders. In 2011, lawmakers corrected this law to allow DUI offenders to immediately go on an interlock following arrest, provided they waive the administrative license hearing(s). The 2011 improvement has decreased administrative license hearings by 90 percent and, more importantly, has increased the use of ignition interlocks to 50 percent for eligible first-time offenders. MADD applauds Nebraska on its continued efforts to keep road-users safe. Sobriety checkpoints and on-going refinement of the ignition interlock program are proven ways to continue saving lives. NEVADA Nevada has one of the weakest interlock laws in the nation. Improvements are needed to see the benefits of an effective ignition interlock law. MADD challenges lawmakers to take action and require the use of ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire will see greater reduction in drunk driving when the current law is changed to require ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers with a BAC of .08 or higher. MADD urges lawmakers to advance the state’s DUI laws and save lives in New Hampshire during the 2014 session.
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