National & State Highlights MADD promotes passage of effective laws to help stop impaired driving and support victims and survivors from all communities: • All-offender ignition interlocks: Require ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers for a minimum of six months and close loopholes that allow offenders to avoid this device • .05 BAC: Lower illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) from .08 to .05 • Traffic Safety: Deploy proven countermeasures such as high-visibility enforcement of impaired driving laws • Drug-impaired driving prevention: Ensure cannabis legalization efforts include funding for underage prevention, education, high-visibility enforcement and officer training • Justice for victims: Support legislation to ensure victims of impaired driving obtain justice, such as Bentley’s Law and Dram Shop laws. Bentley’s Law: South Dakota (HB 1195) and Utah (HB 218) Colorado: HB24-1420 allocates funds for crime victim services to offset federal VOCA shortfalls. Also successfully advocated for passage of constitutional amendment which contains a provision to provide victim services. Iowa: SF 2261 creating an ignition interlock compliance-based removal law. Maryland: HB 105 mandating the use of ignition interlocks for PBJ (diversion) and SB 740 improving the BUI law. North Carolina: HB 250 improves the interlock law by creating compliance-based removal provisions. Rhode Island: HB 7631 and SB 2937 extends the lookback in terms of charging repeat DUI offenders from five years to now ten years. Tennessee: HJR 94 creating a constitutional amendment on Marsy’s Law. Utah: HB 395 to require all drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock before obtaining a regular driver’s license.
MADD Fact: Drunk driving deaths have increased by 31% over the past decade.
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