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4 Delaware has a good, but underutilized, toolbox available to enforce drunk driving laws. The state currently requires interlocks for first-time offenders with a BAC of .15 or greater. However, in a majority of first-time offender cases, the blood alcohol concentration level is used as a plea-bargaining chip resulting in few actual interlock installations. MADD urges lawmakers to stop this practice by passing legislation requir- ing interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers with no plea bargains allowed. DELAWARE INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ALR CHILD ENDANGERMENT
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High-visibility law enforcement efforts in Washington, DC are critical to eliminate drunk driving. To make District roads safer, MADD asks the District Council to require all convicted drunk drivers to blow before they go with an ignition interlock. As this is a national priority and a significant part of the highway bill, our nation’s capital should set an example. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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4 Drunk driving fatalities in Florida have decreased since 2006, due in large part to high-visibility law enforcement efforts and increased use of ignition interlocks for some convicted drunk drivers. The next step is to require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. Additionally, the breathalyzer refusal rate in Florida is around 40 percent, highlighting the need for no-refusal enforcement activities. FLORIDA INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ALR CHILD ENDANGERMENT
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Georgia’s high-visibility law enforcement efforts and expanded use of ignition interlocks for repeat offenders have helped decrease drunk driv- ing. However, Georgia lawmakers hold the key for further progress. Passage of legislation requiring ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers promises to save even more lives in Georgia. GEORGIA
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