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Ohio needs an upgrade to its current interlock law, which is limited to repeat offenders. After years of bypassing this legislation, MADD urges the Ohio legislature to address drunk driving, starting with the first offense, by making all convicted drunk drivers blow before they go with an ignition interlock. OHIO
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
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CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
The Erin Swezey Act, enacted in 2011, requires interlocks for first-time offenders with a BAC of .15 or greater and those with a BAC of .08 to .14 who wish to drive during a six-month revocation period. The new law marks significant progress, and MADD looks forward to the day when lawmakers expand the law to require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. OKLAHOMA
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
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CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
Many consider Oregon a leader in traffic safety. However, Oregon lags behind on several drunk driving issues, including sobriety checkpoints. The state does require ignition interlocks for first- and second-time convicted drunk drivers, and in 2011, Oregon improved its interlock law to require the devices for nearly 11,000 of the 24,000 drunk driving arrests that result in diversion. OREGON
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
High-visibility law enforcement efforts led the way to a 20 percent decline in drunk driving deaths from 2008 to 2009. Despite the reduction, more than 400 people died in drunk driving crashes during 2009 due in part to a lack of strong legislation. Pennsylvania could better protect children by enhancing penalties for those who drive drunk with a child passenger in the vehicle and could also experience a greater reduction if ignition interlocks were required for all convicted drunk drivers. PENNSYLVANIA
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