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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
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Rhode Island is one of the states that trails the rest of the nation in lifesaving legislation. MADD urges legislators to expand the state’s tool- box in the fight to stop drunk driving. Rhode Island should legalize sobriety checkpoints and encourage no-refusal enforcement activities. The state also lacks a sure and swift consequence for drunk driving, as there is no ALR and convicted drunk drivers are not required to use ignition interlocks. RHODE ISLAND
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
South Carolina has a high percentage of drunk driving-related deaths, and enforcement efforts are the only thing keeping the state’s drunk driving death totals from reaching even higher numbers. MADD urges South Carolina to pass legislation requiring ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. SOUTH CAROLINA
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
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ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
South Dakota recently allowed the use of ignition interlocks as part of the Sobriety 24/7 program. However, the interlock law is limited to re- peat offenders and first-time offenders with a blood alcohol concentration of .17 or greater. MADD asks lawmakers to require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. The state could also better protect children from drunk drivers by enacting a child endangerment law and other strong legislation. SOUTH DAKOTA
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
Tennessee has made significant strides in reducing drunk driving with the passage of interlocks for high-BAC and repeat offenders, but more action is necessary. MADD recommends expanding the use of ignition interlocks to all convicted drunk drivers and utilizing ALR to help deter drunk driving, a measure that has been proposed to the legislature. TENNESSEE
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