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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
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CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
Washington has the most comprehensive ignition interlock law in the nation but could take additional steps to help save more lives. The state needs a better child endangerment law, legalization of sobriety checkpoints and utilization of no-refusal activities to further crack down on drunk driving. WASHINGTON
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
West Virginia requires ignition interlocks for first-time drunk driving offenders with a BAC of .15 or greater. Unfortunately, the law is also used as a way to avoid a drunk driving conviction. MADD urges lawmakers to require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers without exception. WEST VIRGINIA
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
Wisconsin recently improved its drunk driving law, but more progress is still necessary. A first offense is currently not considered a criminal offense and may result in nothing more than a traffic ticket, making Wisconsin the only state in the nation that does not consider all drunk driv- ing as a crime. As a result, the state’s rates are usually very high. Wisconsin should inact legislation that allows for sobriety checkpoints and requires ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. WISCONSIN
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INTERLOCKS FOR ALL FIRST-TIME CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
ALR
CHILD ENDANGERMENT
NO REFUSAL
Wyoming is limited in what it can do to stop drunk driving, since sobriety checkpoints are illegal and ignition interlocks are not required for all convicted drunk drivers. Both of these issues could be addressed through swift legislative action. WYOMING
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