Table 2-26 : Number of States with Different Types of Anti-DUI/DWI Legislation in Effect as of January 1 of the Listed Year
Table 2-26 : Number of States with Different Types of Anti-DUI/DWI Legislation in Effect as of January 1 of the Listed Year
| 1986 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC = 0.08 per se lawsa | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | c18 | c20 |
| BAC level 0.02 or less for persons younger than 21 years | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | c28 | c38 | c51 | c51 | c51 | c51 |
| Administrative license revocation (ALR) for DUI/DWI offendersb | c21 | c27 | c30 | c33 | c38 | c40 | c41 | c41 | c41 | c41 |
KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; DUI = driving under the influence; DWI = driving while intoxicated.
a Per se law makes it illegal in and of itself to drive with an alcohol concentration measured at or above a certain level.
b States that impose additional thresholds for ALR beyond those imposed for DUI/DWI are not included in these figures.
c Includes the District of Columbia.
NOTE: National Uniform Minimum Drinking Age Act, which standardized the minimum drinking age at 21, was enacted in 1984.
SOURCES:
0.02 BAC and Administrative license revocation:
1986-98: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Programs, Research and Evaluation Division, personal communications, Apr. 9, 1999 and Oct. 4, 1999.
1999-2000: Ibid. Impaired Driving Division, personal communications, May 22, 2000.
2001: Ibid. Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241.
0.08 BAC
1986-2000: Ibid. Presidential Initiative for Making 0.08 BAC the National Legal Limit, A Progress Report, Internet site http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/limit.08/08progressreport/index.html as of Aug. 13, 2001.
2001: Ibid. Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241.