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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: SIAM J Appl Dyn Syst. 2016 Jul 27;15(3):1384–1409. doi: 10.1137/15M1041584

Table A3.

Selected laws in the domain of impaired driving regulations used in analysis. The number of states enacting related laws in 1980–2010 is given in parentheses.

Domain Policy Law Source

Impaired Driving Regulation Open container Whether open containers of alcohol are banned in MV passenger compartments (34) [89]

Zero tolerance Whether a zero tolerance law applies (50) [90]
The age below which zero tolerance law applies (50) [90]
The BAC level for charging offender under zero tolerance law (50) [90]

DUI penalties Blood alcohol concentration level above which a person is presumed to have been driving under the influence (49) [90]
Whether imprisonment is part of mandatory penalty for first-time DUI offenders (24)
Minimum number of days the first-time DUI offender must serve in prison (27)
Whether imprisonment is part of mandatory penalty for second-time DUI offenders (30)
Minimum number of days the second-time DUI offender must server in prison (36)
Whether penalty license suspension is mandatory for first-time DUI offenders (30)
The minimum number of days the licenses of the first-time DUI offender must be suspended (38)
Whether penalty license suspension is mandatory for second-time DUI offenders (32)
The minimum number of days the licenses of the second-time DUI offender must be suspended (39)
Whether a fine is mandatory for first-time DUI offenders (26)
Minimum fine for first-time DUI offenders (45)
Whether a fine is mandatory for second-time DUI offenders (28)
Minimum fine for second-time DUI offenders (43)