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