Summary of the Introduced Bill

HB 302 -- Blood Alcohol Content Violations

Co-Sponsors:  Hosmer, Skaggs, Williams, Selby, Riback Wilson
(25), Johnson (61), Boucher, Bonner, Bray

This bill lowers the blood alcohol content (BAC) level necessary
for a conviction of driving with excessive BAC to .08.
Currently, the BAC for this violation is .10.  The penalty for
driving with excessive BAC is increased from a class C
misdemeanor to a class B misdemeanor for the first offense.  The
bill also lowers the BAC for operating a vessel with excessive
BAC from .10 to .08.


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