Jun 20, 2019
Looking At Utah's New Lowest-In-The-Country BAC Limit
In January of this year, Utah became the first state in the country to
implement a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) limit of .05, significantly
lower than the standard .08, which has been in place for decades. To
give you an idea of how stringent this limit is, for many people, one
drink could put them over the limit.
So, what has this law accomplished so far? As of May 1, 38 people were arrested for
DUI with a BAC between .05 and .079. That is out of a total
of 844 DUI arrests. Of those 38, seven were underage and 24 were
individuals who were alcohol-restricted, meaning those previously
convicted of DUI and therefore repeat offenders. Only seven individuals
were arrested under the original premise of the law. And of those seven,
two had other drugs in their system and four had no other issues than
their BAC.
It seems to be clear that lower the BAC is not actually catching those
who are a danger to the roads, but those who shouldn\'t be having
alcohol. The law will most likely come under scrutiny. If you live in
Burlington, Essex, Colchester, Winooski, Williston, Shelburne or
anywhere in the State of Vermont, and have been arrested or charged with
DUI or any crime, call Handy Law for aggressive and experienced legal
defense.