Is there a national drunk driving standard?
In 1998 President Clinton called for the promotion of a national legal limit, under which it would be illegal per se to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or higher, across the country, including on Federal property. President Clinton called on Congress to pass new impaired driving legislation that would apply the .08 BAC standard across the country. The President supported the “Safe and Sober Streets Act of 1997” sponsored by Senators Frank Lautenberg and Mike DeWine and Congresswoman Nita Lowey, which was passed by the Senate on March 4, 1998.
The blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 became federal law in October 2000, requiring states to pass a .08 BAC per se law by October 1, 2003, or face the withholding of 2 percent of their federal highway construction funds. States without the law by this date will lose an additional 2 percent of highway funds each year until 2006. Passing the law before October 1, 2007 allows the return of withheld highway funds to those states that did not pass the law before October 1, 2003. 47 states and the District of Columbia have a .08 BAC per se law.
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