Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

--- ~..-----~~ ~~--.-------.~~- .-~.Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 1.78 Statutory provisions requiring blood alcoholconcentration tests for victil1l!i of fatal traffic accidents, byjurisdictionI\()TE: See I\()TE, Table 1.77. In the table, a "5" indicates that such aprovision is provided expressly by statute. Statutes should beconsulted for the full text and meaning of specific provisions.JurisdictionAlabamoAlaskoArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Harli).shireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermantVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingLows requiring blood alcohol t~ts on personskilled in traffic occidentsBlood alcohol concentration testgiven to following persons (ifkilled in occident)StatutoryVehiclerequirement Driver passenger Pedestrians55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555sb55555555sb55555555se5sC555555555555(a)55555(a)555sd5555se(a)5555(fl5(h)5(a)55555sb555555sesc55555(n5sg(h)555a Implied.b If driver dies within 4 hours of accident.~ If 16 years or older and dies within 4 hours of accident.If 16 years or older.{If 13 years of age and dies within 5 hours of accident.;£iscretionary•Adults only.hUnclear, probably yes.Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Notional HighwayTraffic Safety Administration, Digest of State Alcohol-Highway SafetyRelated Le~isl ation, Januar~ 1983 (Washington, D.C.: U.S.DepartlT\cr\t 0 Transportation, 19 3), pp. 3-10--3-310. Table adaptedby saRCEBOOK staff. .i'jI iij~iIHCharacteristics of the Criminal Justice SystemsTable 1.79 Criminal sanctions, administrative licensing actions, and relafed actions for driving while intoxicated offenses,by jurisdictionI\()TE: See NOTE, Table 1.77. "The sanctions listed forconvictions of alcohol driving offenses ... are those specified bystatute. If a sanction is not specified by law ..., it Is notlisted" (Source, p. 1-2). "Term of imprisonment" refers to bothjail sentences and prison sentences. "The term 'mandatorysanction' means a sanction for which statutory law specificallyforbids a court from suspending or otherwise preventing theimposition of a certain minimum jail term or a fixed fineamount" (Source, p. 1-2). ''Pre-conviction licensing action"refers to provisions which enable the State licensing agency toCriminal sanctionssuspend a license prior to conviction based on blood alcoholconcentration level. "Mandatory minimum term of withdrawal"refers to a mandatory minimum term of either licensesuspension or revocation. Because of variation among thejurisdictions within categories of sanctions, e.g., terms ofimprisonment or amounts of fines, the Source document as wellas individual jurisdictions' stotutes shOUld be consulted. In thetable, a "5" indicates that such a provision is providedexpressly by statute.Administrativelicensing actionsOther actions~ ~co...,OJcE E E QJ E...- c E E (l.)~c ~ u C ~3: ora ~ Eo~~ o~ 0;; CO~ o~~ 4:);' ClQJ -ggCor- C So. oo4J s.. C"C mO 0> ~0r-~ Os 5. Os ~ c :z ~ a Os :s g ~ 2; ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~o~ t> ~ ~ 0; ~ .~o~ ~oi ~~ g~ E:Z o!§OJ:~lI-o 0'4- 0 ~ Cor- t/).j..J Olf- r--QJ °r-QJQ)U _Ot/) 4-JO ...." C ...., at/) era 4-JO oS 04JE.;.JC ...-cor- ra ra ~ or- us:: QJU ra ..c...., ra4-J ...... ra uoE~ -gI: ~ ~~ ~ ...." J,~ ~g -gt: 8re gre raUJ :cu~:isdi~c~t~io~n~~~ __.~____ ~~~~ ______ ~~~ __ ~~~~ _______