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Table 2-27: Number <strong>of</strong> States with Different Types <strong>of</strong> Anti-DUI / DWI Legislation in Effect as <strong>of</strong> January 1 <strong>of</strong> the Listed Year1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012BAC = 0.08 per se laws a.b,c 2 4 5 10 13 13 15 16 18 20 29 33 47 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52BAC level 0.02 or less for persons youngerthan 21 years d 0 0 3 12 28 38 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51Administrative license revocation (ALR) forDUI / DWI <strong>of</strong>fenders e,f 21 27 30 33 38 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; DUI = driving under the influence; DWI = driving while intoxicated.aPer se law makes it illegal in and <strong>of</strong> itself to drive with an alcohol concentration measured at or above a certain level.bIncludes the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia in 2000 and 2001.c Includes the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia and Puerto Rico beginning in 2003.dIncludes the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia beginning in 1996.e States that impose additional thresholds for ALR beyond those imposed for DUI/DWI are not included in these figures.fIncludes the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia for all years.NOTESNational Uniform Minimum Drinking Age Act, which standardized the minimum drinking age at 21, was enacted in 1984.Although Puerto Rico lacks an Age 21 Minimum Drinking Age law, it has a Zero Tolerance law for people under 18 and a .02% BAC lawfor people between the ages <strong>of</strong> 18 and 21 as <strong>of</strong> Jan. 1, 2010.SOURCES0.02 BAC and Administrative license revocation:1986-98: U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Programs, Research andEvaluation Division, personal communications, Apr. 9, 1999 and Oct. 4, 1999.1999-2000, 2002-10: Ibid., Impaired Driving Division, personal communications, May 22, 2000, Feb. 5, 2004, Oct. 15, 2004, and Apr. 20,2010.2001: Ibid., Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241.0.08 BAC:1986-2000: Ibid., Presidential Initiative for Making 0.08 BAC the National Legal Limit, A Progress Report , available athttp://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/limit.08/08progressreport/index.html as <strong>of</strong> Aug. 13, 2001.2001: Ibid., Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241.2002: Ibid., Impaired Driving Division, personal communication, Feb. 5, 2004.2003-12: Ibid., .08 BAC Laws (Washington, DC: 2004), available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/blood.htm as <strong>of</strong> Oct.19, 2004 and personal communication, Aug. 21, 2004, Aug. 17, 2007, Apr. 20, 2011, and Mar. 6, 2012.

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