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In 2000, the average BAC for those caught was .1369 and in 2002, it was .1382.
The legal qualifying limit for DUI is .08.
The new laws lower the qualifying threshold for elevated BAC, from .20 percent now to .15 percent. The higher the BAC, the
and with the new laws, those mandatory penalties are severely hardened.
For first-time elevated BAC offenders, courts will impose a mandatory confinement of five days, and driving with a BAC of .20 percent, previously .25 percent, will get offenders 10 days of mandatory jail time.
The new laws extend to seven days the amount of time a driver’s license is revoked for first-time DUI offenders and for second offenders to 30 days.
What this means: DUI offenders will have their licenses revoked for that period of time automatically before reaching their court appearances, if not before. Third-time DUI offenders will receive revocations of 60 days.
Part of the explanation for the statistical “creep” of fatalities, accidents, and BAC of drivers in Virginia is that more drivers are driving faster with heavier vehicles that are easier to lose control than before, and the areas where motorists drive are becoming more congested. more
penalty,
93.7%