Senate Endorses Tougher DUI Law

The bill mandates that someone with a blood-alcohol content of 0.25 percent, or nearly three times the legal limit for driving, must spend a minimum of 10 days in jail.

 

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Senate has endorsed a measure that would require jail time for some first-time drunken driving offenders.

The measure passed 80-14 Wednesday and now goes to the North Dakota House.

The bill mandates that someone with a blood-alcohol content of 0.25 percent, or nearly three times the legal limit for driving, must spend a minimum of 10 days in jail.

The measure also increases fines and penalties and requires probation for repeat offenders.

 

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