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Updated: 6:38 AM Jul 6, 2009
Legislature has yet to act on Drunken Driving
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Legislature is expected to take up bills to strengthen the state's drunken driving laws in September.
Posted: 2:08 PM Jul 5, 2009Reporter: Julia Fello - AP Email Address: jfello@wsaw.com Legislature has yet to act on Drunken Driving |
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Legislature is expected to take up bills to strengthen the state's drunken driving laws in September.
State Rep. Tony Staskunas, a Democrat from West Allis, says he believes the Assembly will vote on his bill in September to require ignition interlock devices for first-time offenders with a blood alcohol content above 0.15 percent.
The device can block drivers from starting their car if they've been drinking.
A similar measure has been introduced in the Senate but has yet to get out of committee.
There has been a lot of pressure on Wisconsin lawmakers to act given that the state's current drunken driving laws are among the weakest in the country. Wisconsin is the only state where a first offense drunken driving is a traffic ticket, not a criminal offense.
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Legislature has yet to act on Drunken Driving


