NEW YORK STATE'S STOP-DWI PROGRAM

In November 1981, New York State's Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI) was enacted with legislation that provides for the establishment of county-based alcohol and highway safety programs. Two significant changes were brought about by the program: (1) Judges no longer impose fines at their discretion--minimum and maximum fines for DWI are now set, and (2) the newly established fine structure channels fines collected from alcohol-related convictions back to the county in which the conviction occurred, making a significant amount of money available to New York counties for the development of their STOP-DWI programs. This article continues with an explanation of how the STOP-DWI program works and what its results have been.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Chiefs of Police

  11 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Authors:
  • Passidomo, J A
  • McEwen, H R
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 50-51
• Serial:
  • POLICE CHIEF
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Counties; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Financing; Fines (Penalties); Measures of effectiveness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Programs
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392454
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 403
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM