A REVIEW OF STATES WITH IMPLIED CONSENT AND CHEMICAL TEST LAWS

SINCE PASSAGE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT IN 1966, MANY STATES HAVE MADE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE DIFFERENT STANDARDS. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STANDARD 4.4.8, "ALCOHOL IN RELATION TO HIGHWAY SAFETY," HAS GENERATED MUCH LEGISLATION. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1966, WHEN THE ACT WAS PASSED, 25 STATES HAVE ENACTED, IMPLIED, OR EXPRESSED CONSENT LEGISLATION. CHEMICAL TEST LAWS ESTABLISHING PRESUMPTIVE LIMITS OF INTOXICATION NOW EXIST IN 47 STATES. ONLY NINE STATES HAVE PASSED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE THE TESTING FOR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS OF PERSONS KILLED IN HIGHWAY CRASHES. INCLUSION OF THE STANDARD AND A SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLIED CONSENT AND CHEMICAL TEST LAWS IN THE VARIOUS STATES PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION AS TO HOW THE STATES NOW STAND IN RELATION TO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 17, No 11, PP 16-17
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC DIGEST AND REVIEW
  • Publisher: Northwestern University, Evanston

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol tests; Chemical tests; Federal government; Highway safety; Implied consent laws; Laws; State government
• Uncontrolled Terms: Implied consent
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220680
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM