| Alcohol-related accidents have been extremely | | | | start. Even while driving you are required to provide |
| increasing in Arizona. It is right time that the Arizona | | | | your breath sample periodically, so as to make sure |
| legislators have taken precautionary measures to | | | | that you are sober. If you do not provide your breath |
| avoid such accidents in future. Last year Arizona | | | | sample or if your breath sample exceeds the already |
| ranked sixth in the nation for alcohol-related deaths. On | | | | programmed BAC of your ignition interlock device, it |
| September 19, 2007 the new DUI law, targeted on first | | | | warns you, logs the event and starts up an alarm until |
| time DUI offenders - "super extreme", came into | | | | the ignition is turned off. |
| effect in Arizona which was signed into law by | | | | On the other hand, if you are arrested for DUI with a |
| Governor Janet Napolitano on 18 May of 2007. It is | | | | BAC of 0.20% or higher, you will be regarded as |
| now convincing that Arizona has become one of the | | | | "super extreme" and you will be forced to spend a |
| toughest DUI laws in the country. | | | | mandatory 45 days in jail which cannot be suspended |
| NEW DUI LAW: | | | | by a judge. |
| According to the new law, if you are convicted of DUI | | | | Previously, the ignition interlock device were only meant |
| with a BAC of 0.08% or higher, you will be legally | | | | for those convicted of extreme or repeat DUI. But the |
| required to install an ignition interlock device in your | | | | current law requires interlock device for all DUI |
| vehicle. Having the device installed in your vehicle's | | | | offenders. This new DUI law is formed in Arizona after |
| ignition, you are required to provide your breath sample | | | | when New Mexico's alcohol-related fatalities |
| before every time you start your vehicle. If the device | | | | decreased to 12% on the enactment of ignition |
| detects alcohol in your breath, your vehicle will not | | | | interlock law. |