New Arizona DUI Law

Alcohol-related accidents have been extremelystart. Even while driving you are required to provide
increasing in Arizona. It is right time that the Arizonayour breath sample periodically, so as to make sure
legislators have taken precautionary measures tothat you are sober. If you do not provide your breath
avoid such accidents in future. Last year Arizonasample or if your breath sample exceeds the already
ranked sixth in the nation for alcohol-related deaths. Onprogrammed BAC of your ignition interlock device, it
September 19, 2007 the new DUI law, targeted on firstwarns you, logs the event and starts up an alarm until
time DUI offenders - "super extreme", came intothe ignition is turned off.
effect in Arizona which was signed into law byOn the other hand, if you are arrested for DUI with a
Governor Janet Napolitano on 18 May of 2007. It isBAC 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 DUIPreviously, the ignition interlock device were only meant
with a BAC of 0.08% or higher, you will be legallyfor those convicted of extreme or repeat DUI. But the
required to install an ignition interlock device in yourcurrent law requires interlock device for all DUI
vehicle. Having the device installed in your vehicle'soffenders. This new DUI law is formed in Arizona after
ignition, you are required to provide your breath samplewhen New Mexico's alcohol-related fatalities
before every time you start your vehicle. If the devicedecreased to 12% on the enactment of ignition
detects alcohol in your breath, your vehicle will notinterlock law.