Impaired Driving

Montana has one of the highest alcohol related fatality rates in the nation per vehicle mile traveled. Montana is also identified as one of 13 states by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as a Strategic Evaluation State because of its high impaired driving rate.

OUR GOALS

• Reduce alcohol-related fatality rate to .88 per 100 million vehicle miles travelled by 2013.
• Reduce the percentage of alcohol-related fatalities to 42% by 2013.

How are we doing?

THE LAW

61-8-400s DUI Laws
61-8-460 Open Container Law
61-2-106 DUI Task Force
DUI Penalties - Summary
Minor In Possession Penalties
Driver License Sanctions

PROGRAMS

Assessment, Course, and Treatment (A.C.T. Program)
DUI Courts
DUI Task Forces
Montana's Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP)
Traffic Enforcement
Safe On All Roads (SOAR)
Screening, Brief Intervention and Refer to Treatment (SBIRT)
Senate Joint Committee Studies DUI Laws and Enforcement

REPORTS

Impaired Driving Assessment
NHTSA: Countermeasures that Work
To Drink Is To Drive (UofM)
Comparison of Drinking Rates in Europe/US

RESOURCES

2012 MIP and DUI Case Filing Data
Rethinking Drinking
CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov
Ignition Interlock Vendors
Montana Impaired Driving Data – 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
DOJ/MVD statistics for alcohol-related violations – includes 2012 data
Stop Impaired Driving
Stop Underage Drinking
Traffic Safety Marketing
WeDontServeTeens.gov

Websites encouraging dialog between parents and teens:
Under YOUR Influence

  

In the News

DUI: Montana's Deadly Crisis

PUBLICATIONS

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TRAINING

Alcohol Server Training | Schedule
Assessment, Course, and Treatment (A.C.T. Program)
SFST, ARIDE and DRE training
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) Training

CONTACT

Program Manager
State Highway Traffic Safety Office
406-444-7411