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Tennessee Drunk Driving Laws and Statistics

Tennessee Drunk Driving Laws

  • BAC Limit: 0.08
  • Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.2
  • Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
  • Implied Consent Law: Yes
  • License Suspension 1st Offense: 1 Year
  • License Suspension 2nd Offense: 2 Years
  • License Suspension 3rd Offense: 3 Years
  • Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
  • Mandatory Alcohol Education: Possible
  • Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: Possible
  • Ignition Interlock Device: Yes
  • Vehicle Confiscation: After 2nd Offense
  • Hardship License: No
  • Open Container Law: "For driver only (statewide)

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Tennessee Drunk Driving Fatalities

Total Fatalities BAC=.00 BAC=.01-.07 BAC=.08+
1153 763 54 390

Tennessee Drunk Driving News

Vanilla extract leads to Tennessee DUI arrest - DUIAttorney.com

Vanilla extract leads to Tennessee DUI arrest DUIAttorney.com A Germantown, TN, woman was arrested Tuesday morning after police found her to be under the influence of too much vanilla extract. ... and more » more...

STATE v. BURKHART - Leagle.com

STATE v. BURKHART Leagle.com Clearly, DUI is generally proscribed in Tennessee, and Code section 6-54-301 vested him with the authority to enforce the DUI law within the one-mile zone. ... and more » more...

High Tea in Tennessee: 4 things to watch at the National Tea Party Convention - Facing South (blog)

High Tea in Tennessee: 4 things to watch at the National Tea Party Convention Facing South (blog) ... as did news that the conference organizer -- Memphis-area DUI lawyer Judson Phillips -- saw the conference as a money-making venture. ... and more » more...

21% of Tennessee DUIs rearrested in 5 years - Memphis Commercial Appeal

21% of Tennessee DUIs rearrested in 5 years Memphis Commercial Appeal A total of 21 percent of people were arrested again for violating the DUI law at least two times within the chosen timeframe. ... and more » more...

Summer visitor fights Tennessee gun law - Nantucket Island Inquirer

Nantucket Island Inquirer Summer visitor fights Tennessee gun law Nantucket Island Inquirer I\'ma DUI lawyer, I\'m in the NRA, I\'ma Republican. I defend stupid people a lot. But I don\'t want to defend or ever even hear about a firearm incident in a ... and more &raquo more...

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