The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday heard 17 bills aimed at tightening Maryland’s drunken-driving laws, one of which was sponsored by Washington County Del. Brett R. Wilson.
But the bill garnering the most attention was legislation to expand the state’s Ignition Interlock System Program, under which drivers convicted of certain drunken-driving charges must use a device that measures their blood-alcohol content before their vehicles will start.
Called “Noah’s Law” for Montgomery County police Officer Noah Leotta, who died in December after being struck by a suspected drunken driver, the bill would make participation in the program mandatory under several conditions, including a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or above, according to the bill’s sponsor, Del. Benjamin Kramer, D-Montgomery.
The current level required for mandatory participation is 0.15 or greater, while 0.08 is the standard for being legally drunk.
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