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Physiology / Alcohol and the Human Body / Alcohol Properties //-- Alcohol and the Human Body Alcohol's Properties 1 Alcohol is a general term denoting a family of organic chemicals with common properties. Members of this family include ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and others. This introduction discusses the physical, chemical, and physiological aspects of the most commonly ingested of these - ethanol. Alcohol (ethanol) is a clear, volatile liquid that burns (oxidizes) easily. It has a slight, characteristic odor and is very soluble in water. Alcohol is an organic compound composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen; its chemical formula is C2H5OH. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and it is the central nervous system which is the bodily system that is most severely affected by alcohol (see chart below). The degree to which the central nervous system function is impaired is directly proportional to the concentration of alcohol in the blood 2 . When ingested, alcohol passes from the stomach into the small intestine, where it is rapidly absorbed into the blood and distributed throughout the body. Because it is distributed so quickly and thoroughly the alcohol can affect the central nervous system even in small concentrations. In low concentrations, alcohol reduces inhibitions. As blood alcohol concentration increases, a person's response to stimuli decreases markedly, speech becomes slurred, and he or she becomes unsteady and has trouble walking. With very high concentrations - greater than 0.35 grams/100 milliliters of blood (equivalent to 0.35 grams/210 liters of breath ) - a person can become comatose and die. The American Medical Association has defined the blood alcohol concentration level of impairment for all people to be 0.04 grams/100 milliliters of blood (equivalent to .04 grams/210 liters of breath). The following is a generally accepted guide to the effects of alcohol. Stages of alcohol intoxication 3 3 BAC (g/100 ml of blood or g/210 l of breath) Stage Clinical symptoms 0.01 - 0.05 Subclinical Behavior nearly normal by ordinary observation 0.03 - 0.12 Euphoria Mild euphoria, sociability, talkitiveness Increased self-confidence; decreased inhibitions Diminution of attention, judgment and control Beginning of sensory-motor impairment Loss of efficiency in finer performance tests 0.09 - 0.25 Excitement Emotional instability; loss of critical judgment Impairment of perception, memory and comprehension Decreased sensitory response; increased reaction time Reduced visual acuity; peripheral vision and glare recovery Sensory-motor incoordination; impaired balance Drowsiness 0.18 - 0.30 Confusion Disorientation, mental confusion; dizziness Exaggerated emotional states Disturbances of vision and of perception of color, form, motion and dimensions Increased pain threshold Increased muscular incoordination; staggering gait; slurred speech Apathy, lethargy 0.25 - 0.40 Stupor General inertia; approaching loss of motor functions Markedly decreased response to stimuli Marked muscular incoordination; inability to stand or walk Vomiting; incontinence Impaired consciousness; sleep or stupor 0.35 - 0.50 Coma Complete unconsciousness Depressed or abolished reflexes Subnormal body temperature Incontinence Impairment of circulation and respiration Possible death 0.45 + Death Death from respiratory arrest Absorption 4 Alcohol is absorbed from all parts of the gastrointestinal tract largely by simple diffusion into the blood. However the small intestine is by far the most efficient region of the gastrointestinal tract for alcohol absorption because of its very large surface area. In a fasting individual, it is generally agreed that 20% to 25% of a dose of alcohol is absorbed from the stomach and 75% to 80% is absorbed from the small intestine. Because of this peak blood alcohol concentrations are achieved in fasting people within 0.5 to 2.0 hours, (average 0.75 - 1.35 hours depending upon dose and time of last meal) while non-fasting people exhibit peak alcohol concentrations within 1.0, and in extreme cases up to as much as 6.0 hours (average 1.06 - 2.12 hours). Distribution Alcohol has a high affinity for water and is therefore found in body tissues and fluids inasmuch as they contain water. Absorbed alcohol is rapidly carried throughout the body in the blood and once absorption of alcohol is complete an equilibrium occurs such that blood at all points in the system contains approximately the same concentration of alcohol. Elimination The liver is responsible for the elimination - through metabolism - of 95% of ingested alcohol from the body. The remainder of the alcohol is eliminated through excretion of alcohol in breath, urine, sweat, feces, milk and saliva. The body uses several different metabolic pathways in its oxidation of alcohol to acetaldehyde to acetic acid to carbon dioxide and water. Healthy people metabolize alcohol at a fairly consistent rate. As a rule of thumb, a person will eliminate one average drink or .5 oz (15 ml) of alcohol per hour. Several factors influence this rate. The rate of elimination tends to be higher when the blood alcohol concentration in the body is very high or very low. Also chronic alcoholics may (depending on liver health) metabolize alcohol at a significantly higher rate than average. Finally, the body's ability to metabolize alcohol quickly tend to diminish with age. Body Weight and Body Type In general, the less you weigh the more you will be affected by a given amount of alcohol. As detailed above, alcohol has a high affinity for water. Basically one's blood alcohol concentration is a function of the total amount of alcohol in one's system divided by total body water. So for two individuals with similar body compositions and different weights, the larger individual will achieve lower alcohol concentrations than the smaller one if ingesting the same amount of alcohol. However, for people of the same weight, a well muscled individual will be less affected than someone with a higher percentage of fat since fatty tissue does not contain very much water and will not absorb very much alcohol. Rate Of Consumption Blood alcohol concentration depends on the amount of alcohol consumed and the rate at which the user's body metabolizes alcohol. Because the body metabolizes alcohol at a fairly constant rate (somewhat more quickly at higher and lower alcohol concentrations), ingesting alcohol at a rate higher than the rate of elimination results in a cumulative effect and an increasing blood alcohol concentration. Alcohol Content It's not how many drinks that you have, but how much alcohol that you consume. As you can see from the chart below some drinks are more potent than others. Alcohol Content of Some Typical Drinks 5 Drink Alcohol Content Manhattan 1.15 oz. (34 ml) Dry Martini 1.00 oz. (30 ml) Malt liquor -12 oz. (355 ml) 0.71 oz. (21 ml) Airline miniature 0.70 oz. (21 ml) Whiskey Sour/Highball 0.60 oz. (18 ml) Table Wine - 5 oz. (148 ml) 0.55 oz. (16 ml) Beer - 12 oz. (355 ml) 0.54 oz. (16 ml) Reduced Alcohol Beer 0.28 oz. (8 ml) Mixed drinks are based on typical drink recipes using 80 proof liquor . The amount of alcohol in actual mixed drinks may vary. Alcohol Content (in Percent) of Selected Beverages 6 Beverage Alcohol Content (%) Beers (lager) 3.2 - 4.0 Ales 4.5 Porter 6.0 Stout 6.0 - 8.0 Malt Liquor 3.2 - 7.0 Sake 14.0 - 16.0 Table wines 7.1 - 14.0 Sparkling wines 8.0 - 14.0 Fortified wines 14.0 - 24.0 Aromatized wines 15.5 - 20.0 Brandies 40.0 - 43.0 Whiskies 40.0 - 75.0 Vodkas 40.0 - 50.0 Gin 40.0 - 48.5 Rum 40.0 - 95.0 Aquavit 35.0 - 45.0 Okolehao 40.0 Tequila 45.0 - 50.5 The concentration of the drinks that one ingest can have a slight effect on the peak alcohol concentration due to the differences in absorption rate of different concentrations of alcohol. Alcohol is most rapidly absorbed when the concentration of the drink is between 10% and 30%. Below 10% the concentration gradient in the gastrointestinal tract is low and slows absorption and the added volumes of liquid involved slow gastric emptying. On the other hand concentrations higher than 30% tend to irritate the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract and the pyloric sphincter, causing increased secretion of mucous and delayed gastric emptying. Food Food taken along with alcohol results in a lower, delayed blood alcohol concentration peak (the point of greatest intoxication). There are two major factors involved in this phenomenon. First, because alcohol is absorbed most efficiently in the small intestine, the ingestion of food can slow down the absorption of alcohol into one's system. The pyloric valve at the bottom of the stomach will close in order to hold food in the stomach for digestion and thus keep the alcohol from reaching the small intestine. While alcohol will be absorbed from the stomach it is a slower and less efficient transition. Second and equally important is the fact that alcohol elimination rates are inversely proportional to alcohol concentration in the blood. Therefore the suppressed levels of alcohol due to food ingestion cause the body to eliminate the alcohol that is absorbed at a faster rate. The type of food ingested (carbohydrate, fat, protein) has not been shown to have a measurable influence on this affect but the larger the meal and closer in time between eating and drinking, the greater the diminution of peak alcohol concentration. Studies have shown reductions in peak alcohol concentration (as opposed to those of a fasting individual under otherwise similar circumstances) of 9% to 23%. Medication If you are taking any medication, it could increase the effects of alcohol. You should always consult your physician or the medical information that accompanies the medication when drinking alcohol in conjunction with any medication. Fatigue Fatigue causes many of the same symptoms that are caused by alcohol intoxication. These and other symptoms will be amplified if alcohol intoxication is concurrent with fatigue. Tolerance Tolerance is the diminution of the effectiveness of a drug after a period of prolonged or heavy use of that drug or a related drug (cross-tolerance). There are two types of tolerance at work with alcohol. The first is metabolic tolerance in which the alcohol is metabolized at a higher rate (up to 72% more quickly) in chronic users. Because of the higher metabolic rate for alcohol lower peak blood alcohol concentrations are achieved by chronic alcohol users than the average drinker when the same amount of alcohol is ingested. The second is functional tolerance in which there is an actual change in the organ or system's sensitivity to the drug. Studies have shown that chronic alcohol users can have twice the tolerance for alcohol as an average person. It is important to note however that even in light of these tolerance factors, it has been shown conclusively that even in heavy alcohol users functional impairment is clearly measurable at the blood alcohol concentration levels that are currently used for traffic law enforcement and safety sensitive job performance. Gender Differences As outlined above in the section on Body Weight and Body Type different body types coincide with different body water percentages. In general, but by no means in all cases, women tend to have a higher percentage of body fat and thus a lower percentage of body water. Therefore, in general, if a man and a woman of the same weight ingest the same amount of alcohol the woman will tend to achieve a higher alcohol concentration. This, of course, would not be true if the woman was very fit and the man was somewhat obese, but on average, this is the case. Furthermore, total body water tends to decrease with age, so an older person will also be more affected by the same amount of alcohol. According to the table below the differences in alcohol concentration due to average body composition differences based on gender would be between 16% and 10% depending on age. Average Total Body Water as a function of Sex and Age Age Male Female 18 to 40 61% 52% over 60 51% 46% Another gender based difference is in the elimination of alcohol. Although not explained, studies appear to show that women eliminate alcohol from their bodies at a rate 10% greater than that of men. 1995-2006 Intoximeters, Inc. Site Map Site Problems? Email Webmaster

DUI LAWS State Law Facts: (from the ) DUI/DWILAWS as of October 2000 Forty-ninestates (all except Massachusetts) and the District of Columbia have perse laws defining it as a crime to drive with a blood alcohol concentration(BAC) at or above a proscribed level, usually 0.10 percent. Licensesuspension or revocation traditionally follows conviction for alcohol-impaireddriving. Under a procedure called administrative license suspension, licensesare taken before conviction when a driver fails or refuses to take a chemicaltest. Because administrative license suspension laws are independent ofcriminal procedures and are invoked right after arrest, they've been foundto be more effective than traditional post-conviction sanctions. Forty-onestates and the District of Columbia have administrative license suspensionlaws. Forty-twostates permit some offenders to drive only if their vehicles have beenequipped with ignition interlocks. These devices analyze a driver's breathand disable the ignition if the driver has been drinking. In29 states, multiple offenders may forfeit vehicles that are driven whileimpaired by alcohol. State BACDefined as illegal per se 1 Administrativelicense suspension 1st offense? 2 Restoredriving privileges during suspension? 2 , 3 Dopenalties include interlock/forfeiture? 4 Alabama 0.08 90days no no/no Alaska 0.10 90days after30 days yes/yes Arizona 0.10 90days after30 days yes/yes Arkansas 0.10 120days yes yes/yes California 0.08 4months after30 days yes/yes Colorado 0.10 3months yes yes/no Connecticut 0.10 90days yes no/no Delaware 0.10 3months no yes/no Districtof Columbia 0.08 2-90days yes no/no Florida 0.08 6months yes yes/yes State BACDefined as illegal per se 1 Administrativelicense suspension 1st offense? 2 Restoredriving privileges during suspension? 2 , 3 Dopenalties include interlock/forfeiture? 4 Georgia 0.10 5 1year yes yes/yes Hawaii 0.08 3months after30 days yes/no Idaho 0.08 90days after30 days yes/no Illinois 0.08 3months after30 days yes/yes Indiana 0.10 180days after30 days yes/no Iowa 0.10 180days yes yes/no Kansas 0.08 30days no yes/no Kentucky 0.08 -- -- yes/yes Louisiana 0.10 90days after30 days yes/yes Maine 0.08 90days yes yes/yes State BACDefined as illegal per se 1 Administrativelicense suspension 1st offense? 2 Restoredriving privileges during suspension? 2 , 3 Dopenalties include interlock/forfeiture? 4 Maryland 0.10 45days yes yes/no Massachusetts none 1 90days no no/no Michigan 0.10 -- -- yes/yes Minnesota 0.10 90days after15 days no/yes Mississippi 0.10 90days no yes/yes Missouri 0.10 30days no yes/yes Montana 0.10 -- -- yes/yes Nebraska 0.10 90days after30 days yes/no Nevada 0.10 90days after45 days yes/no NewHampshire 0.08 6months no no/no State BACDefined as illegal per se 1 Administrativelicense suspension 1st offense? 2 Restoredriving privileges during suspension? 2 , 3 Dopenalties include interlock/forfeiture? 4 NewJersey 0.10 -- -- yes/no NewMexico 0.08 90days after30 days yes/no NewYork 0.10 variable 6 yes yes/yes NorthCarolina 0.08 30days after10 days yes/yes NorthDakota 0.10 91days after30 days yes/yes Ohio 0.10 90days after15 days yes/yes Oklahoma 0.10 180days yes yes/yes Oregon 0.08 90days after30 days yes/yes Pennsylvania 0.10 -- -- yes/yes RhodeIsland 0.08 -- -- yes/yes State BACDefined as illegal per se 1 Administrativelicense suspension 1st offense? 2 Restoredriving privileges during suspension? 2 , 3 Dopenalties include interlock/forfeiture? 4 SouthCarolina 0.10 -- -- yes/yes SouthDakota 0.10 -- -- no/no Tennessee 0.10 -- -- yes/yes Texas 0.08 60days yes yes/yes Utah 0.08 90days no yes/no Vermont 0.08 90days no no/yes Virginia 0.08 7days no yes/no Washington 0.08 90days after30 days yes/yes WestVirginia 0.10 6months after30 days yes/no Wisconsin 0.10 6months yes yes/yes Wyoming 0.10 90days yes no/no 1 Thelaw in Massachusetts is not a per se law. A BAC of 0.08 percent in Massachusettsis evidence of alcohol impairment but isn't illegal per se. 2 Informationpertains to drivers in violation of the BAC defined as illegal per se forall drivers, not the special BAC for young drivers. 3 Driversusually must demonstrate special hardship to justify restoring privilegesduring suspension, and then privileges often are restricted. 4 Amultiple offender's vehicle may be seized and disposed. 5 UnderGeorgia law, a prosecutor only has to prove a person was driving with aBAC of 0.10 or greater to get a conviction. At BACs of 0.08 or greaterbut less than 0.10, there is a presumption the defendant was driving underthe influence of alcohol, but that presumption can be rebutted by the defendant. 6 InNew York, administrative license suspension lasts until prosecution iscomplete. © 2001,Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute Last modified: 27-Oct-2000

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Georgia DUI Guide: Car Insurance Everything You Need to Know About First Offender DUI / DWI, Drinking Driving and Drugs Home | State By State Help | DUI Lawyers | Insurance Help | Breath Testers | DUI Videos Other States Georgia Topics Georgia DUI Georgia Car Insurance Georgia DUI Lawyers Google Search Results Georgia Auto Insurance Since 1993, InsureMe has helped countless consumers save money on their auto insurance. Fast, easy and free. With our free service, enter your information once and you are instantly matched with the most competitive companies in the business. You'll get back up to five quotes so you can compare and save. At InsureMe, we shop your insurance so you don't have to. Your privacy is important to us. At InsureMe, we use the highest level of security available to safeguard your personal information. We hate spam just as much as you do, so we'll never sell or rent your email address for mass marketing. Why not get started today? Get Quote Now Home > State By State Help > Georgia DUI > Car Insurance DISCLAIMER : This website provides only general information intended for those charged with drunk driving offenses. The information and news items on the site are for information only. This information is not legal advice, nor is it intended to create any binding advisory relationship. Do not take action based upon this information unless you consult with an attorney or other specialist. © 2005 Drivers Research Institute   All Rights Reserved   Send eMail   Advertise With Us

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CVU Press Conference on DUII Bills CVU Press Conference on DUII Bills CRIME VICTIMS UNITED CVU Joins With Legislators and Advocates To Combat DUII On Tuesday, February 27, 2003, Crime Victims United held a press conference in the Capitol Building to introduce a group of bills aimed at reducing injuries and deaths caused by intoxicated drivers. HB 2900 (LC 2444-1) Sponsored by Representative Randy Miller Refusal of the Breathalyzer test. In 2001 there were 3257 people that refused the breath test in Oregon. (Source: Oregon State Police) There were 25,097 DUII offenses in the year 2001 in our state. (Source: Oregon State Police) Penalty for refusal right now is a one-year suspension of driving privileges. There are no fines. The new law would require a fine of $500 to $1000. Nine states now impose a fine that ranges from $100 to $50,000 for refusal of the breath test. HB 2901 (LC 2443) Sponsored by Representative Randy Miller Acknowledgement of the risks of impaired driving. This bill requires drivers to sign an acknowledgement of risks when they apply for or renew a driver's license and when they register an automobile. Although everyone now knows that driving under the influence is potentially lethal and irresponsible, many people still do it. Some do it on a regular basis. Some DUII offenders go into court and claim that they didnt know the risks. This bill requires that all drivers explicitly acknowledge the risk of serious injury or death for others and the risk of prolonged imprisonment for themselves. The average alcohol related fatality in Oregon costs society $3.5 million, $1.3 million in monetary cost and $2.2 million in quality of life losses according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Including this message on license and registration applications in the state of Oregon will send an important and needed message. MADD supports this legislative concept. SB 421 Sponsored by Senator Tony Corcoran and Senator John Minnis Raise the crime of criminally negligent homicide to category 9 on the sentencing guidelines crime seriousness scale. Currently in Oregon, a person convicted of criminally negligent homicide who has no prior juvenile felonies or adult misdemeanors would normally be sentenced to 16 to 18 months in prison. This bill would raise the presumptive sentence to 34 to 36 months for taking a persons life. Alcohol related crash deaths are one of the most often committed violent crimes in Oregon. MADD supports an increase in sanctions for criminally negligent homicide, including raising the crime from level 8 to level 9 on the sentencing guidelines grid. SB 732 (LC 2530) Sponsored by Senator John Minnis Mandates impoundment of vehicle upon conviction of driving while suspended or revoked. Specifies minimum lengths of impoundment. Many people who are convicted of driving under the influence, and whose driving privileges are suspended or revoked, drive anyway. At the present time, the sanctions for driving while suspended are an indeterminate impoundment of the vehicle driven and a fine of $250 to $500. There were 57,000 convictions posted in 2001 for driving while suspended or revoked. (Source: Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles) San Francisco, California safety officials credit their 30 day impoundment law with a 63% drop in alcohol related fatal and injury crashes. LC 2879 Sponsored by Representative Jeff Barker Amends current statute so that upon the third conviction for misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants, an offender loses driving privileges permanently. Under current Oregon statute, this loss of privileges may be appealed after 10 years. Currently Oregon law states that the first three convictions of driving under the influence of intoxicants are Class A misdemeanors, only becoming a Class C felony on the fourth conviction. Thus, not until a fourth conviction for DUII do offenders lose their driving privileges. Speakers List Representative Randy Miller (R- West Linn) has nearly 20 years experience in both the House and the Senate and presently is the Assistant Majority Leader and co-chairs the Joint Ways and Means Committee. Representative Jeff Barker (D-Aloha) is a retired police lieutenant who served in the Portland Police Bureau for 28 years. He now serves on the House Judiciary Committee. Senator Tony Corcoran (D-Cottage Grove) serves on the Revenue Committee and the Business, Labor, and Economic Development Committee. He has served in the Legislature since 1995. One of his goals this term is to increase law enforcement efforts to eradicate methamphetamine labs. Steve Doell, President of Crime Victims United, was instrumental in passage of legislation and initiatives which have reversed the rising juvenile crime rate in Oregon. His daughter Lisa Doell was murdered in 1992 when a violent youth intentionally ran her over with his car. Anne and Bruce Pratt , from Springfield, Oregon, lost their 23-year old son Brian to a drunk driver on September 18, 1998. The driver had a long record of irresponsible driving, yet served less than 2 years for killing Brian. Over the past few years the Pratts have volunteered their time and energy to help Crime Victims United with legislation to hold drunk drivers responsible for their actions. Janet Lovelace , from Pleasant Hill, Oregon, lost her beautiful daughter Katie to a hit and run driver who tried to escape all responsibility for taking her life. Janet was instrumental in passage of "Katie's Bill" in the 2002 legislative session. She and Anne and Bruce Pratt have worked together in writing three of the bills in this package of legislation. Barbara Stoeffler , from Eugene, Oregon, lost her son Mark to a drunk driver in 1973. She founded the Lane County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 1982. She was appointed to the Oregon Governor's Task Force on Drunk Driving in 1982 and helped pass new cornerstone laws during the 1983 Session. She is currently chair of the Lane County Victim Impact Panel. Josh Marquis is the Clatsop County District Attorney and past president of the Oregon District Attorney's Association. He works tirelessly in the pursuit of victims rights and justice. Home | Top | Search

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CDOT- OTS Alcohol Page DUI Enforcement Standards for the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Program In HTML In PDF Figure your Blood Alcohol Level by going here. Here is our latest news release. Go here to see past news releases. DUI Statistical Information DUI Enforcement Manual for 2005 (pdf file) What does a DUI arrest really cost?? Go here To translate this page from English, choose a language in the drop down box and the click translate. English to French English to German English to Italian English to Portuguese English to Spanish Get a Federal Application form for Transportation Safety Projects within Colorado by going here . Transportation Safety now has a guestbook/message forum - click on the GO! button. View our links or your can post a link to your favorite Web Site by going here . Need software help? Our LEAF, DRE and Intoxilyzer(tm) programs use Go here for great information about everything from the cost of a DUI ticket; to alcohol-related statistics from each state; to what you can do about impaired driving. For the criminal penalties for drinking and driving in Colorado click here. To learn how ingesting alcohol affects the human body go here . Concerned about transportation safety issues? Vote by going here . To see our polling data go here . Need a State Expense Form?? Click here . (.pdf) Go here to download a BAC estimator to your computer. For some interesting penalties in other countries click here . Click here (.pdf file) for a list of Laboratories Certified To Test Samples for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs and Related Offenses within Colorado. Below is a list of Preliminary Breathtesting Devices (PBTs) approved within the State of Colorado as authorized by CRS 42-4-1301. Contact the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for more information. ALCO-SENSOR III Intoximeters, Inc 1-800-451-8639 ALCO-SENSOR IV Intoximeters, Inc 1-800-451-8639 CMI ALCOMETER SD-2 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 CMI MODEL 300 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 CMI MODEL 400 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 PBA 3000 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 Phoenix LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC10 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC10Plus LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC20 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 BREATHALYZER 7410 National Draeger, Inc. 1-800-385-8666 The C olorado Board of Health adopted several revisions to the Rules and Regulations concerning Testing for Alcohol and other Drugs. While most of the changes are technical in nature, two items of interest are mobile breathtesting and the taking of a blood sample in a "approved facility". An approved facility can be a mobile breathtesting van. Go to their home page for more information or call them at 303-692-3090 and request a copy of the Rules and Regulations. There are 233 police agencies in the State of Colorado. This table shows the number of DUI arrests made in Colorado since 1983. The LEAF numbers represent the number of arrests made by agencies operating under a Law Enforcement Assistance Fund contract during that year. Year Colorado DUI Arrests DUI arrests by LEAF agencies 1983 37,618 5,833 1984 38,830 14,128 1985 42,330 19,089 1986 34,202 17,354 1987 35,429 14,038 1988 31,820 17,253 1989 38,579 22,801 1990 39,988 20,752 1991 37,557 19,632 1992 37,824 17,334 1993 37,550 25,203 1994 33,475 20,291 1995 28,760 19,476 1996 36,398 16,293 1997 36,726 16,737 1998 37,237 20,429 1999 37,400 19,507 2000 36,135 21,714 2001 34,408 20,985 2002 34,338 21,241 TOTAL 725,880 370,095 Criminal Penalties in Colorado for Drinking and Driving Offense Jail Term Fine Public Service Work Driver's License First DUI 5 Days - 1 Year $300 - $1,000 48 - 96 hours Suspension for 1 Year Second DUI in 5 Years 90 Days - 1 Year $500 - $1,500 60 - 120 hours Revoked for 1 Year First DWAI 2 - 180 Days $100 - $500 24 - 48 Hours 8 Points assessed Second DWAI in 5 Years 45 Days - 1 Year $300 - $1,000 48 - 96 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DWAI with prior DUI in 5 Years 60 Days - 1 Year $400 - $1,200 52 - 104 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DUI with prior DWAI in 5 Years 70 Days - 1Year $450 - $1,500 56 - 112 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DUI = Driving under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (BAC .10% or higher for alcohol) DWAI = Driving While Ability is Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs (BAC .05% - .10% for alcohol) A person can be convicted of DUI or DWAI without a chemical (toxicological) test based on the officers observations. Drugs other than alcohol do not have presumed level of intoxication or impairment like alcohol. Cases involving injury can be Vehicular Assault; cases involving a death can be Vehicular Homicide. For more information on the DUI law go to CRS 42-4-1301 . For information on how alcohol effects your body go here . MADD Back to CDOT-OTS Home Page Return to the top Email: Page Master regarding information or comments about this page Email: Web Master regarding website functionality or "look & feel" Last Modified: Back to Top