DUI Ignition Lock Bill Advancing in House

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A proposal that would require offenders charged with drunken driving to have ignition locking devices installed in their vehicles if they have a blood alcohol level of 0.08 is advancing in the House.

The measure sponsored by Rep. Henry Fincher, a Cookeville Democrat, was approved on a voice vote in the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Subcommittee on Wednesday.

The proposal, supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Tennessee, would mandate installations of the device regardless of whether the driver has a restricted license.

A rival proposal also advancing in the House would require a person who is arrested with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 and who requests a restricted license to have one of the devices installed.

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