§ 41-6a-530. Alcohol restricted drivers -- Prohibited from operating a vehicle while having any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body -- Penalties.


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  • (1) An alcohol restricted driver who operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle in this state with any measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
    (2) A "measurable or detectable amount" of alcohol in the person's body may be established by:
    (a) a chemical test;
    (b) evidence other than a chemical test; or
    (c) a combination of Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
    (3) For any person convicted of a violation of this section, the court shall order the installation of an ignition interlock system as a condition of probation in accordance with Section 41-6a-518 or describe on the record or in a minute entry why the order would not be appropriate.
Amended by Chapter 261, 2007 General Session