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Committee backs lowering commercial driver BAC standard, establishes stricter under‑age rule
Summary
Committee voted to forward Bill 36‑0123 to align the territory’s commercial driver blood‑alcohol limit with federal guidance (0.04%) and to prohibit any detectable alcohol for under‑21 drivers; VIPD recommended even stricter 0.00% for commercial drivers.
The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety voted to forward Bill 36‑0123, sponsored by Senator Ray Fonseca, which would make it unlawful for a person with a blood‑alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.04% or greater to operate a commercial motor vehicle and would make it unlawful for drivers under age 21 to operate any motor vehicle with any detectable alcohol.
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