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MADISON - The Wisconsin Legislature is
expected to take up bills to strengthen the state's drunken driving
laws in September.
State Rep. Tony Staskunas, a Democrat
from West Allis, says he believes the Assembly will vote on his bill
in September to require ignition interlock devices for first-time
offenders with a blood alcohol content above 0.15 percent.
The device can block drivers from
starting their car if they've been drinking.
A similar measure has been introduced
in the Senate but has yet to get out of committee.
There has been a lot of pressure on
Wisconsin lawmakers to act given that the state's current drunken
driving laws are among the weakest in the country. Wisconsin is the
only state where a first offense drunken driving is a traffic ticket,
not a criminal offense.
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