House committee votes to keep Michigan's blood-alcohol limit the same

6:37 am
Thu February 21, 2013

House committee votes to keep Michigan's blood-alcohol limit the same

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The Michigan State Police, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other groups support maintaining the current standard.
LANSING -- The state House Criminal Justice Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to keep Michigan's drunken-driving blood-alcohol level at 0.08%. If the Legislature doesn't act, the level will revert to 0.10% on Oct. 1. In Michigan, a blood-alcohol level of 0.08% is considered drunken driving.