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ALCOHOL & DRUG LAWS*

Amendments Effective July 1, 2011

Amendment Public Chapter 298

(AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 29; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 55; Title 68 and Title 71, realtive to ignition interlock. )
Amendment Public Chapter 487

(AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to the setting of bail in certain cases.)
 
TCA 55-10 401 - BAC .08
 
55-10-402. No defense that person is lawful user
 
55-10-403. Penalty for violations of §§ 55-10-401 — 55-10-404 — Inpatient alcohol and drug treatment — Ignition interlock devices — Restricted license — Strip searches — Forfeiture of vehicles — Blood alcohol concentration test fee.
 
55-10-405. Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood — Definitions
 
TCA 55-10-406- Tests for Alcoholic or Drug Content of Blood - Implied Consent - Refusal to submit to test etc.   
 
TCA 55-10-407 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Admissibility - Failure to request test.
     
TCA 55-10-408 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Presumptions of intoxication and impairment.
 
TCA 55-10-409 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Reports - Availability of results.
 
TCA 55-10-410 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Procurement and processing of samples - - Results - Additional testing.
 
TCA 55-10-411 - Tests for alcoholic or drug content of blood - Construction of provisions - Authority of other departments.
 
TCA 55-10-412 - Additional penalties - Ignition interlock devices.
 
TCA 55-10-415 - Underage Drinking While Impaired (16 years or over but under 21 years of age)
 
TCA 55-10-416 - Open Container Law
 
TCA 55-10-420- Conditions under which licensed ignition interlock provider has a duty to report
 
TCA 55-10-421- Interlock assistance fund — Responsibility for costs to comply with ignition interlock requirements
 
  • Ignition Interlock Providers in Tennessee
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    TCA 55-10-422- Report by TBI to judiciary committees on offense of driving under the influence
     
    TCA 55-10-423- Ignition interlock - Maximum allowable fees.
     
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