License Plate/Vehicle Impoundment And Confiscation

MADD advocates confiscating (or impounding) vehicles or plates from the vehicles of habitual impaired drivers or those who drive while under driver's license suspension or revocation, where the suspension or revocation was the result of driving under the influence or any other alcohol related driving offense.

Administrative License Revocation

MADD advocates implementation of administrative drivers license revocation or suspension laws for drivers whose blood alcohol content exceeds the legal limit defined by law.

Progressive Sanctions

MADD advocates a two-track system of penalties applied in both the administrative and criminal justice systems. Designed to reduce impaired driving by repeat offenders and deter those who have not been detected, the system will administer progressively more severe sanctions to deter offenders who have not been detected and reduce recidivism of those who have been detected.

Mandatory Confinement for Repeat Offenders

MADD favors confinement which cannot be suspended or probated for those convicted more than once of driving while under the influence. Drunk driving is a crime, and continued incidence of such offenses warrants the punitive effect of a certain jail sentence. Making the sentence mandatory removes the uncertainty and increases deterrent value of the sanction.

Minimum Security DWI/DUI/ Facilities

MADD calls for the development of special minimum security facilities for incarceration of convicted DWI/DUI offenders, which include assessment and treatment while incarcerated.

Anti Charge Reduction

MADD believes that all who are charged with DUI/DWI offenses should be prosecuted as charged, rather than be allowed to negotiate to a lesser offense, especially a non alcohol related offense.

Equal Penalties

MADD believes that all impaired driving violations resulting in death or serious bodily injury, as well as leaving the scene of a crash, should be felonies. The penalties for these offenses should be equal.

DWI Tracking Systems

MADD supports the implementation of integrated DWI tracking systems that record pertinent information on DWI offenses from arrest to final disposition by the courts and driver license agencies. Tracking systems should include arrest records from all police agencies, prosecution court deposition and driver licensing records and should be accessible by all law enforcement agencies and courts.

Probationary Technology

MADD supports investigation and evaluation of new scientific technology designed to prevent individuals form driving under the influence of alcohol, such as ignition interlock device; however MADD does not support the use of such technology as a substitute for appropriate traditional penalties and sanctions for drunk driving, such as license revocation and jail sentences.

Ignition Interlock Devices

MADD supports the use of ignition interlock devices as an additional penalty and sanction for drunk driving offenders. The use of such devices should be in addition to normal sanctions such as fines, license sanctions and jail sentences. MADD supports laws that would require that offenders install these devices on their vehicles during probationary periods and as a prerequisite to being issued a limited driving permit or a probationary or restricted license, where such restricted permits are permitted by law.