Combating the Drug-impaired Driver: A Prescription for Safer Highways

Report No: 86-R20

Published in 1985

About the report:

Virginia's implied consent law did not require a driver to submit to a chemical analysis of body fluids to determine drug content. Additionally, the section on driving under the influence of drugs did not clearly define the degree of impairment necessary to constitute a violation. The report recommended that provisions for drug testing be included in the implied consent statute and that officers be trained in the identification of drug impairment.

Documents

86-R20

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Authors

Eric Paltell, Mark L. Booz

Last updated: February 10, 2024