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Posted: 3:49 PM Jan 20, 2012
Legislation to crack down on boating under the influence now going to a vote
Michigan Legislation that would crack down on boating under the influence in Michigan is now going to a vote before the full house. After the measures has cleared the judiciary committee on Thursday.
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Legislation that would crack down on boating under the influence in Michigan is now going to a vote before the full house. After the measures has cleared the judiciary committee on Thursday.
The two bills would bring the blood-alcohol level for boaters in line with the limits in place for automobile drivers. In effect make the laws for drunken boating, the same as those for drunken driving.
The legislation was introduced by Representative Matt Lori, who pursued the change following the 2005 death of a young boy who was killed on a Cass County Lake after a boat slammed into his tube.
The boater had a BAC that would have gotten him arrested for drunken driving, but he ended up spending just six months behind bars.
If the measures are passed, the BAC limit would be reduced from .10 percent to .8 percent.
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