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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limits: Operators of Recreational Watercraft
Laws addressing blood alcohol concentration limits applicable to operators of recreational watercraft.
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Only States for which the policy has changed are shown.
Each State has two or more rows.
The first row shows the policy at baseline.
Subsequent rows show each policy change (see Instructions Tab for an example).
See Jurisdiction or Row Notes for possible exceptions.
Roll over the column headings for a definition of the heading.
| AL | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/2001 | 0.10 |  |  1 citation
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| AL | 1/1/2002 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| AK | 1/1/1998 - 8/31/2001 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| AK | 9/1/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| AZ | 1/1/1998 - 8/30/2001 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| AZ | 8/31/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| AR | 1/1/1998 - 8/12/2001 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| AR | 8/13/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| CO | 1/1/1998 - 8/4/2008 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| CO | 8/5/2008 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| CT | 1/1/1998 - 9/30/2003 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| CT | 10/1/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| DE | 1/1/1998 - 7/25/2006 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| DE | 7/26/2006 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| IN | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2001 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| IN | 7/1/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| IA | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2000 | | | No Law
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| IA | 7/1/2000 - 6/30/2011 | 0.10 | | 2 citations
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| IA | 7/1/2011 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| KY | 1/1/1998 - 3/2/1998 | | | No Law
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| KY | 3/3/1998 - 9/30/2000 | 0.10 | | 3 citations
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| KY | 10/1/2000 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| LA | 1/1/1998 - 9/29/2003 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| LA | 9/30/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| MD | 1/1/1998 - 9/30/1999 | 0.07 | | 2 citations
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MD
Row Note
| Between October 1, 1999 and September 29, 2001, a BAC of 0.07 was prima facie evidence of impairment and/or driving under the influence of alcohol, while a BAC of 0.10 was prima facie evidence of operating a vessel while intoxicated. |
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| 10/1/1999 - 9/29/2001 | 0.10 | | 4 citations
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MD
Row Note
| Beginning September 30, 2001, a BAC of 0.07 is prima facie evidence of driving while impaired by alcohol, while a BAC of 0.08 is prima facie evidence of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol. |
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| 9/30/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 9 citations
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| MA | 1/1/1998 - 6/29/2003 | 0.08 | | 1 citation
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| MA | 6/30/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| MN | 1/1/1998 - 7/31/2005 | 0.10 | | 4 citations
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| MN | 8/1/2005 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| MS | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2010 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| MS | 7/1/2010 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| MO | 1/1/1998 - 8/27/2008 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| MO | 8/28/2008 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| MT | 1/1/1998 - 4/14/2003 | 0.10 | | 3 citations
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| MT | 4/15/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 4 citations
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| NE | 1/1/1998 - 8/31/2001 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| NE | 9/1/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| NV | 1/1/1998 - 9/22/2003 | 0.10 | | 2 citations
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| NV | 9/23/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| NJ | 1/1/1998 - 7/1/2005 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| NJ | 7/2/2005 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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NM
Row Note
| Prior to July 1, 2003, in N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-12-11, New Mexico prohibited boating while intoxicated, although it did not specify a blood alcohol content that defined the term "intoxicated." |
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| 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2003 | | | No Law
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| NM | 7/1/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| NY | 1/1/1998 - 10/31/2003 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| NY | 11/1/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| OH | 1/1/1998 - 6/29/2003 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| OH | 6/30/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| OK | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2011 | 0.10 | | 3 citations
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| OK | 7/1/2011 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| PA | 1/1/1998 - 1/7/2007 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| PA | 1/8/2007 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| RI | 1/1/1998 - 7/8/2001 | 0.10 | | 2 citations
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| RI | 7/9/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 4 citations
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| SC | 1/1/1998 - 7/1/1999 | | | No Law
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| SC | 7/2/1999 - 1/1/2012 | 0.10 | | 3 citations
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| SD | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2002 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| SD | 7/1/2002 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| TN | 1/1/1998 - 6/30/2006 | 0.10 | | 2 citations
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| TN | 7/1/2006 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| TX | 1/1/1998 - 8/31/1999 | 0.10 | | 2 citations
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| TX | 9/1/1999 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| WA | 1/1/1998 - 12/31/1998 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| WA | 1/1/1999 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 4 citations
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| WV | 1/1/1998 - 5/4/2004 | 0.10 | | 4 citations
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| WV | 5/5/2004 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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| WI | 1/1/1998 - 9/29/2003 | 0.10 | | 1 citation
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| WI | 9/30/2003 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 2 citations
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| US | 1/1/1998 - 5/10/2001 | 0.10 | | 3 citations
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| US | 5/11/2001 - 1/1/2012 | 0.08 | | 3 citations
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