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What is Noah’s Law?

The Drunk Driving Reduction Act of 2016, also known as ‘Noah’s Law,’ will require a person convicted of certain alcohol-related driving offenses to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program.

All drivers convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol will have to blow into ignition devices to prove they haven’t drunk too much before their cars will start. Ignition interlock devices will have to be installed for six months in the vehicle of anyone who blows the legal limit of .08 in a breath test, or else the person’s license would be suspended for six months.

A driver who refuses a breath test would have to use the device for nine months, or accept a nine-month suspension. It’s known as “Noah’s Law” after 24-year-old police officer Noah Leotta, who was struck and killed by a drunk driver at a sobriety checkpoint.

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Maryland’s Ignition Interlock Program

The passage of Noah’s Law strengthens Maryland’s already robust Ignition Interlock Program making it one of the strongest programs in the nation. Maryland’s program has the 6th highest number of ignition interlocks installed and the 9th highest usage rate in the nation. Of the approximately 11,000 referrals for participation in the program, there are nearly 7,000 drivers currently enrolled. Noah’s Law will add several thousand drunk drivers to Maryland’s Ignition Interlock Program.

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News & Blog

  • Congress has the power to end drunken driving — by getting the right technology built into cars

    Congress has the power to end drunken driving — by getting the right technology built into cars

    June 9, 2021
    Written by Rich Leotta – Originally published May 30, 2021 in The Washington Post. Legislation was recently introduced in Congress that could save thousands of lives each year and spare …Read More
  • Closing the Lethal Loophole in Noah’s Law with SB 672 and HB 749

    Closing the Lethal Loophole in Noah’s Law with SB 672 and HB 749

    February 8, 2021
    Noah’s Law was intended to require interlocking devices to be installed on the vehicles of all offenders of drunk driving. However, because of Maryland’s Probation Before Judgement (PBJ) a lethal …Read More
  • Relatives of those killed by Md. drunken drivers look to close law loophole

    Relatives of those killed by Md. drunken drivers look to close law loophole

    January 23, 2019
    By Kate Ryan | @KateRyanWTOP ANNAPOLIS — If a Maryland driver is convicted of drunken driving, they must have an ignition interlock device installed in their car. That’s due to …Read More
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