Proposed Legislation to Let Drunk Drivers Keep Their Licenses…under Certain Conditions

There is a push in Augusta to let convicted drunken drivers keep their driver's licenses if they agree to submit to alcohol screening twice a day.

A Maine lawmaker is working on a bill that she said will mirror a similar program in South Dakota. Under the proposal, offenders would pay for the costs of their daily testing, but there are questions about the burden that such a program would put on local law enforcement agencies. Police officers and sheriff’s deputies would still have to administer the tests.

Members of the legislative council will meet next Thursday to decide whether the proposal moves forward. (WMTW)