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Alcohol Policy Changes at a Glance

You may query a listing of Alcohol Policy Changes based on Topic, Jurisdiction, and/or Year by selecting items from the “View Policy Changes” menu. Multiple items may be selected from each menu of options. Once you select an item(s), a list of corresponding Policy Changes will display.

Additionally, you may view a count of changes by Year, Jurisdiction, or Topic by selecting the corresponding option.

Policy Change Query

There are 14 total policy changes since 1974. Skip to Filters

This search returns changes listed under the Alcohol Policy Topics section of the site only, and does not include the Recreational Use of Cannabis or COVID-19 policy topics. The increase in policy changes beginning in 2003 is due to the fact that coverage for 10 of the APIS policy topics begins on January 1, 2003. Policy changes prior to January 1, 1998, are limited to changes involving the Pregnancy and Alcohol and Pregnancy and Drugs topics. The most recent year of coverage includes only changes that took effect on January 1 of that year. Changes to Cannabis policies can be viewed using the Changes Over Time tab for Cannabis volumes 1 and 2, and setting the dates to the most recent year.

Query Results
Category Policy Topic Jurisdiction Date
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsAdult Operators of Noncommercial Motor VehiclesMichigan9/30/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsAdult Operators of Noncommercial Motor VehiclesSouth Carolina8/19/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsAdult Operators of Noncommercial Motor VehiclesOhio6/30/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsAdult Operators of Noncommercial Motor VehiclesMontana4/15/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsAdult Operators of Noncommercial Motor VehiclesSouth Carolina1/1/2001
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsOperators of Recreational WatercraftWyoming7/1/2019
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsOperators of Recreational WatercraftOhio6/30/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsOperators of Recreational WatercraftMontana4/15/2003
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) LimitsOperators of Recreational WatercraftSouth Carolina7/2/1999
TransportationOpen Containers of Alcohol in Motor VehiclesWyoming7/1/2001
Underage DrinkingUse/Lose: Driving PrivilegesOregon1/1/2019
Underage DrinkingUse/Lose: Driving PrivilegesOregon1/1/2008
Underage DrinkingUse/Lose: Driving PrivilegesMontana10/1/2003
Underage DrinkingUse/Lose: Driving PrivilegesMontana3/16/2001

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