It’s official: Utah has become the first state in the country that will put drivers in jail if they exceed a .05 legal blood-alcohol concentration limit. And it might not be the last.
Utah’s legislative session ended this month, and last-ditch attempts to maintain the nationally recognized 0.08 BAC limit were to no avail. As a result, the .05 law, which passed in 2017, will take effect Dec. 30 of this year.
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