23 CFR §1275.3
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As used in this part:
- (a)24-7 sobriety program has the meaning given the term in § 1300.23(b) of this title.
- (b)Alcohol concentration means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
- (c)Driving while intoxicated means driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration above the permitted limit as established by each State, or an equivalent non-BAC intoxicated driving offense.
- (d)Driving under the influence has the same meaning as “driving while intoxicated.”
- (e)FHWA means the Federal Highway Administration.
- (f)Ignition interlock system means a State-certified system designed to prevent drivers from starting their car when their breath alcohol concentration is at or above a preset level.
- (g)Imprisonment means confinement in a jail, minimum security facility, community corrections facility, house arrest with electronic monitoring, inpatient rehabilitation or treatment center, or other facility, provided the individual under confinement is in fact being detained.
- (h)Mandatory sentence means a sentence that cannot be waived, suspended, or otherwise reduced by the State.
- (i)Motor vehicle means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a commercial vehicle.
- (j)NHTSA means the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- (k)Repeat intoxicated driver means a person who has been convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol more than once in any five-year period.
- (l)Repeat intoxicated driver law means a State law or combination of laws or programs that impose the minimum penalties specified in § 1275.4 for all repeat intoxicated drivers.
- (m)State means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.