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DWI offenders monitored.(Slants & Trends)
June 15, 2006... DWI OFFENDERS MONITORED: South Dakota counties are praising a pilot program requiring chronic drunk drivers to report to the county jail twice a day to submit to an alcohol breath test as condition of their bond or sentence, according to published reports. A dozen counties are experimenting...

Drug test outsourcing praised.(Slants & Trends)
June 15, 2006... DRUG TEST OUTSOURCING PRAISED: After 18 months, the Indiana State Police crime labs have reduced a drug test backlog of more than 8,000 cases, by nearly 90 percent, according to published reports. State officials vow to catch up with the remaining cases by the end of June. In January 2005,...

Anti-meth restrictions set.(Slants & Trends)
June 15, 2006... ANTI-METH RESTRICTIONS SET: Beginning Oct. 1, Hawaiian consumers purchasing common cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine--an ingredient used to make crystal methamphetamine--will have to show photo identification and sign a logbook at the store. Under the new law, stores will be required...

Auto interlocking devices eyed.(Slants & Trends)
June 15, 2006... AUTO INTERLOCKING DEVICES EYED: Michigan lawmakers are drafting bills that stiffen penalties for both repeat drunken drivers and motorists who drive while extremely drunk. The proposals include ending the practice of wiping convicted drunken drivers' records clean after a decade without a...

FTA working to eliminate duplicative drug, alcohol testing regulations.
June 15, 2006... The Federal Transit Administration plans to eliminate duplicative drug and alcohol testing requirements for some mass transportation systems when they are subject to similar requirements by other agencies. The FTA is working with the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration and the...