Ensuring that DWI offenders who receive the license suspension penalty actually do not drive is a major problem in most states. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that many suspended drivers continue to be involved in crashes and receive traffic citations during periods of license suspension. This report covers a study of vehicle impoundment and forfeiture laws and vehicle tag impoundment laws which have potential for preventing illicit driving by suspended DWI offenders. This is a report by the National Public Services Research Institute to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) covering Phase I of Contract No. DTNH22-89-C-07026. This report summarizes the results of a study of the laws covering actions against vehicles and vehicle tags designing to discourage or prevent driving by individuals whose licenses have been suspended as a result of Driving While Impaired (DWI) conviction. The final report under this contract will cover Phase II of this research effort; an evaluation of laws in the States of Oregon and Washington which provide for the suspension of vehicle registration and the placing of stickers on vehicle tags by police. (A)
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