Section 164 Repeat Offender Transfer
Provision
All State Highway Safety Grant Programs
History and Administration
The repeat offender transfer provision was initially authorized under the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21) and reauthorized under SAFETEA-LU. This transfer provision is jointly administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Purpose
This transfer provision encourages states to enact a repeat offender law.
Requirements
This transfer provision requires states to enact and enforce a "repeat offender" law that imposes the following four sanctions to anyone convicted of a second or subsequent DWI or DUI offense in any five-year period:
- A mandatory minimum one year driver's license suspension or revocation with no hardship waivers and no ignition interlocks.
- The impoundment or immobilization of the offender's vehicle or the imposition of an ignition interlock only after the one-year suspension period. Impoundment, immobilization or ignition interlocks must apply to every vehicle owned by the offender.
- A mandatory alcohol assessment and any appropriate treatment.
- A mandatory minimum sentence of not less than five days of imprisonment or 30 days of community service for a 2nd offense and 10 days of imprisonment or 60 days of community service for a 3rd or subsequent offense.
States that fail to enact such a law have a portion of their highway funds transfered into the state's Section 402 program. Funds must be used for impaired driving programs but can be transferred into the state's Hazard Elimination Progam (HEP).
Funding
States that failed to enact a repeat offender law by FY 2001 and FY 2002 had 1.5% of their National Highway System (NHS), Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Interstate Maintenance (IM) funds transferred to the Section 402 program. In subsequent years, the amount transferred grew to 3%.
Total dollar amounts transfered under SAFETEA-LU are shown below. Click on a column header to see all federal highway safety funding for that fiscal year.
| State | ||||||
| Ala. | ||||||
| Alaska | 4,121,869 | 5,017,637 | 5,688,462 | 5,964,667 | 8,051,770 | 9,367,631 |
| A.S. | ||||||
| Ariz. | ||||||
| Ark. | ||||||
| Calif. | 44,049,663 | 49,126,959 | 52,879,718 | 54,456,668 | 59,662,839 | 62,351,254 |
| Colo. | ||||||
| Conn. | ||||||
| Del. | ||||||
| D.C. | ||||||
| Fla. | ||||||
| Ga. | ||||||
| Guam | ||||||
| Hawaii | ||||||
| Idaho | ||||||
| Ill. | ||||||
| Indian Ntns. |
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| Ind. | ||||||
| Iowa | ||||||
| Kan. | ||||||
| Ky. | ||||||
| La. | 7,029,143 | 7,830,641 | 8,166,215 | 9,385,289 | 10,395,744 | 10,933,920 |
| Maine | ||||||
| Md. | ||||||
| Mass. | 7,178,872 | |||||
| Mich. | ||||||
| Minn. | 9,420,939 | 10,630,358 | 11,483,925 | 11,831,440 | 12,995,244 | 13,732,527 |
| Miss. | ||||||
| Mo. | 18,116,765 | |||||
| Mont. | 7,895,773 | 8,662,887 | ||||
| Neb. | ||||||
| Nev. | ||||||
| N.H. | ||||||
| N.J. | ||||||
| N.M. | 5,919,954 | 6,849,108 | 7,255,822 | 7,597,703 | 8,099,979 | 8,363,265 |
| N.Y. | ||||||
| N.C. | ||||||
| N.D. | ||||||
| M.P. | ||||||
| Ohio | 18,136,130 | 21,219,842 | 21,887,109 | 22,030,837 | 23,383,558 | 24,051,787 |
| Okla. | ||||||
| Ore. | 5,960,198 | 6,712,407 | 7,170,654 | 7,437,431 | 8,666,967 | 9,340,187 |
| Pa. | ||||||
| P.R. | 2,375,513 | 2,808,046 | 3,076,037 | 3,226,925 | 3,378,681 | 3,346,159 |
| R.I. | 2,122,287 | 2,299,483 | 2,389,024 | 2,465,392 | 2,867,876 | 3,104,735 |
| S.C. | ||||||
| S.D. | 4,019,465 | 4,626,903 | 4,911,702 | 5,145,365 | 5,843,553 | 6,213,948 |
| Tenn. | ||||||
| Texas | ||||||
| Utah | ||||||
| Vt. | 2,101,993 | 2,299,480 | 2,392,228 | 2,489,798 | 3,191,516 | 3,540,891 |
| V.I. | ||||||
| Va. | ||||||
| Wash. | 10,695,667 | 11,283,661 | ||||
| W.Va. | ||||||
| Wis | 16,239,760 | |||||
| Wy. | 4,450,879 | 5,080,960 | 5,334,306 | 5,540,613 | 5,829,664 | 5,975,295 |
| Totals | 116,886,905 | 124,501,824 | 132,635,202 | 137,572,128 | 170,958,831 | 214,624,672 |
| 12 + PR | 11 + PR | 11 + PR | 11 + PR | 13 + PR | 15 + PR |