1. Mother’s Against Drunk Driving
California: Oppose AB 2147 Decriminalizing
Drunk Driving
Elena Perez

2. Table of Content
1. Proposal
2. California: Oppose AB 2147
Decriminalizing Drunk Driving
3. MADD Campaign
4. Benefits
5. How You Can Help
6. MADD Take Action

3. Proposal
The California MADD program,
should take proper action to inform
citizens that it is important to
oppose the state law, California:
Oppose AB 2147 Decriminalizing
Drunk Driving.

4. California: Oppose AB 2147
Decriminalizing Drunk Driving
Decriminalizing drunk driving: a means of effective
punishment.
 Punishment for drunk drivers is a sentence of 2 years of
probation or weekends in jail.
 Licenses may be taken for only 90 days not for drunk
driving but for the administrative offense of having been in
charge of a motor vehicle wisth a BAC exceeding a
tolerated limit.
 License is often taken for a longer period (such as a year)
if a person suspected of drunk driving refuses to
cooperate in a chemical test for alcohol.

5. MADD Campaign
MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving
focuses on 3 important steps we can all take today
to stop drunk driving tomorrow:
1. Support our heroes.
2. Sober to start.
3. Secure the future.

6. Benefits
After just 5 years of campaigning:
 17 states have mandatory all-offender ignition
interlock laws, up from only 1 state.
 All 50 states now have some form of ignition interlock
law, up from 45.
 Advanced in-vehicle alcohol detection technology is
no longer just a concept, now in its second phase of
development.

7. How can YOU help?
① How to Spot a Drunk Driver: help protect your family by looking for
signs of intoxication among other motorists
② If You See a Drunk Driver: we witness these drivers on the road,
weaving in & out of lanes or traveling down a highway going the wrong
direction. Pull over and call 911.
③ Take Action: advocate for change!
④ Give the Gift: become a Designated Driver. The safest ride home is
with a sober driver.
⑤ Safe Party Tips: Social Responsibility is the phrase encompasses
everything from planning the party menu to assessing how guests will get
home safely once the party is over.

8. MADD: Take Action
Advocate for Change!!
It takes only TWO MINUTES, but the impact can last a
LIFETIME.
Click below to see what legislative activities MADD is
spearheading in your state.
http://www.madd.org/get-involved/take-action/