This is the fourth in a series of reports on investigations of the laws that target the vehicles of driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenders in an effort to reduce impaired driving, particularly while their drivers’ licenses are suspended. Driving while suspended (DWS) by DUI offenders has become a major problem as more and more of these drivers fail to reinstate their licenses when they become eligible to do so. This has led to an increased interest in using vehicle sanctions as a way to deter or control the driving of DUI offenders. The first report covered the results of a survey on the use of impoundment and forfeiture laws by the states. The second report evaluated license plate sticker laws in the States of Washington and Oregon. The third report evaluated a vehicle impoundment law in California. This report evaluates the simultaneous implementation of an administrative license suspension (ALS)(1) law and a vehicle immobilization law in Ohio.

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