Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limits

Operators of Recreational Watercraft

Laws addressing blood alcohol concentration limits applicable to operators of recreational watercraft.

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Jurisdiction Policies as of BAC Limit Per Se Citations
Alabama (1459)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Alaska (1460)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Arizona (1461)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Arkansas (1508)
1/1/20190.08Yes4 Citations
California (1462)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
Colorado (1463)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Connecticut (1464)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Delaware (1466)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
District of Columbia (1465)

Section designations in the District of Columbia Code were renumbered in connection with the publication of the D.C. Official Code, 2001 Edition.

1/1/20190.08Yes5 Citations
Florida (1467)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
Georgia (1468)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Hawaii (1469)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Idaho (1470)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
Illinois (1471)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Indiana (1472)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Iowa (1513)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Kansas (1474)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
Kentucky (1475)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Louisiana (1477)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Maine (1478)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Maryland (1479)

Beginning September 30, 2001, a BAC of 0.07 is prima facie evidence of driving while impaired by alcohol, while a BAC of 0.08 is prima facie evidence of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol.

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Massachusetts (1481)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Michigan (1510)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Minnesota (1482)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Mississippi (1483)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Missouri (1512)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Montana (1484)
1/1/20190.08 4 Citations
Nebraska (1485)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Nevada (1486)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
New Hampshire (1487)
1/1/20190.08 3 Citations
New Jersey (1488)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
New Mexico (1509)
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New York (1489)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
North Carolina (1490)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
North Dakota (1491)
1/1/20190.10Yes2 Citations
Ohio (1492)
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Oklahoma (1493)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Oregon (1494)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Pennsylvania (1495)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Rhode Island (1496)
1/1/20190.08Yes4 Citations
South Carolina (1497)
1/1/20190.10 3 Citations
South Dakota (1498)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Tennessee (1499)
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Texas (1500)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Utah (1501)
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Utah (4123)
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Vermont (1502)
1/1/20190.08Yes1 Citations
Virginia (1503)
1/1/20190.08Yes4 Citations
Washington (1504)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
West Virginia (1505)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations
Wisconsin (1506)
1/1/20190.08Yes2 Citations
Wyoming (1507)
1/1/20190.10Yes1 Citations
United States (1511)
1/1/20190.08Yes3 Citations