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DUI Task Force

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Missoula County's DUI Task Force: Preventing Impaired Driving for Safer Roads

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Welcome to Missoula County's DUI Task Force, where we are dedicated to the prevention of impaired driving and the promotion of safer roads. Through a comprehensive approach that encompasses education, support for traffic enforcement, heightened safe driving awareness, and effective legislation, our mission is to make a tangible impact in reducing DUI incidents.

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As part of Montana's network of DUI task forces, the Missoula County DUI task force stands united with other civilian-based task forces across the state. Our collective goal is to create safer communities by actively working to combat impaired driving and its detrimental effects on road safety.

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Funding for our vital initiatives stems from driver license reinstatement fees, ensuring that resources are allocated directly towards programs and initiatives that make a difference.

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Operating at the county level, our dedicated task force endeavors to reduce and prevent impaired driving caused by alcohol, drugs, technology, or any other impairments.

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Montana's DUI task forces play a pivotal role in curbing alcohol-related injuries and fatalities. By leveraging our comprehensive strategies and collaborating with local communities, we strive to make a lasting impact on road safety.

 

Join us in our mission to create a safer Montana, one where impaired driving is minimized and lives are protected.

What is DUI?

DUI is short for Driving Under the Influence and it comes in many forms.

  • "Under the influence" means that as a result of taking into the body alcohol, drugs, or any combination of alcohol and drugs, a person's ability to safely operate a vehicle has been diminished. MCA 61-8-401

  • It can be illegal, dangerous, and potentially deadly to Drive Under the Influence of:

    • Alcohol​

    • Illegal Drugs

    • Prescription Drugs

    • Some Over The Counter (OTC) Medications 

    • Poly Substance Use - Two or more substances (i.e., Alcohol and Marijuana or Alcohol and an OTC medication) 

      • "Drugs in combination with alcohol and multiple drugs present an even greater risk to traffic safety."  (Article)​

 

DUI Penalties

DUI Laws in Montana (Title 61/Chapter 8/Part 4)

Montana prohibits the driving or being in physical control of a vehicle when:

  1. Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) is

  2. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level is 5 ng/ml or more, (MCA 61-8-411), or

  3. while under the influence of any impairing substance or combination fo substances (poly-substance use) to a degree that renders a person incapable of safely driving a vehicle.

  4. Implied Consent - Blood or Breath Tests

    • A person who operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle upon ways of this state open to the public is considered to have given consent to a test or tests of the person's blood or breath for the purpose of determining any measured amount or detected presence of alcohol or drugs in the person's body. (MCA 61-8-402)

 

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Distracted Driving - Do you do it?

2841 in 2018. 

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Two Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-One people were killed in 2018 in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.  Among those killed: 1,730 drivers, 605 passengers, 400 pedestrians, and 77 bicyclists.  (Source: NHTSA)

 

Drive Safe Missoula is leading our local efforts to save lives by preventing this dangerous behavior.

 

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DUI Task Force Annual Plan
July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

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