Republican Bill Would Criminalize First-Time Drunken Driving
Wisconsin is the Only State Where the First-Offense is a Civil Violation
MADISON, Wis. – Two Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would make first-time drunken driving a crime in Wisconsin. Rep. Jim Ott and Sen. Alberta Darling began circulating the proposal for co-sponsors on Thursday. Wisconsin is the only state where first-offense drunken driving is a civil violation and not a crime. Ott and Darling’s bill would make a first-time…



