§ 55-10-411. Presumption of Impairment — Notice of Penalties for Additional Offenses — Allegation of Prior Convictions — Mandatory Service of Minimum Sentence — No Defense That Person Is Lawful User of Substance — Strip Searches — Jurisdiction of General Sessions Court — Part Definitions
For the purpose of proving a violation of § 55-10-401(a)(1), evidence that there was, at the time alleged, eight-hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant’s blood shall create a presumption that the defendant’s ability to drive was sufficiently impaired thereby to constitute a violation of § 55-10-401(1). Any […]
§ 55-10-412. Disposition of Fines — Collection of Increased Fines — County Fund — Disposition of Fund
A portion of any fine imposed upon a person for a violation of § 55-10-401, up to the maximum fine actually imposed, shall be returned to the sheriff of a county jail or to the chief administrative officer of a city jail for the purpose of reimbursing the sheriff or officer for the cost of […]
§ 55-10-401. Driving Under the Influence Prohibited — Alcohol Concentration in Blood or Breath
It is unlawful for any person to drive or to be in physical control of any automobile or other motor driven vehicle on any of the public roads and highways of the state, or on any streets or alleys, or while on the premises of any shopping center, trailer park, or apartment house complex, or […]
§ 55-10-402. Penalty for Violations of § 55-10-401 — Alternative Facilities for Incarceration — Public Service Work — Monitoring — Inpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Any person violating § 55-10-401, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be sentenced to serve in the county jail or workhouse not less than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours nor more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days. Any person violating § 55-10-401, upon conviction for the first offense with a blood alcohol concentration […]