Commercial Driver's License & OWI's

It is always in everyone's best interest not to drive after drinking (or while drinking).

If you have a commercial driver's license - often referred to as "CDL" - it is a violation to have any alcohol before (and while) driving. A person with a regular driver's license in a regular (non-commercial) vehicle is violating the law when his or her BAC - blood alcohol content - is at .08. Police can arrest a person and the district attorney can prosecute a person whose BAC is at .05 or above. However, if a person has a commercial driver's license, any trace of alcohol is a violation. It is also a violation to drive a commercial vehicle without a CDL.