Media Advisory - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (SCDPPPS) Announce New DUI Law

For Immediate Release
May 16, 2024
Contact: Deborah Douglas, SCDPPPS Director of External Affairs, 803-240-8865

--MEDIA ADVISORY--

A new DUI law, the “All Offender Law,” goes into effect May 19, 2024.  This law will require all drivers convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), regardless of their Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), to participate in the Ignition Interlock Device (I.I.D.) program.

The intent and purpose of the I.I.D. program is to protect the public by requiring drivers who have committed alcohol-related driving offenses to have a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device installed in any vehicle they drive. The Program allows such individuals to drive legally while preventing them from driving when they have been drinking alcohol.

Date: May 17, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Speakers: Steven Burritt, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Regional Executive Director, Jodi Gallman, SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services (DPPPS) Acting Director, Robert G. Woods, IV, SC Department of Public Safety Director

About the “All Offender Law:” https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/36.htm

Media Contact:  Deborah Douglas, SCDPPPS Director of External Affairs
E: Deborah.Douglas@ppp.sc.gov
C: 803-240-8865