Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. % 164) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact…

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $2,935,606 under the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated federal grant program (CFDA 20.608) to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, a division of the Indiana Judiciary Courts, for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

The award will support countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving in Indiana through the Repeat Intoxicated Driver program. As required under the Section 164 grant guidelines, funding will help Indiana enact and enforce laws establishing minimum penalties for repeat offenders of driving under the influence, with the goal of deterring recidivism and enhancing public safety. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute will deliver the program services on behalf of the State of Indiana.

Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. % 164) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming repeat intoxicated driver laws.