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 $1.7 million to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety under the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated federal grant program (CFDA 20.608). The four-year formula grant will support countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving in the state. As the awardee, the Department of Public Safety will implement programs and services through September 2026 to encourage South Dakota to enact and enforce laws establishing minimum penalties for repeat intoxicated driving offenders, as specified in the Repeat Intoxicated Driver provision of Title 23. The funding will help the state avoid the transfer of federal highway funds by meeting the program's statutory requirements to strengthen consequences for repeat drunk driving through strengthened laws and their enforcement.

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.