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

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the California Office of Traffic Safety $43.184 million under the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated program (CFDA 20.608) on October 1, 2025. This Section 164 transfer funding supports alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in California, a state that has enacted and enforced conforming repeat intoxicated driver laws establishing specified penalties for second and subsequent convictions of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. The California Office of Traffic Safety, the state's designated highway safety office and child entity of the State of California, administers the award. Performance runs through September 30, 2029, with work performed in Elk Grove, California. The program permits use of these funds solely for alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures eligible under the NHTSA Section 402 formula grant program or for Federal Highway Administration Highway Safety Improvement Program hazard elimination activities. Recipients must retain records for three years following submission of a final expenditure report.

Section 164 transfer program: repeat intoxicated driver (23 C.F.R. Part 1275; 23 U.S.C. § 164) ― penalty transfer funds to support alcohol and drug-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming repeat alcohol-intoxicated driver laws. Under section 164, to avoid the transfer of funds, a state must enact and enforce a repeat intoxicated driver law that establishes, at minimum, certain specified penalties for second and subsequent convictions of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. 23 U.S.C. 164(a)(5).