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2007 Revisions to Colorado DWI Laws
The following matrix explains the only change that became effective January 1, 2007. The change reduced the BAC level for defining a Persistent
Drunk Driver from .20 to .17. Subsequently, the BAC levels were reduced for the two levels of education as well as the treatment tracks.
This matrix is included in the December 2006 supplement to Lesson 2 – Level I and II Driving with Care Education - Participant Workbooks.
Master copies are available from the Center for Impaired Driving Research and Evaluation (CIDRE) P.O. Box 17624 Boulder, CO 80308-0624.
Phone: 303-442-5780, and from ADAD, 4055 S. Lowell Blvd. KA, Denver, CO 80236. Phone, 303-866-7480.
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COLORADO EDUCATION AND TREATMENT PATHS ( FOR PERSONS ARRESTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007) |
PROGRAM EDUCATION AND/OR TREATMENT |
CRITERIA BAC/priors |
LENGTH OF EDUCATION hours/weeks |
LENGTH OF TREATMENT hours/weeks |
COMBINED LENGTH OF EDUCATION AND TREATMENT hours/weeks/months |
Level I Education |
No Priors Less than .12 |
12 hours 1-6 weeks |
12 hours 1-6 weeks |
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Level II Education |
No Priors .12-.169 with no other clinical indicator or less that .12 with clinical justification |
24 hours 12 weeks |
24 hours 12 weeks |
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Treatment Track A |
No Priors.12 – .169 with 1 or more clinical indicators or less than .12 with clinical justification |
24 hours 12 weeks |
42 hours 21 weeks |
66 hours 8 months |
Treatment Track B |
No Priors .17 or more, or less than .17 with clinical justification |
24 hours 12 weeks |
52 hours 26 weeks |
76 hours 9 months |
Treatment Track C |
1 or more priors Less than .17 |
24 hours 12 weeks |
68 hours 34 weeks |
92 hours 11 months |
Treatment Track D |
1 or more priors .17 or more, or less than .17 with clinical justification |
24 hours 12 weeks |
86 hours 43 weeks |
110 hours 13 months |
- Education or Track Level may be raised with clinical justification.
- Education or Track level should not be reduced; it is not appropriate clinically nor in terms of DMV requirements.
- If no BAC is available, placement will be based on clinical justification.
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