18 U.S.C. § 343 — Presumptions
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-570 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 70 words · no verdicts yet
For this chapter, a person with a blood alcohol level of .10 percent or more is presumed to be under the influence of alcohol. A person is presumed to be under the influence of drugs if the amount of drug in their body would be enough to impair an average person's perception, mental processes, or motor skills.
(1) For purposes of this chapter, if an individual's blood alcohol content is .10 percent or more, the law presumes that person is under the influence of alcohol.
(2) The law also presumes an individual is under the influence of drugs if the quantity of the drug in that person's system would be enough to impair the perception, mental processes, or motor functions of an average person.
For purposes of this chapter—
an individual with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent or more shall be presumed to be under the influence of alcohol; and
an individual shall be presumed to be under the influence of drugs if the quantity of the drug in the system of the individual would be sufficient to impair the perception, mental processes, or motor functions of the average individual.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1971(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–59; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6473(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4379.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-570 · 100 Stat. 3207
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4379
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-570 on 1986-10-27.
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