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The law states that it is illegal for a person under 21 to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .02% or higher. Why is the limit not .00% BAC?

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The law states that it is illegal for a person under 21 to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .02% or higher. Why is the limit not .00% BAC?

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While certain states have a zero tolerance law set at a BAC of .00%, other states, including Rhode Island, set the legal limit for the zero tolerance law at .02%. This results from concerns about legal challenges claiming that other substances, such as mouthwash or cold medicine, were responsible for a positive but very low BAC measurement.