What States Currently Prohibit Sobriety Checkpoints?
• Idaho • Iowa • Michigan • Minnesota • Oregon • Rhode Island • Texas • Washington • Wisconsin • Wyoming • Alaska and Montana choose not to conduct sobriety checkpoints. If you’re from one of these states, urge your lawmakers to support sobriety checkpoints. ++++++++++++++++ [1] Michigan Department of State Policy v. Sitz (496 US 444, 1990). [2] Elder, Randy, et al. “Effectiveness of Sobriety Checkpoints for Reducing Alcohol-Involved Crashes.” Traffic Injury Prevention (2002): 266-274.