TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES

CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION

Part 4. Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Operation Of Noncommercial Vehicle Or Commercial Vehicle By Person Under Influence Of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

61-8-411. Operation of noncommercial vehicle or commercial vehicle by person under influence of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in 61-8-442, 61-8-722, 61-8-723, and 61-8-731 through 61-8-734 for any person to drive or be in actual physical control of:

(a) a noncommercial vehicle upon the ways of this state open to the public while the person's delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level, excluding metabolites, as shown by analysis of the person's blood, is 5 ng/ml or more; or

(b) a commercial motor vehicle upon the ways of this state open to the public while the person's delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol level, excluding metabolites, as shown by analysis of the person's blood, is 5 ng/ml or more.

(2) Absolute liability, as provided in 45-2-104, is imposed for a violation of this section.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 2013.