SB81 Summary

• Combines separate driving while intoxicated (DWI) and boating while intoxicated (BWI) offenses into single statutes, renaming them the "Omnibus DWI or BWI Act" and "Underage DUI or BUI Law" to streamline intoxicated operation laws for both motor vehicles and motorboats.

• Applies uniform penalties, suspension periods, and chemical testing requirements to both vehicle and motorboat operators, including mandatory alcohol education programs and ignition interlock device restrictions.

• Repeals Chapter 76 (Operation of Motorboats While Intoxicated) entirely, consolidating boating intoxication offenses into the vehicle-based statutory framework in Chapter 65.

• Updates all cross-references throughout Arkansas Code to reflect the combined DWI/BWI and DUI/BUI terminology in related statutes covering court costs, public defender fees, emergency medical services qualifications, and commercial driver's licenses.

• Maintains existing penalty structures for offenses including license suspension periods (6 months to lifetime revocation based on offense number), mandatory jail time for repeat offenders, and vehicle registration suspension provisions.