Experts say lighter penalties just don't work for Utah's tough new DUI law

Earlier this year, the Utah Substance Use Advisory Council, was asked to investigate a tiered system of penalties for Utahns arrested for drunken driving under the state’s strict new 0.05 threshold.
But after months of study, the group — made up of legal experts, law enforcement and alcohol policy officials — said creating lighter penalties for those arrested between 0.05 and the current 0.08, would only weaken law enforcement and prosecution efforts.On Tuesday, the Council vot