Starting next November, for example, New York teen-agers who are caught driving while drunk are liable to lose their licenses for a year or until they turn 19 - whichever comes later. Carmen Giletto, president of the New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association, a statewide group of 2,800 restaurant and tavern owners, said the court decisions ''have had a great impact all over the state.''īesides the rulings and the checkpoints, the Legislature has enacted several laws on drunken driving that took effect this year, including the assessment of $3,000 surcharges in addition to court fines and possible jail sentences for those convicted of driving while intoxicated.Įfforts to combat drunken driving are also being made in other states.
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