Convicted at 0.05 BAC
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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A driver's BAC is only 0.05 percent. Can the driver still be convicted of driving impaired?
The rule
You can still be convicted of driving impaired with a BAC of only 0.05, or lower when it is combined with drugs.
You can be convicted of driving impaired with a BAC of only 0.05, or less if drugs are involved.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, page 3-7. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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