[Criminal prosecution of drunk driving in the former Czechoslovakia and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia].
In the successor states of former Czechoslovakia, the law enforces the principle of 0.0% alcohol content in blood while operating a motorized vehicle. Those persons who break this law can be punished according to either section 201 StGB "Jeopardizing others while under the influence of addictive substances" or section 201 a StGB which regulates "drunk driving" instances. Various sanctions can also be imposed: 1) imprisonment; 2) confiscation of driver's license; 3) monetary fine. Within the judicial framework, driving while intoxicated, 0.1% alcohol content in blood, is absolutely forbidden, and in some cases, an alcohol content of 0.08% is sufficient to place the suspect under the same laws regulating 0.1% category. The alcohol content in the blood is usually determined by means of a blood or urine test.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000097:blood / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal
D000431:Ethanol