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Why does the drunk driving acronym keep changing?
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:10 pm
Always used to be DWI. Then it was DUI. Now all the JT Barrett reports are using OVI. What's the deal with that?
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Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:11 pm to RidiculousHype
6 of one, half dozen of the other.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:12 pm to RidiculousHype
I think OVI is used for underage and any amount of alcohol, but that's an educated guess.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:12 pm to RidiculousHype
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:15 pm to RidiculousHype
My differ by state.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:21 pm to RidiculousHype
Different locations,different terminology.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:21 pm to RidiculousHype
Driving while intoxicated - boozed
Driving under influence - drugs
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Driving under influence - drugs
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Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:23 pm to Sir Drinksalot
It's different by region. I have a friend that got an OWI in Lafayette.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:23 pm to RidiculousHype
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The acronyms DUI, DWI, OMVI and OVI all refer to the same thing: operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The most commonly used terms are DUI, an acronym for Driving Under the Influence, and DWI, an acronym for Driving While Impaired. However, Ohio law no longer uses the DUI and DWI acronyms because, in 1982, Ohio enacted a law that refers to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs as “OMVI,” an acronym for Operating a Motor Vehicle Impaired.
Because a more recent change in Ohio law removed the requirement that a vehicle must be “motorized,” the current acronym that refers to driving under the influence is “OVI” (Operating a Vehicle Impaired). It is now a crime in Ohio to operate almost any vehicle while impaired. This includes not only motorized “vehicles,” but also, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages and several other types of “vehicles.”
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Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:24 pm to RidiculousHype
Because the state keeps getting drunk.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 12:46 pm to RidiculousHype
Lawyers
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:01 pm to RidiculousHype
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Why does the drunk driving acronym keep changing?
they all pretty much mean the same thing...my guess would be that every time someone beats the charges because of the name, the legal system changes the name to close the loophole. for instance, if term was DWI and the courts ruled that someone was innocent because he was high and not drunk, then the state would change that to DUI to try to plug that hole...
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:02 pm to RidiculousHype
OVI = Ohio Vehicle Incompetence
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:02 pm to RidiculousHype
Because lawyers
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:03 pm to Sir Drinksalot
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Driving while intoxicated - boozed Driving under influence - drugs
No You can be intoxicated by drugs and be under the influence of any intoxicating substance.
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:03 pm to RidiculousHype
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What's the deal with that?
Well it's a state law thing for starters
And I think DWI and DUI might have different legal meanings in some states. DWI = Driving While Intoxicated (alcohol)
DUI = Driving under the influence, not necessarily alcohol
ETA - Nevermind, it appears I'm wrong per the responses above
This post was edited on 10/31/15 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 10/31/15 at 1:19 pm to Powerman
Brake tag = inspection sticker
Posted on 10/31/15 at 2:33 pm to RidiculousHype
DUI, DWI, OMVI and OVI: What Do They Mean?
Many years ago, drug usage and driving was not a big problem. When that changed, they had to change the description from "intoxicated" to "impaired".
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The acronyms DUI, DWI, OMVI and OVI all refer to the same thing: operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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“OVI” (Operating a Vehicle Impaired).
Many years ago, drug usage and driving was not a big problem. When that changed, they had to change the description from "intoxicated" to "impaired".
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