Sacramento CA — The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has teamed up with 35 law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to keep suspended drivers with prior DUI convictions off the road.
Under the “Hot List” project, the DMV provides the agencies with bimonthly lists of the driver license numbers of suspended or revoked multiple DUI offenders in their jurisdictions. Based on that information, law enforcement agencies then create a list for their officers with the names, addresses, photos, and vehicle descriptions of the individuals most likely to reoffend.
The purpose of the “Hot List” project is to help law enforcement agencies enforce DMV’s licensing actions to reduce recidivism and crashes among suspended/revoked multiple DUI offenders in California. “Research shows a staggering 75 percent of drivers who are convicted of DUI continue to drive despite being suspended or revoked,” exclaimed Jean Shiomoto, DMV Director. “This program is aimed towards a significant reduction of that number.”
The “Hot List” started in 2011 as a pilot program with a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to implement a monitored project with DMV’s Research and Development Branch providing oversight of data and implementation by the agencies. During the pilot period, DMV worked with 15 participating police and sheriff’s agencies. The enforcement activities during the first year resulted in 115 citations for driving on a suspended or revoked license, 129 vehicle impoundments, and 23 DUI arrests.
In the current phase of the project, DMV expanded the distribution of the “Hot Lists” to 35 participating agencies. DMV and OTS are now working to expand the program to include up to 50 law enforcement agencies across the state.
Fast Facts on Repeat DUI Offenders:

• 27% of convicted California DUI offenders are repeat DUI offenders.
• They represent less than 1% of California’s total drivers, but are highly over-involved in crashes.
• They are involved in 24% of California’s fatal DUI crashes and 63% of injury DUI crashes.
• They are up to 47% more likely to reoffend within five years than first time offenders.

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