§ 62b.3 - Policy.

(a) Intoxicated driving is incompatible with the maintenance of high standards of performance, military discipline, DoD personnel reliability, and readiness of military units and supporting activities. It is DoD policy to reduce significantly the incidence of intoxicated driving within the Department of Defense through a coordinated program of education, indentification, law enforcement, and treatment. Specifically, the goal of the DoD Intoxicated Driving Prevention Program is to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries suffered by DoD personnel and the amount of property damage that result from intoxicated driving. Persons who engage in intoxicated driving, regardless of the geographic location of the incident, have demonstrated a serious disregard for the safety of themselves and others. It is appropriate for military commanders, in the exercise of their inherent authority, to protect the mission of an installation and the safety of persons and property therein to restrict driving privileges of persons who engage in such actions.

(b) The Department of Defense shall participate in the national effort to prevent intoxicated driving by maintaining appropriate relationships with other governmental agencies and private organizations and shall cooperate with responsible civil authorities consistent with statutory and regulatory constraints in detecting, identifying, apprehending, prosecuting, educating, and counseling intoxicated drivers and in reporting cases as required by State laws and applicable Status of Forces Agreements.