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Legislation aimed to toughen penalties for drunken drivers received strong support in an Assembly hearing Thursday. Rep. Jim Ott, co-author of the three bills, said the legislation would help make drunken driving laws "more consistent with the seriousness of the offense." Two of the three bills would create tougher consequences for driving drunk: AB 99 would increase the minimum incarceration for ...