[OldDeckHand]

"operating or in physical control of a motor vehicle on any public road, highway, alley, parking lot, or any other premises generally frequented by the public while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and your blood alcohol content of .08% or higher."

I'm surprised by the number of people who believe that you can drive drunk so long as you're on private property - like a gated community. The TN law as you've described is exactly them same as in other states in which I'm familiar, including FL.

Snowmobilers and boaters are frequently pinched for DUI, and clearly none are on roadways - private or otherwise.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

I’ve worked both full-time and part-time as a Police Officer in Florida, during my college days, then Georgia after college, then as a Reserve Deputy in California then s very short stint as a Special Police Officer while I lived in Wyoming and now as a Reserve Deputy in Tennessee.

The laws are pretty much the same nationwide on DUI.

The “minimums” on these laws are tied to federal funding and lobbied for by such organizations as MADD, they do not vary much state to state, except to get stricter.