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DUI DWI


Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is considered an increasingly serious offence in the United States. A conviction for a DUI/DWI offence can have a far reaching impact on everything from insurance coverage to future employment options. As a general subsequent conviction for DUI/DWI have increasingly serious consequences. This makes it extremely important to take into account the future consequences of any resolution of one's current legal problems related to DUI/DWI.

The DUI/DWI laws vary from state and a local attorney can help give me specific guidance.

State BAC defined as illegal
per se 		Administrative license
suspension
1st
offense 		Restore driving
privileges
during
suspension? 		Do penalties
include interlock/
forfeiture?*

Alabama .08 90 days No No/No
Alaska .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/Yes
Arizona .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/Yes
Arkansas .08 120 days Yes Yes/Yes
California .08 4 months After 30 days Yes/Yes
Colorado .10 3 months Yes Yes/No
Connecticut .10 90 days Yes No/No
Delaware .10 3 months No Yes/No
District of Columbia .08 2-90 days Yes No/No
Florida .08 6 months Yes Yes/Yes
Georgia .08 1 year Yes Yes/Yes
Hawaii .08 3 months After 30 days Yes/No
Idaho .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/No
Illinois .08 3 months After 30 days Yes/Yes
Indiana .08 180 days After 30 days Yes/No
Iowa .10 180 days Yes Yes/No
Kansas .08 30 days No Yes/No
Kentucky .08 -- -- Yes/Yes
Louisiana .08** 90 days After 30 days Yes/Yes
Maine .08 90 days Yes Yes/Yes
Maryland .08 45 days Yes Yes/No
Massachusetts None 90 days No No/No
Michigan .10 -- -- Yes/Yes
Minnesota .10 90 days After 15 days No/Yes
Mississippi .08 90 days No Yes/Yes
Missouri .08 30 days No Yes/Yes
Montana .10 -- -- Yes/Yes
Nebraska .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/No
Nevada .10 90 days After 45 days Yes/No
New Hampshire .08 6 months No Yes/No
New Jersey .10 -- -- Yes/No
New Mexico .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/No
New York .10 Variable Yes Yes/Yes
North Carolina .08 30 days After 10 days Yes/Yes
North Dakota .10 91 days after 30 days Yes/Yes
Ohio .10 90 days after 15 days Yes/Yes
Oklahoma .08 180 days Yes Yes/Yes
Oregon .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/Yes
Pennsylvania .10 -- -- Yes/Yes
Rhode Island .08 -- -- Yes/Yes
South Carolina .10 -- -- Yes/Yes
South Dakota .08 -- -- No/No
Tennessee .10 -- -- Yes/Yes
Texas .08 60 days Yes Yes/Yes
Utah .08 90 days No Yes/No
Vermont .08 90 days No No/Yes
Virginia .08 7 days No Yes/No
Washington .08 90 days After 30 days Yes/Yes
West Virginia .10 6 months After 30 days Yes/No
Wisconsin .10 6 months Yes Yes/Yes
Wyoming .08 90 days Yes No/No

 




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