DUI/DWI
LAWS last updated July 2004
| State |
BAC
Defined as illegal per se |
Administrative
license suspension 1st offense?1 |
Restore
driving privileges during suspension?1,2 |
Do
penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 |
Open
container laws |
| Alabama |
0.08 |
90
days |
no
|
no/no |
driver/passenger |
| Alaska |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver |
| Arizona |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Arkansas |
0.08 |
120
days |
yes |
yes/yes |
-- |
| California |
0.08 |
4
months |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Colorado |
0.08 |
3
months |
yes |
yes/no |
-- |
| Connecticut |
0.08 |
90
days |
yes |
no/no |
-- |
| Delaware |
0.08 |
3
months |
no
|
yes/no |
-- |
| District
of Columbia |
0.08 |
2-90
days |
yes |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Florida |
0.08 |
6
months |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| State |
BAC
Defined as illegal per se |
Administrative
license suspension 1st offense?1 |
Restore
driving privileges during suspension?1,2 |
Do
penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 |
Open
container laws |
| Georgia |
0.08 |
1
year |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Hawaii |
0.08 |
3
months |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Idaho |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Illinois |
0.08 |
3
months |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Indiana |
0.08 |
180
days |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
driver4 |
| Iowa |
0.08 |
180
days |
after
90 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Kansas |
0.08 |
30
days |
no |
yes/no |
driver |
| Kentucky |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes
|
driver/passenger |
| Louisiana |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Maine |
0.08 |
90
days |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| State |
BAC
Defined as illegal per se |
Administrative
license suspension 1st offense?1 |
Restore
driving privileges during suspension?1,2 |
Do
penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 |
Open
container laws |
| Maryland |
0.08 |
45
days |
yes |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Massachusetts |
0.08 |
90
days |
no |
no/no |
driver/passenger |
| Michigan |
0.085 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Minnesota |
0.08
(eff. 08/01/05) |
90
days |
after
15 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Mississippi |
0.08 |
90
days |
no |
yes/yes |
-- |
| Missouri |
0.08 |
30
days |
no |
yes/yes |
-- |
| Montana |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Nebraska |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Nevada |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
45 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| New
Hampshire |
0.08 |
6
months |
no |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| State |
BAC
Defined as illegal per se |
Administrative
license suspension 1st offense?1 |
Restore
driving privileges during suspension?1,2 |
Do
penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 |
Open
container laws |
| New
Jersey |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| New
Mexico |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| New
York |
0.08 |
variable6 |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| North
Carolina |
0.08 |
30
days |
after
10 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| North
Dakota |
0.08 |
91
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Ohio |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
15 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Oklahoma |
0.08 |
180
days |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver |
| Oregon |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Pennsylvania |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Rhode
Island |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver |
| State |
BAC
Defined as illegal per se |
Administrative
license suspension 1st offense?1 |
Restore
driving privileges during suspension?1,2 |
Do
penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 |
Open
container laws |
| South
Carolina |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| South
Dakota |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
no/no |
driver/passenger |
| Tennessee |
0.08 |
-- |
-- |
yes/yes |
driver7 |
| Texas |
0.08 |
90
days |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Utah |
0.08 |
90
days |
no |
yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Vermont |
0.08 |
90
days |
no |
no/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Virginia |
0.08 |
7
days |
no |
yes/yes |
|
| Washington |
0.08 |
90
days |
after
30 days |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| West
Virginia |
0.08 |
6
months |
after
30 days |
yes/no |
-- |
| Wisconsin |
0.08 |
6
months |
yes |
yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Wyoming |
0.08 |
90
days |
yes |
no/no |
driver |
1Information pertains to drivers in
violation of the BAC defined as illegal per se for all drivers, not
the special BAC for young drivers.
2Drivers
usually must demonstrate special hardship to justify restoring privileges
during suspension, and then privileges often are restricted.
3A
multiple offender's vehicle may be seized and disposed.
4In
Indiana, the open container restriction only applies if the driver has
a BAC of 0.04.
5The
0.08 per se BAC law in Michgan contains a sunset clause which states
that the legal BAC will revert to 0.10 on October 1, 2013.
6In
New York, administrative license suspension lasts until prosecution
is complete.
7In
Tennessee, the open container law does not prohibit any municipality,
by ordinance, or any county, by resolution, from prohibiting passengers
from possessing an open container.
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