Table 2-7: Impaired Driving Laws: 2000
Table 2-7: Impaired Driving Laws: 2000
| State | Administrative per se (BAC level) | Illegal per se (BAC level) | Lower BAC for youthful DWI offenders (BAC level and age) | License sanction (Mandatory minimum for a DWI conviction) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First offense | Second offense | Third offense | ||||
| Alabama | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-90 days | R-1 yr | R-3 yrs |
| Alaska | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.00 (<21) | R-30 days | R-1 yr | R-10 yrs |
| Arizona | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.00 (<21) | S-90 days | R-1 yr | R-3 yrs |
| Arkansas | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| California | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.01 (<21) | Nms | Nms | R-18 mos |
| Colorado | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Connecticut | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| Delaware | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-6 mos | R-6 mos |
| District of Columbia | Y-0.05 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | R-6 mos | R-1 yr | R-2 yrs |
| Florida | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-12 mos | R-24 mos |
| Georgia | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | S-120 days | R-5 yrs |
| Hawaii | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Idaho | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-1 yr | S-1 yr |
| Illinois | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| Indiana | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-1 yr | S-1 yr |
| Iowa | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | R-30 days | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Kansas | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-1 yr | S-1 yr |
| Kentucky | A | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | R-12 mos | R-24 mos |
| Louisiana | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| Maine | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | S-60 days | S-18 mos | S-4 yrs |
| Maryland | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| Massachusetts | Y-0.08 | N | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-45 days | R-6 mos | R-2 yrs |
| Michigan | N | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-1 yr | S-5 yrs |
| Minnesota | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.00 (<21) | R-15 days | R-90 days | R-90 days |
| Mississippi | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-1 yr | S-3 yrs |
| Missouri | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | R-2 yrs | R-3 yrs |
| Montana | N | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-3 mos | R-3 mos |
| Nebraska | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | R-60 days | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Nevada | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | R-45 days | R-1 yr | R-1.5 yrs |
| New Hampshire | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | R-90 days | R-3 yrs | R-3 yrs |
| New Jersey | N | 0.10 | Y-0.01 (<21) | R-6 mos | R-2 yrs | R-10 yrs |
| New Mexico | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-30 days | R-30 days |
| New York | A | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-I yr | R-1 yr |
| North Carolina | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | Nms | R-2 yrs | R-3 yrs |
| North Dakota | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | S-365 days | S-2 yrs |
| Ohio | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-15 days | S-30 days | S-180 days |
| Oklahoma | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.00 (<21) | Nms | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Oregon | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | Nms | S-90 days | S-1 yr |
| Pennsylvania | N | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-1 mo | S-12 mos | S-12 mos |
| Rhode Island | N | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-3 mos | S-1 yr | S-2 yrs |
| South Carolina | Y-0.15 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | S-1 yr | S-4 yrs |
| South Dakota | N | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Tennessee | N | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-2 yrs | R-3 yrs |
| Texas | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | Nms | Nms | Nms |
| Utah | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.00 (<21) | S-90 days | R-1 yrs | R-1 yrs |
| Vermont | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-90 days | S-18 mos | R-2 yrs |
| Virginia | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-1 yr | R-3 yrs |
| Washington | Y-0.08 | 0.08 | Y-0.02 (<21) | S-30 days | R-1 yr | R-2 yrs |
| West Virginia | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | R-30 days | R-1 yr | R-1 yr |
| Wisconsin | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | R-60 days | R-90 days |
| Wyoming | Y-0.10 | 0.10 | Y-0.02 (<21) | Nms | S-1 yr | R-3 yrs |
KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; DWI = driving while intoxicated; Y = yes; N = no; A = alternative; S = suspension; R = revocation; Nms = no mandatory sanction.
NOTES: An "administrative per se law" allows a state's driver licensing agency to either suspend or revoke a driver's license based on a specific alcohol (or drug) concentration or on some other criterion related to alcohol or drug use and driving. Such action is independent of any licensing action related to a DWI criminal offense. The term "illegal per se" refers to state laws that make it a criminal offense to operate a motor vehicle at or above a specified alcohol (or drug) concentration in the blood, breath, or urine. In those columns showing mandatory sanctions, "nms" does not mean that a state does not have a sanction. It only means that the state does not have a mandatory sanction for that offense or violation.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2000.pdf as of Jan. 4, 2002.