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State DUI and DWI Laws

Below is a table of state DUI & DWI laws.

State	BAC Defined as illegal per se¹	Administrative license suspension 1st offense?²	Restore driving privileges during suspension?^2,3	Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?⁴
Alabama	0.08	90 days	no	no/no
Alaska	0.10	90 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
Arizona	0.10	90 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
Arkansas	0.08	120 days	yes	yes/yes
California	0.08	4 months	after 30 days	yes/yes
Colorado	0.10	3 months	yes	yes/no
Connecticut	0.10	90 days	yes	no/no
Delaware	0.10	3 months	no	yes/no
District of Columbia	0.08	2-90 days	yes	no/no
Florida	0.08	6 months	yes	yes/yes

State	BAC Defined as illegal per se¹	Administrative license suspension 1st offense?²	Restore driving privileges during suspension?^2,3	Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?⁴
Georgia	0.10⁵	1 year	yes	yes/yes
Hawaii	0.08	3 months	after 30 days	yes/no
Idaho	0.08	90 days	after 30 days	yes/no
Illinois	0.08	3 months	after 30 days	yes/yes
Indiana	0.10	180 days	after 30 days	yes/no
Iowa	0.10	180 days	yes	yes/no
Kansas	0.08	30 days	no	yes/no
Kentucky	0.08	--	--	yes/yes
Louisiana	0.10	90 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
Maine	0.08	90 days	yes	yes/yes

State	BAC Defined as illegal per se¹	Administrative license suspension 1st offense?²	Restore driving privileges during suspension?^2,3	Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?⁴
Maryland	0.08 (eff. 9/30/01)	45 days	yes	yes/no
Massachusetts	none¹	90 days	no	no/no
Michigan	0.10	--	--	yes/yes
Minnesota	0.10	90 days	after 15 days	no/yes
Mississippi	0.10	90 days	no	yes/yes
Missouri	0.10	30 days	no	yes/yes
Montana	0.10	--	--	yes/yes
Nebraska	0.08	90 days	after 30 days	yes/no
Nevada	0.10	90 days	after 45 days	yes/no
New Hampshire	0.08	6 months	no	yes/no

State	BAC Defined as illegal per se¹	Administrative license suspension 1st offense?²	Restore driving privileges during suspension?^2,3	Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?⁴
New Jersey	0.10	--	--	yes/no
New Mexico	0.08	90 days	after 30 days	yes/no
New York	0.10	variable⁶	yes	yes/yes
North Carolina	0.08	30 days	after 10 days	yes/yes
North Dakota	0.10	91 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
Ohio	0.10	90 days	after 15 days	yes/yes
Oklahoma	0.10	180 days	yes	yes/yes
Oregon	0.08	90 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
Pennsylvania	0.10	--	--	yes/yes
Rhode Island	0.08	--	--	yes/yes

State	BAC Defined as illegal per se¹	Administrative license suspension 1st offense?²	Restore driving privileges during suspension?^2,3	Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?⁴
South Carolina	0.10	--	--	yes/yes
South Dakota	0.10	--	--	no/no
Tennessee	0.10	--	--	yes/yes
Texas	0.08	60 days	yes	yes/yes
Utah	0.08	90 days	no	yes/no
Vermont	0.08	90 days	no	no/yes
Virginia	0.08	7 days	no	yes/no
Washington	0.08	90 days	after 30 days	yes/yes
West Virginia	0.10	6 months	after 30 days	yes/no
Wisconsin	0.10	6 months	yes	yes/yes
Wyoming	0.10	90 days	yes	no/no

¹The law in Massachusetts is not a per se law. A BAC of 0.08 percent in Massachusetts is evidence of alcohol impairment but isn't illegal per se.

²Information pertains to drivers in violation of the BAC defined as illegal per se for all drivers, not the special BAC for young drivers.

³Drivers usually must demonstrate special hardship to justify restoring privileges during suspension, and then privileges often are restricted.

⁴A multiple offender's vehicle may be seized and disposed.

⁵Under Georgia law, a prosecutor only has to prove a person was driving with a BAC of 0.10 or greater to get a conviction. At BACs of 0.08 or greater but less than 0.10, there is a presumption the defendant was driving under the influence of alcohol, but that presumption can be rebutted by the defendant.

⁶In New York, administrative license suspension lasts until prosecution is complete.