Table 2-7: Impaired Driving Laws: 2000,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,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)",,,,, State,,,,,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.",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,