Table 2-7: Impaired Driving Laws: 2000,,,,,,,,,,,
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,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,,,
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KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; DWI = driving while intoxicated; Y = yes; N = no; A = alternative; S = suspension;                            R = revocation; Nms = no mandatory sanction.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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