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.
