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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