DUI Laws
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Alabama DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Alabama DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Code 32-5A-191, license suspension, ignition interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Alaska DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Alaska DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under AS 28.35.030 (72 hours jail, $1,500 fine), license revocation, and the 15-year look-back.
Arizona DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Arizona DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under ARS 28-1381 (10 days jail, mandatory interlock), license suspension, and the 84-month rule.
Arkansas DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Arkansas DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Arkansas Code 5-65-111, the 6-month suspension, interlock, and 10-year look-back.
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Braun's Law Signed: Two of California's Four DUI Bills Wait Until 2031
Newsom signed a four-bill California DUI package on September 25, 2026. Only SB 907 is chaptered, and two of the bills do not become operative until 2031.
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California DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
California DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Vehicle Code 23152, license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Colorado DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Colorado DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, the lesser DWAI at 0.05%, first-offense penalties under 42-4-1301, license revocation, interlock, and the felony 4th.
Connecticut DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Connecticut DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under 14-227a, a 45-day suspension plus 1-year interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
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Delaware DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Delaware DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Title 21 Section 4177, the mandatory ignition interlock, license revocation, and refusal.
DUI Laws by State: Penalties, BAC Limits & License (2026)
Compare DUI laws across all 50 states and DC: BAC limits, ignition interlock rules, look-back periods, and when a repeat DUI offense becomes a felony.
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Florida DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Florida DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Statute 316.193, license revocation, ignition interlock, refusal, and the 10-year rule.
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Georgia DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Georgia DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under O.C.G.A. 40-6-391, license suspension, ignition interlock, refusal, and the 10-year rule.
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Hawaii OVUII Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Hawaii OVUII (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under HRS 291E-61, license revocation, interlock, the 10-year look-back, and refusal.
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Idaho DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Idaho DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Idaho Code 18-8005, license suspension, mandatory interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Illinois DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Illinois DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under 625 ILCS 5/11-501, the statutory summary suspension, BAIID, and felony thresholds.
Indiana OWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Indiana OWI (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under IC 9-30-5, license suspension, ignition interlock, and the 7-year look-back.
Iowa OWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Iowa OWI (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Iowa Code 321J.2, the 180-day revocation, ignition interlock, and 12-year look-back.
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Kansas DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Kansas DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under K.S.A. 8-1567, the 30-day suspension plus interlock, refusal penalty, and felony threshold.
Kentucky DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Kentucky DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under KRS 189A.010, license suspension, ignition interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
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Louisiana DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Louisiana DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under R.S. 14:98.1, license suspension, ignition interlock, and the 10-year cleansing period.
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Maine OUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Maine OUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under 29-A M.R.S. 2411, the 150-day license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Maryland DUI & DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit (2026)
Maryland DUI and DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Transportation Article 21-902, license suspension, interlock, and refusal rules.
Massachusetts OUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
Massachusetts OUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Chapter 90 Section 24, the 24D program, license suspension, and refusal rules.
Michigan OWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Michigan OWI (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under MCL 257.625, license suspension, the high-BAC rule, interlock, and refusal.
Minnesota DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Minnesota DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Statute 169A.27, license revocation, ignition interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Mississippi DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Mississippi DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Code 63-11-30, the 120-day license suspension, interlock, and the 5-year look-back.
Missouri DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Missouri DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under RSMo 577.010, the 90-day license suspension, ignition interlock, and when DWI is a felony.
Montana DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Montana DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under MCA 61-8-1002, the 6-month suspension, aggravated DUI at 0.16%, and the felony fourth.
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Nebraska DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Nebraska DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Statute 60-6,196, the 6-month revocation, mandatory interlock, and the felony third.
Nevada DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Nevada DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under NRS 484C.110, the 90-day revocation, mandatory interlock, and the felony third in 7 years.
New Hampshire DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
New Hampshire DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under RSA 265-A:18, the 9-month license loss, aggravated DWI at 0.16, and annulment rules.
New Jersey DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
New Jersey DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, mandatory ignition interlock since 2019, and no felony DUI.
New Mexico DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
New Mexico DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under NMSA 66-8-102, mandatory interlock for all offenders, and felony at the 4th.
New York DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
New York DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, DWAI vs DWI, first-offense penalties under VTL 1192, the 6-month revocation, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
North Carolina DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
North Carolina DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, five sentencing levels under G.S. 20-179, the one-year revocation, interlock rules, and refusal penalties.
North Dakota DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
North Dakota DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Century Code 39-08-01, the 91-day suspension, and refusal as a crime.
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Ohio OVI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Ohio OVI (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Revised Code 4511.19, license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Oklahoma DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Oklahoma DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under 47 O.S. 11-902, license revocation, aggravated DUI, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Oregon DUII Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Oregon DUII (DUI) laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under ORS 813.010, license suspension, interlock, diversion, and the 10-year look-back.
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Pennsylvania DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Tiers (2026)
Pennsylvania DUI laws use three BAC tiers under Title 75 Section 3802. Learn first-offense penalties, the interlock rule, the 10-year look-back, and ARD.
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Rhode Island DUI Laws: Penalties & BAC Limit (2026)
Rhode Island DUI laws under 31-27-2: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense fines and suspension, the interlock rule, refusal penalties, and the 10-year look-back.
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South Carolina DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
South Carolina DUI laws under 56-5-2930: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense fines and jail, the all-offender interlock rule, refusal penalties, and look-back.
South Dakota DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
South Dakota DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under SDCL 32-23-2, license revocation, the 10-year look-back, and the felony threshold.
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Tennessee DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
Tennessee DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under TCA 55-10-402, the mandatory 1-year interlock, license revocation, and the look-back.
Texas DWI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Texas DWI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Penal Code 49.04, license suspension, when a DWI becomes a felony, and the priors rule.
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Utah DUI Laws: 0.05% BAC Limit & Penalties (2026)
Utah DUI laws: the nation's lowest 0.05% BAC limit under Utah Code 41-6a-502, first-offense penalties, license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
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Vermont DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Vermont DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under 23 V.S.A. 1201 and 1210, the 90-day civil suspension, interlock, and 20-year look-back.
Virginia DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Virginia DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Code 18.2-266, the 1-year license revocation, mandatory interlock, and 10-year look-back.
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Washington DC DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
Washington DC DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under DC Code 50-2206.11, the 6-month revocation, and mandatory ignition interlock.
Washington DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Washington DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under RCW 46.61.5055, the 90-day suspension, mandatory ignition interlock, and the look-back.
West Virginia DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
West Virginia DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under Code 17C-5-2, license revocation, the test and lock program, and expungement.
Wisconsin OWI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
Wisconsin OWI laws: a first offense is a civil non-criminal violation, the 0.08% BAC limit under statute 346.63, the fine, license revocation, and interlock.
Wyoming DWUI Laws: Penalties, BAC & License (2026)
Wyoming DWUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit under statute 31-5-233, first-offense penalties, the 90-day license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.