US Drunk Driving – Criminal Status Laws Resources

US Drunk Driving – Criminal Status Laws Resources in United States

US Drunk Driving – Criminal Status Laws Resources

as of July 2003

State Citation Status
Alabama §32-5A-191(e), (f),(g) & (h) 4th or subsequent offense is a class C felony

(fewer offenses not classified)

Alaska §§12.55.035, 122.55.125, 12.55.135 & 28.35.030(b) 1st and 2nd offenses are class A misdemeanors

3rd or subsequent offense within 5 years is a class C felony

American Samoa §§22.0707 &46.2301(5) all DUI offenses are class A misdemeanors
Arizona §§13-604, 13-701, 13-707, 13-801, 13-802, 28-1382 & 28-1383 1st and 2nd offense are class 1 misdemeanors

3rd or subsequent offense is a class 4 felony

Arkansas §§5-65-111 & 5-65-112 4th or subsequent offense within 5 years is a felony

(fewer offenses not classified)

California Vehicle Code §§23152, 23550, & 40000.15 non-injury DUI offenses are generally misdemeanors, a 4th or subsequent offense is a felony if offender is sentenced to incarceration in a state prison
Colorado §§18-1.3-401 & 18-3-205 DUI and impaired offenses are misdemeanors, injury-related DUI offenses are class 4 felonies
Connecticut §§14-227a(h), 53a-25 & 53a-26 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Delaware 11 §4202(b), 21 §§4177(d) & 4177B(e)(2) 1st and 2nd offenses are unclassified misdemeanors, 3rd is a class G felony, 4th or subsequent is a class E felony
DC   DUI offenses are not classified
Florida §§316.193 & 775.082 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offense is a 3rd degree felony
Georgia §40-6-391(c) & (k) 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are high and aggravated misdemeanors
Guam Title 9 §§80.34, 1.19(b) & 80.30(c), and Title 16, §§18104, 18105, 18106 1st and 2nd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent non-injury DUI offenses and any injury-related DUI offenses are third degree felonies
Hawaii §§ 291E-61, 701-107(5) & 706-660 1st, 2nd and 3rd offenses are petty misdemeanors, 4th or subsequent offense is a class C felony
Idaho §§18-8004C(1)(a) &(2)(a), 18-8005 & 18-8006 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 2nd or subsequent offense with BAC = .20 is a felony, 3rd or subsequent offenses are felonies, DUI with bodily harm or disfigurement is a felony
Illinois 625 ILCS 5/11-501 and

730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(a)(7) & 5-8-3(a)(1)

1st and 2nd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are class 4 felonies
Indiana IC9-30-5-1 et seq., IC35-50-2 6 & 7, & IC35-50-3-2, et seq. Illegal per se offense with a BAC of .10 to .15 is a class C misdemeanor; with a BAC of .15 and higher, it is a class A misdemeanor; for subsequent convictions within 5 years, it is a class D felony.
Iowa §§321J.2(2) & (3), 707.6A(3), 902.9, 903.1 & 907.3(3)(c) 1st offense is serious misdemeanor, 2nd offense is aggravated misdemeanor, 3rd or subsequent offense is class D felony
Kansas §§8-1567(d), (e) (f) & (k)(3), & 21-4502(1) 1st offense is class B non-person misdemeanor, 2nd offense is a class A non-person misdemeanor, 3rd or subsequent offense is a non-person felony
Kentucky §§189A.010(5), 532.020 & 532.060 1st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2nd offense within 5 years is a class A misdemeanor, 3rd offense within 5 years with a BAC under .18 is a class A misdemeanor, 3rd offense with a BAC of .18 or higher is a class D felony; 4th and subsequent offenses are class D felonies
Louisiana §14:98 1st and 2nd offenses not classified, 3rd offense can be either a misdemeanor or felony, 4th offense is a felony
Maine 17-A MRSA §1252, and 29-A MRSA §2411 (5)(D) 1st, 2nd and 3rd offenses are class D crime, 4th or subsequent offenses are class C crime
Maryland Trans. §§21-902, 27-101 et seq., & 27-102 all DUI offenses are misdemeanors
Massachusetts Ch. 90 §24(1)(a) & Ch. 274 §1 1st and 2nd offenses are unclassified, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Michigan §257.625(8) & (10) 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offenses are felonies
Minnesota §§169A.20, et seq. 1st offense is a misdemeanor, 2nd and 3rd offenses are gross misdemeanors, and 4th offense within 10 years is a felony
Mississippi §§63-11-30(2)(a) (b) & (c) 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Missouri §§577.010, 577.012, 577.023, 558.011 & 560.016 1st intoxication offense is a class B misdemeanor, 1st per se offense is class C misdemeanor, 2nd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 3rdor subsequent offenses are class D felonies
Montana §§61-8-401, 61-8-711(1), 61-8-714, 61-8-731 & 61-8-734 1st, 2nd and 3rd offenses are misdemeanors, 4th and subsequent offenses are felonies
Nebraska §§28-105, 28-106, 60-6,196 & 60-6,198 1st and 2nd offenses and 3rd offense within 12 years are class W misdemeanors; 4th and subsequent offenses within 12 years are class IV felonies; injury related DUI offenses are class IIIA felonies
Nevada §§193.120 & 484.3792 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offenses are category B felonies
New Hampshire §§265:9 IV(A), 265:82 et.seq., & 651:2I(c) 1st – 3rd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 4th or subsequent non-injury DUI offenses are felonies, and DUI with serious bodily injury is a class B felony
New Jersey State v Hamm 577 A.2d 1259 (NJ 1990) drunk driving is not a “crime”
New Mexico §§31-18-15 & 66-8-101 4th offense is a 4th degree felony (fewer offenses not classified)
New York V&T Law §§1192 & 1193(1)(c) impaired offenses: 1st offense is a traffic infraction, 2nd and subsequent offenses are misdemeanors.

per se offenses: 1st offense is a misdemeanor, 2nd offense within 10 years is a class E felony, 3rd offense within 10 years is a class D felony

North Carolina §20-138.5 4th or subsequent offense is a class F felony, fewer offenses are classified as levels 1-5, based on length of sentence
North Dakota §§12.1-32-01 & 39-08-01 (2) & (4) 1st and 2nd offenses are class B misdemeanors, 3rd and 4th offenses are class A misdemeanors, 5th and subsequent offenses are class C felony
Ohio §§2929.14, 2929.16, 2929.18(B)(3), 2929.19(C), 2929.21 & 4511.99(A) 1st and 2nd offenses are 1st degree misdemeanors, 3rd offense is a misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are 4th degree felonies
Oklahoma 47 §11-902 1st offense is a misdemeanor, 2nd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Oregon §§813.010(4) & (5), 161.605(3) & 161.615(1) 1st, 2nd and 3rd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 4th and subsequent offenses are class C felonies
Pennsylvania 18 § 1104(1) & (2) &

75 §3731(e)(1)

1st or 2nd offenses are 2nd degree misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent offenses are 1st degree misdemeanors
Puerto Rico 9 §1042 non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 1st and 2nd injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd or subsequent injury DUI offenses are felonies
Rhode Island §§11-1-2 & 31-27-2.6 non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, DUI with serious bodily injuries are felonies
South Carolina §§16-1-10, 16-1-20, 16-1-90(F), 16-1-100(A) & (C) & 56-5-2940 1st offense is a misdemeanor, 2nd offense is a class C misdemeanor, 3rd offense is a class A misdemeanor, 4th and subsequent offenses are class F felonies
South Dakota §§22-6-1, 22-6-2, 32-23-2 et seq. 1st and 2nd offenses are class 1 misdemeanors, 3rd offense is a class 6 felony, 4th and subsequent offenses are class 5 felonies
Tennessee §§ 40-35-111 and 55-10-403 1st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2nd and 3rd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 4th and subsequent offenses within 10 years is a class E felony
Texas Penal Code §§12.21, 12.22, 12.34, 49.04 & 49.09 1st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2nd offense within 10 years is a class A misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are 3rd degree felonies
Utah §§41-6-44 (3), (6) & (7) 1st and 2nd offenses are class B misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are 3rd degree felonies
Vermont 13 §1 & 23 §1210 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Virginia §§18.2-10(f), 18.2-11(a) & 18.2-270 1st offense and 2nd offenses within 10 years are class 1 misdemeanors, 3rd offense within 10 years is a class 6 felony.
Virgin Islands 14 §2(b)(1), 20 §493(b) & 20 §544(b) 1st offense is a misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are felonies
Washington §§ 9A.20.021, 46.61.502(5) & 46.61.504(5) all DUI offenses are gross misdemeanors
West Virginia §17C-5-2 1st and 2nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3rd and subsequent offenses are felonies
Wisconsin §§346.63(1) & (2), 346.65(2), 346.65(3m), 939.50 & 940.25 non-injury DUI offenses are civil convictions, injury-related DUI offenses are class D or class F felonies
Wyoming §§6-10-101 & 31-5-233(e), (g) & (h) non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 1st injury-related DUI offense is a misdemeanor, 2nd or subsequent offenses are felonies

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