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- Anyone who registers a blood alcohol
concentration of .08 or above on an approved breath testing
device will be charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and
is subject to a 180-day driver's license revocation..
- Anyone under the age of 21 who registers
any measurable amount of blood alcohol concentration (.02)
or above on an approved breath testing device will be charged with
Driving Under the Influence and is subject to a 180-day driver's license
revocation.
- Anyone who refuses to submit to a breath or blood test is subject
to a 180-day revocation of their driver's license and will still be
charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI).
- A person over 21 who registers a blood alcohol
concentration between .06 and .07 on an approved breath testing
device will be charged with Driving While Impaired (DWI).
- Some convictions of persons arrested for
driving under the influence can result in municipal jail time and fines.
There are also considerable fees to be paid to the Department of Public
Safety to reinstate your drivers license after the suspension period.
- Some convictions of persons arrested for
driving under the influence can result in a year or more of mandatory
prison time. In the event incarceration does not occur, the offender can
be sentenced to 10 days of community service, or undergo at least 48
hours of in-patient rehabilitation treatment.
- Persons under age 18 found to have committed
their first drug or alcohol offense involving possession, use or abuse
of alcohol or controlled substances may have their driver's license
removed by the court.
- Persons under the age of 21 who misrepresent
their age in writing, or present false documentation to obtain alcohol,
will have their driver's license suspended for one year or until age 21,
whichever is longer.
- Persons under age 21 caught entering a package
store or designated bar area face suspension of their driver's license
for one year or until age 21, whichever time is longer.
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