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DWI Penalties The High Cost of DWI
1st Offense
MISDEMEANOR 6 months to 1 year license revocation (1 year if under 21)
Up to 90 days jail.
Mandatory: DWI school, alcohol evaluation, ignition interlock for 1 year, community service.
Other: treatment

2st Offense
MISDEMEANOR 2-year license revocation.
Up to 364 days jail, 96 hours mandatory.
Up to $1,000 fine, $500 mandatory
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, community service, treatment, ignition interlock for 2 years.
Other: Up to 5 years probation.

3rd Offense
MISDEMEANOR 3-year license revocation.
Up to 364 days jail, mandatory 30 days.
Up to $1,000 fine, $750 mandatory .
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, community service, treatment, ignition interlock for 3 years.
Other: Up to 5 years probation.

4th Offense
FELONY 4th DEGREE Lifetime license revocation with 5-year court review.
Up to 18 months prison, 6 months mandatory.
Up to $5,000 fine.
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, treatment, lifetime ignition interlock with 5-year court review.

5th Offense
FELONY 4th DEGREE Lifetime license revocation with 5-year court review.
Up to 2 years prison, 1 year mandatory.
Up to $5,000 fine.
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, treatment, lifetime ignition interlock with 5-year court review.

6th Offense
FELONY 3rd DEGREE Lifetime license revocation with 5-year court review.
Up to 30 months prison, 18 months mandatory.
Up to $5,000 fine.
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, treatment, lifetime ignition interlock with 5-year court review.

7th or Subsequent Offense
FELONY 3rd DEGREE Lifetime license revocation with 5-year court review.
Up to 3-year prison, 2-year mandatory.
Up to $5,000 fine.
Other mandatory penalties: alcohol evaluation, treatment, lifetime ignition interlock with 5-year court review.

Additional to DWI
Aggravated DWI
.16 BAC or above, refusal to take BAC test,
or cause bodily injury while DWI 1st offense, mandatory: additional 2 days jail.
2nd offense, mandatory: additional 4 days jail.
3rd offense, mandatory: additional 60 days jail.

Driving While Revoked for DWI
MISDEMEANOR 1-year revocation added to current revocation period.
Up to one year in jail, 7 days mandatory.
Up to $1,000 fine; $300 mandatory.
Other: 30 days immobilization of vehicle driven by offender.

Other
Selling or Giving Alcohol to a Minor
FELONY 4th DEGREE To knowingly sell, serve or give alcoholic beverages to a minor, or to permit a minor to consume alcoholic beverages, or to assist a minor to buy alcoholic beverages.
Does not apply to parents serving their own children in their home, or to an adult spouse of a minor.
Does not apply to the use of alcohol in religious services.
* Minor here means someone under 21 years of age.