DUI laws vary from state to state, but in all states there are fines associated with any DUI criminal charge. Prior convictions are a major influence on drunk driving fees. You can also expect civil charges from your state's DMV. All 50 states have laws defining it crime to drive with a blood alcohol concentration(BAC) at or above 0.08 percent. The law about DUI's state you are officialy considered drunk driving if you operating a motor vehicle with a BAC over 0.08%. In certain jurisdictions it is illegal to ride a bicycle or even a horse while intoxicated. For more indepth information about DUI laws and local DUI lawyers click on the state of interest.
| State | BAC Limit | License suspension (1st offense) |
Open container laws |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Alaska | 0.08 | 90 days | driver |
| Arizona | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Arkansas | 0.08 | 120 days | no |
| California | 0.08 | 4 months | driver & pass. |
| Colorado | 0.08 | 3 months | driver & pass. |
| Connecticut | 0.08 | 90 days | no |
| Delaware | 0.08 | 3 months | no |
| Florida | 0.08 | 6 months | driver & pass. |
| Georgia | 0.08 | 1 year | driver & pass. |
| Hawaii | 0.08 | 3 months | driver & pass. |
| Idaho | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Illinois | 0.08 | 3 months | driver & pass. |
| Indiana | 0.08 | 180 days | driver & pass. |
| Iowa | 0.08 | 180 days | driver & pass. |
| Kansas | 0.08 | 30 days | driver |
| Kentucky | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| Louisiana | 0.08 | >90 days | driver & pass. |
| Maine | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Maryland | 0.08 | 45 days | driver & pass. |
| Massachusetts | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Michigan | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| Minnesota | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Mississippi | 0.08 | 90 days | no |
| Missouri | 0.08 | 30 days | no |
| Montana | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| Nebraska | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Nevada | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| New Hampshire | 0.08 | 6 months | driver & pass. |
| New Jersey | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| New Mexico | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| New York | 0.08 | variable | driver & pass. |
| North Carolina | 0.08 | 30 days | driver & pass. |
| North Dakota | 0.08 | 91 days | driver & pass. |
| Ohio | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Oklahoma | 0.08 | 180 days | driver |
| Oregon | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Pennsylvania | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| Rhode Island | 0.08 | no | driver |
| South Carolina | 0.08 | no | driver & pass. |
| South Dakota | 0.08 | no> | driver & pass. |
| Tennessee | 0.08 | no | driver |
| Texas | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Utah | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Vermont | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| Virginia | 0.08 | 7 days | no |
| Washington | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |
| West Virginia | 0.08 | 6 months | no |
| Wisconsin | 0.08 | 6 months | driver & pass. |
| Wyoming | 0.08 | 90 days | driver & pass. |