Drink Driving in Arizona, What are the penalties for a DUI in Arizona

What if you refuse to take a chemical test in Arizona?

Drink Driving in Arizona: Arizona has an implied consent law. That means that if you refuse to submit to a chemical test you will be subject to a fine and automatic license suspension.

Extreme Drunk Driving Convictions in Arizona

First Extreme DUI Conviction

$900 fine ($500 + 80% surcharge) PLUS another $250 for a “DUI Assessment” PLUS $1250 extreme DUI assessment. Your driver’s license will be revoked for 1 year. You will also have to install (at your expense) an interlock ignition device in all of your vehicles. The vehicle will not start unless you blow into the device and prove that you have not consumed any alcohol.

Second Extreme DUI Conviction(Within 5 years of the first)

$450 fine ($250 + 80% surcharge) PLUS another $250 for a “DUI Assessment” PLUS $1000 extreme DUI assessment. Your driver’s license will be suspended from 90 days to 1 year. You will also have to install (at your expense) an interlock ignition device in all of your vehicles. The vehicle will not start unless you blow into the device and prove that you have not consumed any alcohol.

DUI: What is illegal in Arizona?

The State of Arizona law prohibits driving under any of the following circumstances:

Any combination of liquor, drugs or vapor releasing substances if the person is impaired to the slightest degree.
An Alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within 2 hours of driving.
If the Vehicle is a Commercial motor vehicle that requires a commercial drivers license and the operator has an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or above.
For a driver under the age of 21 years to operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while there is any spirituous liquor in the driver’s body.
A person driving with any illegal drug or the metabolite of any illegal drug in their body.

As you can read above, in the State of Arizona has drunk driving laws for adults and drivers under the age of 21. If you are a commercial driver the allowed concentration of alcohol is reduced to .04 percent or above. Like many other states, being convicted of a DUI in Arizona is a Misdemeanor Criminal Conviction.

Drink Driving in Arizona	1^st Offense	2^nd Offense	3^rd Offense
Jail	Min. 24 hours up to 10 days	Min. 30 days up to 90 days	Min. 4 months
Fines and Penalties	$250 base fine	$500 base fine	$750 base fine
License Suspension	90 to 360 days	1 year	1 year
IID Required**	Yes	Yes	Yes

Drink Driving in Arizona

What if you refuse to take a chemical test in Arizona?

Extreme Drunk Driving Convictions in Arizona

First Extreme DUI Conviction

Second Extreme DUI Conviction(Within 5 years of the first)

DUI: What is illegal in Arizona?

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