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May 17, 2008

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Did You Know?

The effects alcohol has on the body changes as the blood alcohol content rises.

BAC	Behavior	Impairment
.01-.06	Relaxation, sense of well-being, loss of inhabition, lowered alertness	Thought, judgement, coordination, concentration
.06 - .10	Blunted feelings, disinhibition, extroversion, impaired sexual pleasure	Reflexes impaired, reasoning, depth perception, distance acuity, peripheral vision, glare recovery
.11 - .20	Over expression, emotional swings, anger, sadness, boisterous	Reation time, gross motor control, staggering, slurred speech
.21 - .29	Stupor, impaired sensations	Sever motor impairment, memory blackouts
.30 - .39	Sever depression, not responsive, possible death	Bladder function, heart rate, breathing
.40+	Not responsive, death	Breathing, heart rate

State-by-State Legal BAC Limits

Laws for DWI and DUI vary from state-to-state. Below is a chart listing blood alcohol content BAC limits, license suspension, ignition interlock and forfeiture penalties. Underlined states are links that will take you to web sites with additional information about penalties for DUI and DWI in that state.

Have you or someone you know been charged because your blood alcohol content exceeded your state's legal BAC limits? If so, contact one of our experienced DUI attorneys in your area today!

State	Blood Alcohol ( BAC )	BAC Drivers Under 21	License Suspension 1st offense	Ignition Interlocks*	Forfeiture
Alabama	0.08	0.02	90 days	no	no
Alaska	0.10	0.00	90 days	yes	yes
Arizona	0.10	0.00	90 days	no	yes
Arkansas	0.10	0.02	120 days	yes	yes¹
California	0.08	0.01	4 months	yes	yes¹
Colorado	0.10	0.02	3 moths	yes	no
Connecticut	0.10	0.02	90 days	no	no
Delaware	0.10	0.02	3 months	yes	no¹
D.C.	0.10	0.02	90 days	no	no
Florida	0.08	0.02	6 months	yes	no¹
Georgia	0.10	0.02	1 year	yes	yes
Hawaii	0.08	0.02	3 months	yes	no
Idaho	0.08	0.02	90 days	yes	no
Illinois	0.08	0.00	3 months	yes	no
Indiana	0.10	0.02	180 days	yes	no¹
Iowa	0.10	0.02	180 days	yes	no¹
Kansas	0.08	0.02	30 days	yes	no¹
Kentucky	0.10	0.02	N/A	no	no
Louisiana	0.10	0.02	90 days	yes	no
Maine	0.08	0.00	90 days	yes	no¹
Maryland	0.10	0.02	45 days	yes	no¹
Massachusetts	^0.08	0.02	90 days	no	no
Michigan	0.10	0.02	. N/A	yes	no
Minnesota	0.10	0.00	90 days	no	yes¹
Mississippi	0.10	0.08	90 days	no	yes
Missouri	0.10	0.02	30 days	yes	yes
Montana	0.10	0.02	. N/A	yes	yes¹
Nebraska	0.10	0.02	90 days	yes	no
Nevada	0.10	0.02	90 days	yes	no
New Hampshire	0.08	0.02	6 months	no	no¹
New Jersey	0.10	0.01	. N/A	no	no
New Mexico	0.08	0.02	90 days	no	no
New York	0.10	0.02	variable	yes	yes¹
North Carolina	0.08	0.00	10 days	yes	yes
North Dakota	0.10	0.02	91 days	yes	yes¹
Ohio	0.10	0.02	90 days	yes	yes¹
Oklahoma	0.10	0.00	180 days	yes	no
Oregon	0.08	0.00	90 days	yes	no¹
Pennsylvania	0.10	0.02	. N/A	no	yes
Rhode Island	0.10	0.02	N/A	yes	yes
South Carolina	^0.10	N/A	. N/A	no	yes
South Dakota	0.10	N/A	N/A	no	no¹
Tennessee	0.10	0.02	. N/A	yes	yes
Texas	0.10	0.00	60 days	yes	yes
Utah	0.08	0.00	90 days	yes	no¹
Vermont	0.08	0.02	90 days	no	no
Virginia	0.08	0.02	7 days	yes	no¹
Washington	0.10	0.02	N/A	yes	yes
West Virginia	0.10	0.02	6 months	yes	no
Wisconsin	0.10	0.02	6 months	yes	yes
Wyoming	0.10	N/A	90 days	no	no¹

¹An offender's vehicle may be impounded, the registration suspended, or the license tags confiscated. In New York, registration suspension applies to drivers under 21. In Montana, vehicles are only impounded for offenders under 18.

²In New York license suspension lasts until prosecution is complete.

* Ignition Interlocks can be attached to vehicles to prevent offenders from driving.

Have you or someone you know been charged because your blood alcohol content exceeded your state's legal BAC limits? If so, contact one of our experienced DWI lawyers in your area today!

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