Pennsylvania DUI Penalties
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General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : No Prior Offenses
General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : 1 Prior Offense
General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : 2 or More Prior Offenses
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : No Prior Offenses
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 1 Prior Offense
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 2 or More Prior Offenses
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 3 or More Prior Offenses
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : No Prior Offenses
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : 1 Prior Offense
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : 2 or More Prior Offenses
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) : 3rd Conviction
4th DUI Conviction within a 10 Year Period
Homicide by Vehicle While DUI
General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : No Prior Offenses
- Ungraded misdemeanor
- Up to six months probation
- $300 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : 1 Prior Offense
- Ungraded misdemeanor
- Twelve-month license suspension
- Five days to six months in prison
- $300-$2,500 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
General Impairment Penalties (Undetermined BAC, .08 to .099% BAC) : 2 or More Prior Offenses
- Second-degree misdemeanor
- Twelve-month license suspension
- Ten days to two years prison
- $500-$5,000 fine
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : No Prior Offenses
- Ungraded misdemeanor
- Twelve-month license suspension
- Forty-eight hours to six months in prison
- $500-$5,000 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 1 Prior Offense
- Ungraded misdemeanor
- Twelve-month license suspension
- Thirty days to six months in prison
- $750-$5,000 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 2 or More Prior Offenses
- First-degree misdemeanor
- Eighteen-month license suspension
- Ninety days to five years in prison
- $1,500-$10,000 fine
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
High BAC Penalties (.10 to .159% BAC) : 3 or More Prior Offenses
- First-degree misdemeanor
- Eighteen-month license suspension
- One to five years in prison
- $1,500-$10,000 fine
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : No Prior Offenses
- Ungraded misdemeanor
- Twelve-month license suspension
- Seventy-two hours to six months in prison
- $1,000-$5,000 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : 1 Prior Offense
- First-degree misdemeanor
- Eighteen-month license suspension
- Ninety days to five years in prison
- $1,500-$10,000 fine
- Alcohol Highway Safety School
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) or Controlled Substance : 2 or More Prior Offenses
- First-degree misdemeanor
- Eighteen-month license suspension
- One to five years prison
- $2,500-$10,000 fine
- Treatment when ordered
- One year ignition interlock
Highest BAC penalties (.16% and higher) : 3rd Conviction
- Within a 10 year period is a 3rd degree felony
- Punishable by up to 7 years in prison
4th DUI Conviction within a 10 Year Period
- Regardless of BAC Level is a 3rd degree felony
- Punishable by up to seven years in prison
Homicide by Vehicle While DUI
- 1 prior DUI : 5 year prison sentence
- 2 or more prior DUIs : 7 year prison sentence