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- 4-20-2009
| State | BAC Defined as illegal per se | Administrative license suspension 1st offense?1 | Restore driving privileges during suspension?1,2 | Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 | Open container laws |
| Alabama | 0.08 | 90 days | no | no/no | driver/passenger |
| Alaska | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver |
| Arizona | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Arkansas | 0.08 | 120 days | yes | yes/yes | -- |
| California | 0.08 | 4 months | after 30 days | yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Colorado | 0.08 | 3 months | yes | yes/no | -- |
| Connecticut | 0.08 | 90 days | yes | no/no | -- |
| Delaware | 0.08 | 3 months | no | yes/no | -- |
| District of Columbia | 0.08 | 2-90 days | yes | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Florida | 0.08 | 6 months | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| State | BAC Defined as illegal per se | Administrative license suspension 1st offense?1 | Restore driving privileges during suspension?1,2 | Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 | Open container laws |
| Georgia | 0.08 | 1 year | yes | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Hawaii | 0.08 | 3 months | after 30 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Idaho | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Illinois | 0.08 | 3 months | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Indiana | 0.08 | 180 days | after 30 days |
yes/no |
driver4 |
| Iowa | 0.08 | 180 days | after 90 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Kansas | 0.08 | 30 days | no | yes/no | driver |
| Kentucky | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Louisiana | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Maine | 0.08 | 90 days | yes | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| State | BAC Defined as illegal per se | Administrative license suspension 1st offense?1 | Restore driving privileges during suspension?1,2 | Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 | Open container laws |
| Maryland | 0.08 | 45 days | yes | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Massachusetts | 0.08 | 90 days | no | no/no | driver/passenger |
| Michigan | 0.085 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Minnesota | 0.08 (eff. 08/01/05) |
90 days | after 15 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Mississippi | 0.08 | 90 days | no | yes/yes |
-- |
| Missouri | 0.08 | 30 days | no | yes/yes | -- |
| Montana | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Nebraska | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| Nevada | 0.08 | 90 days | after 45 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| New Hampshire | 0.08 | 6 months | no | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| State | BAC Defined as illegal per se | Administrative license suspension 1st offense?1 | Restore driving privileges during suspension?1,2 | Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 | Open container laws |
| New Jersey | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| New Mexico | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/no | driver/passenger |
| New York | 0.08 | variable6 | yes | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| North Carolina | 0.08 | 30 days | after 10 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| North Dakota | 0.08 | 91 days | after 30 days | yes/yes |
driver/passenger |
| Ohio | 0.08 | 90 days | after 15 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Oklahoma | 0.08 | 180 days | yes | yes/yes | driver |
| Oregon | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Pennsylvania | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Rhode Island | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver |
| State | BAC Defined as illegal per se | Administrative license suspension 1st offense?1 | Restore driving privileges during suspension?1,2 | Do penalties include interlock/forfeiture?3 | Open container laws |
| South Carolina | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| South Dakota | 0.08 | -- | -- | no/no | driver/passenger |
| Tennessee | 0.08 | -- | -- | yes/yes | driver7 |
| Texas | 0.08 | 90 days | yes | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Utah | 0.08 | 90 days | no | yes/no |
driver/passenger |
| Vermont | 0.08 | 90 days | no | no/yes | driver/passenger |
| Virginia | 0.08 | 7 days | no | yes/yes | |
| Washington | 0.08 | 90 days | after 30 days | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| West Virginia | 0.08 | 6 months | after 30 days | yes/no | -- |
| Wisconsin | 0.08 | 6 months | yes | yes/yes | driver/passenger |
| Wyoming | 0.08 | 90 days | yes | no/no | driver |
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