DWI/DUI - Drunk Driving In Connecticut - Criminal Penalties
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Criminal Penalties Through Court In Connecticut
Under Connecticut's criminal law, a driver arrested for DUI will receive
both a summons and a court date. If the court proceedings result in a
conviction, the following penalties must be imposed:
First Offense
Fine: $500 to $1,000
Jail: 6 mo. 48 hrs. minimum mandatory or 6 mo., suspended with
100 hrs. community service.
License Suspension: One year
Second Offense
Fine: $1,000 to $4,000
Jail: 2 yrs., 120 days minimum mandatory and 100 hrs. of community
service.
License Suspension: If the arrest was in Connecticut, for suspensions
effective on or after 11/09/2005, the suspension is one year followed by
24 months with an approved ignition interlock device.
Suspension duration imposed for arrests that did not occur
in Connecticut is three years.
If the operator is under 21 years of age, the suspension is three years or
until 21 years of age (whichever is longer).
Third Offense (within 10 years of last conviction)
Fine: $2,000 to $8,000
Jail: 3 yrs., 1 yr. minimum mandatory and 100 hrs. of community
service.
License Suspension: Permanent Revocation (Effective Oct. 1, the
person may request a hearing after at least 6 years after date of
revocation)
Restoration Requirements
First Offense
Second Offense Within Connecticut
Second Offense Out-of-State
Third Offense
Under Connecticut's criminal law, a driver arrested for DUI will receive
both a summons and a court date. If the court proceedings result in a
conviction, the following penalties must be imposed:
First Offense
Fine: $500 to $1,000
Jail: 6 mo. 48 hrs. minimum mandatory or 6 mo., suspended with
100 hrs. community service.
License Suspension: One year
Second Offense
Fine: $1,000 to $4,000
Jail: 2 yrs., 120 days minimum mandatory and 100 hrs. of community
service.
License Suspension: If the arrest was in Connecticut, for suspensions
effective on or after 11/09/2005, the suspension is one year followed by
24 months with an approved ignition interlock device.
Suspension duration imposed for arrests that did not occur
in Connecticut is three years.
If the operator is under 21 years of age, the suspension is three years or
until 21 years of age (whichever is longer).
Third Offense (within 10 years of last conviction)
Fine: $2,000 to $8,000
Jail: 3 yrs., 1 yr. minimum mandatory and 100 hrs. of community
service.
License Suspension: Permanent Revocation (Effective Oct. 1, the
person may request a hearing after at least 6 years after date of
revocation)
Restoration Requirements
First Offense
Second Offense Within Connecticut
Second Offense Out-of-State
Third Offense
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