Louisiana DUI Penalties | Consequences of Drunk Driving in Louisiana : Jail Time, Fines, License Suspension

First Louisiana DUI Offense: 

• Imprisonment: 10 days - 6 months
• Fines: $300 - $1,000
• Driver's License Suspension: 90 days. Restricted License with Ignition Interlock Device.

Second Louisiana DUI Offense: 

• Imprisonment: 30 days - 6 months. Mandatory minimum 2 days
• Fines: $750 - $1,000
• Driver's License Suspension: 1 year. Not eligible for restricted license without Ignition Interlock Device.

Third Louisiana DUI Offense (Felony):

• Imprisonment: 1 year - 5 years. One year non-suspendible. 
• Fines: $2,000
• Driver's License Suspension: 2 years
• Seizure of vehicle: Possible

Louisiana DUI Laws - Relevant Statutes

• Louisiana Administrative Code
  • Chapter 5 Breath and Blood Alcohol Analysis Methods and Techniques
    • Subchapter A Analysis of Breath
    • Subchapter B Analysis of Blood
  • Chapter 6 Ignition Interlock Devices
• Louisiana Civil Code
• Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure
  • Art. 893. Suspension and deferral of sentence and probation in felony cases
  • Art. 894. Suspension and deferral of sentence; probation in misdemeanor cases
• Louisiana Revised Statutes
  • 98. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
  • 98.1. Underage driving under the influence
  • 98.2. Unlawful refusal to submit to chemical tests; arrests for driving while intoxicated
  • 98.3. Operating a vehicle while under suspension for certain prior offenses
  • 414. Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review
  • 415. Operating vehicle while license is suspended; offenses in other states; record of offenses given other states
  • 661.1. Operating a watercraft under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
  • 661.2. Operation of a locomotive engine under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
  • 661. Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal substance or controlled dangerous substances; implied consent to chemical tests; administering of test and presumptions
  • 662.1. Admissibility
  • 662. Administering chemical tests; use of results as evidence
  • 663. Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
  • 664. Persons qualified to make test
  • 665. Furnishing of information to person tested
  • 666. Refusal to submit to chemical test; submission to chemical tests; exception; effects of
  • 667. Seizure of license; circumstances; temporary license
  • 668.1. Procedure following revocation or denial of license; discovery
  • 668. Procedure following revocation or denial of license; hearing; court review; review of final order; restricted licenses
  • 669. Suspension of nonresident's operating privilege; notification to state of residence
  • 670. Test results for persons under the age of twenty-one; exclusion from official driving record

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