State

Citation

Status

Alabama

§32-5A-191(e), (f),(g) & (h)

4^th or subsequent offense is a class C felony
(fewer offenses not classified)

Alaska

§§12.55.035, 122.55.125, 12.55.135 & 28.35.030(b)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are class A misdemeanors
3^rd or subsequent offense within 5 years is a class C felony

American Samoa

§§22.0707 &46.2301(5)

all DUI offenses are class A misdemeanors

Arizona

§§13-604, 13-701, 13-707, 13-801, 13-802, 28-1382 & 28-1383

1^st and 2^nd offense are class 1 misdemeanors
3^rd or subsequent offense is a class 4 felony

Arkansas

§§5-65-111 & 5-65-112

4^th or subsequent offense within 5 years is a felony
(fewer offenses not classified)

California

Vehicle Code §§23152, 23550, & 40000.15

non-injury DUI offenses are generally misdemeanors, a 4^th or subsequent offense is a felony if offender is sentenced to incarceration in a state prison

Colorado

§§18-1.3-401 & 18-3-205

DUI and impaired offenses are misdemeanors, injury-related DUI offenses are class 4 felonies

Connecticut

§§14-227a(h), 53a-25 & 53a-26

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Delaware

11 §4202(b), 21 §§4177(d) & 4177B(e)(2)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are unclassified misdemeanors, 3^rd is a class G felony, 4^th or subsequent is a class E felony

DC

DUI offenses are not classified

Florida

§§316.193 & 775.082

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent offense is a 3^rd degree felony

Georgia

§40-6-391(c) & (k)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are high and aggravated misdemeanors

Guam

Title 9 §§80.34, 1.19(b) & 80.30(c), and Title 16, §§18104, 18105, 18106

1^st and 2^nd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent non-injury DUI offenses and any injury-related DUI offenses are third degree felonies

Hawaii

§§ 291E-61, 701-107(5) & 706-660

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are petty misdemeanors, 4^th or subsequent offense is a class C felony

Idaho

§§18-8004C(1)(a) &(2)(a), 18-8005 & 18-8006

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 2^nd or subsequent offense with BAC = .20 is a felony, 3^rd or subsequent offenses are felonies, DUI with bodily harm or disfigurement is a felony

Illinois

625 ILCS 5/11-501 and
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(a)(7) & 5-8-3(a)(1)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are class 4 felonies

Indiana

IC9-30-5-1 et seq., IC35-50-2 6 & 7, & IC35-50-3-2, et seq.

Illegal per se offense with a BAC of .10 to .15 is a class C misdemeanor; with a BAC of .15 and higher, it is a class A misdemeanor; for subsequent convictions within 5 years, it is a class D felony.

Iowa

§§321J.2(2) & (3), 707.6A(3), 902.9, 903.1 & 907.3(3)(c)

1^st offense is serious misdemeanor, 2^nd offense is aggravated misdemeanor, 3^rd or subsequent offense is class D felony

Kansas

§§8-1567(d), (e) (f) & (k)(3), & 21-4502(1)

1^st offense is class B non-person misdemeanor, 2^nd offense is a class A non-person misdemeanor, 3^rd or subsequent offense is a non-person felony

Kentucky

§§189A.010(5), 532.020 & 532.060

1^st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2^nd offense within 5 years is a class A misdemeanor, 3^rd offense within 5 years with a BAC under .18 is a class A misdemeanor, 3^rd offense with a BAC of .18 or higher is a class D felony; 4^th and subsequent offenses are class D felonies

Louisiana

§14:98

1^st and 2^nd offenses not classified, 3^rd offense can be either a misdemeanor or felony, 4^th offense is a felony

Maine

17-A MRSA §1252, and 29-A MRSA §2411 (5)(D)

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are class D crime, 4^th or subsequent offenses are class C crime

Maryland

Trans. §§21-902, 27-101 et seq., & 27-102

all DUI offenses are misdemeanors

Massachusetts

Ch. 90 §24(1)(a) & Ch. 274 §1

1^st and 2^nd offenses are unclassified, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Michigan

§257.625(8) & (10)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent offenses are felonies

Minnesota

§§169A.20, et seq.

1^st offense is a misdemeanor, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are gross misdemeanors, and 4^th offense within 10 years is a felony

Mississippi

§§63-11-30(2)(a) (b) & (c)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Missouri

§§577.010, 577.012, 577.023, 558.011 & 560.016

1^st intoxication offense is a class B misdemeanor, 1^st per se offense is class C misdemeanor, 2^nd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent offenses are class D felonies

Montana

§§61-8-401, 61-8-711(1), 61-8-714, 61-8-731 & 61-8-734

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are misdemeanors, 4^th and subsequent offenses are felonies

Nebraska

§§28-105, 28-106, 60-6,196 & 60-6,198

1^st and 2^nd offenses and 3^rd offense within 12 years are class W misdemeanors; 4^th and subsequent offenses within 12 years are class IV felonies; injury related DUI offenses are class IIIA felonies

Nevada

§§193.120 & 484.3792

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent offenses are category B felonies

New Hampshire

§§265:9 IV(A), 265:82 et.seq., & 651:2I(c)

1^st - 3^rd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 4^th or subsequent non-injury DUI offenses are felonies, and DUI with serious bodily injury is a class B felony

New Jersey

State v Hamm 577 A.2d 1259 (NJ 1990)

drunk driving is not a "crime"

New Mexico

§§31-18-15 & 66-8-101

4^th offense is a 4^th degree felony (fewer offenses not classified)

New York

V&T Law §§1192 & 1193(1)(c)

impaired offenses: 1^st offense is a traffic infraction, 2^nd and subsequent offenses are misdemeanors.
per se offenses: 1^st offense is a misdemeanor, 2^nd offense within 10 years is a class E felony, 3^rd offense within 10 years is a class D felony

North Carolina

§20-138.5

4^th or subsequent offense is a class F felony, fewer offenses are classified as levels 1-5, based on length of sentence

North Dakota

§§12.1-32-01 & 39-08-01 (2) & (4)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are class B misdemeanors, 3^rd and 4^th offenses are class A misdemeanors, 5^th and subsequent offenses are class C felony

Ohio

§§2929.14, 2929.16, 2929.18(B)(3), 2929.19(C), 2929.21 & 4511.99(A)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are 1^st degree misdemeanors, 3^rd offense is a misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are 4^th degree felonies

Oklahoma

47 §11-902

1^st offense is a misdemeanor, 2^nd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Oregon

§§813.010(4) & (5), 161.605(3) & 161.615(1)

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 4^th and subsequent offenses are class C felonies

Pennsylvania

18 § 1104(1) & (2) &
75 §3731(e)(1)

1^st or 2^nd offenses are 2^nd degree misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent offenses are 1^st degree misdemeanors

Puerto Rico

9 §1042

non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 1^st and 2^nd injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd or subsequent injury DUI offenses are felonies

Rhode Island

§§11-1-2 & 31-27-2.6

non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, DUI with serious bodily injuries are felonies

South Carolina

§§16-1-10, 16-1-20, 16-1-90(F), 16-1-100(A) & (C) & 56-5-2940

1^st offense is a misdemeanor, 2^nd offense is a class C misdemeanor, 3^rd offense is a class A misdemeanor, 4^th and subsequent offenses are class F felonies

South Dakota

§§22-6-1, 22-6-2, 32-23-2 et seq.

1^st and 2^nd offenses are class 1 misdemeanors, 3^rd offense is a class 6 felony, 4^th and subsequent offenses are class 5 felonies

Tennessee

§§ 40-35-111 and 55-10-403

1^st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2^nd and 3^rd offenses are class A misdemeanors, 4^th and subsequent offenses within 10 years is a class E felony

Texas

Penal Code §§12.21, 12.22, 12.34, 49.04 & 49.09

1^st offense is a class B misdemeanor, 2^nd offense within 10 years is a class A misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are 3^rd degree felonies

Utah

§§41-6-44 (3), (6) & (7)

1^st and 2^nd offenses are class B misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are 3^rd degree felonies

Vermont

13 §1 & 23 §1210

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Virginia

§§18.2-10(f), 18.2-11(a) & 18.2-270

1^st offense and 2^nd offenses within 10 years are class 1 misdemeanors, 3^rd offense within 10 years is a class 6 felony.

Virgin Islands

14 §2(b)(1), 20 §493(b) & 20 §544(b)

1^st offense is a misdemeanor, subsequent offenses are felonies

Washington

§§ 9A.20.021, 46.61.502(5) & 46.61.504(5)

all DUI offenses are gross misdemeanors

West Virginia

§17C-5-2

1^st and 2^nd offenses are misdemeanors, 3^rd and subsequent offenses are felonies

Wisconsin

§§346.63(1) & (2), 346.65(2), 346.65(3m), 939.50 & 940.25

non-injury DUI offenses are civil convictions, injury-related DUI offenses are class D or class F felonies

Wyoming

§§6-10-101 & 31-5-233(e), (g) & (h)

non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 1^st injury-related DUI offense is a misdemeanor, 2^nd or subsequent offenses are felonies