Connecticut Drunk Driving Laws

• BAC Limit: 0.08
• Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.16
• Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
• Implied Consent Law: Yes
• License Suspension 1st Offense: 1 Year
• License Suspension 2nd Offense: 3 Years
• License Suspension 3rd Offense: Permanent
• Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Education: Yes
• Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: Yes
• Ignition Interlock Device: After 2nd Offense
• Vehicle Confiscation: No
• Hardship License: Yes
• Open Container Law: No

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EagleInsider.com (subscription) Schedule Preview: Connecticut EagleInsider.com (subscription) If Dixon gets his act together ? he has been suspended twice in two years, including a DUI charge last December ? this young man has plenty of talent to ... and more » more...

CT councilwoman apologizes for DWI arrest behavior Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA AP GLASTONBURY, Conn. -- A town councilwoman in Connecticut is apologizing for her conduct after police released the video of her drunken driving arrest which shows her warning officers that she more...

Conn. councilwoman apologizes after release of DWI arrest video ... KFSM, AR By AP GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) ? A town councilwoman in Connecticut is apologizing for her conduct after police released the video of her drunken driving arrest which shows her warning officers that more...

Seymour operating sobriety checkpoint Connecticut Post, CT The checkpoint is partly funded through a grant that the department received from the state Department of Transportation\'s DUI Enforcement Program. Besides the use of sobriety checkpoints the grant also helps pay fo more...

Jacobson pleads not guilty in DUI crash that killed librarians Denver Post, CO Sandra Jacobson with her lawyer, Charles Elliott, at a bond hearing in Denver on March 11, 2009. (The Denver Post | Judy DeHaas) Sandra Jacobson, the woman accused of driving drunk and causing the more...