North Carolina Drunk Driving Laws

• BAC Limit: 0.08
• Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.16
• Zero Tolerance Level: 0
• Implied Consent Law: Yes
• License Suspension 1st Offense: 60 Days
• License Suspension 2nd Offense: 60 Days
• License Suspension 3rd Offense: 90 Days
• Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Education: Yes
• Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: Yes
• Ignition Interlock Device: Yes
• Vehicle Confiscation: After 4th Offense
• Hardship License: After 10 Days
• Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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North Carolina Drunk Driving News

Hundreds cited in NC for DUI during holiday weekend WMBF RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Officials said that hundreds of motorists in North Carolina were cited for driving while impaired during the week leading to the July ... and more » more...

UPDATED: Wythe County deputy finds body in van WDBJ7.com According to a newspaper report out of North Carolina, Jerry Damron was charged with DUI last September in Taylorsville after he wrecked his van into a tree ... and more » more...

Click It ... or Ticket! ABC 4, Salt Lake City According to a University of North Carolina study, unbuckled drivers are more likely to be male, be less educated, have numerous traffic violations (DUI, speeding, etc.), and have no health insurance. ? Nighttime Drivers ? Resear more...

Former local TV anchor leaves prison after DUI, fatal crash Burlington Times News, NC AP GREENSBORO - A former television news anchor has been released from prison, two years after a fatal drunken driving accident in North Carolina. The News & Record of Greensboro report more...

Ask Anything: 10 questions with NC Attorney General Roy Cooper WRAL.com, NC With recent news of corruption among prosecutors and defense lawyers involving DUI and with personal experience where judges give favorable treatment to lawyers that are known personally to them, wha more...