Pennsylvania 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: 1 Year
• License Suspension 3rd Offense: 1 Year
• Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Education: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: After 2nd Offense
• Ignition Interlock Device: After 2nd Offense
• Vehicle Confiscation: Yes
• Hardship License: No
• Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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Team 4: Young Victim\'s Father Wants To Close DUI Loophole ThePittsburghChannel.com BENTLEYVILLE, Pa. -- A Team 4 investigation exposed the weakness in Pennsylvania\'s law -- no matter how many times convicted drunken drivers get caught ... and more » more...

Pa. official convicted despite hung jury in drunken driving trial Pocono Record CARLISLE (AP) ? A state official faces at least 30 days in prison after a central Pennsylvania jury deadlocked in his drunken driving trial but a judge then ... and more » more...

penndot and Police to Focus on Underage Drinking During National ... PR-CANADA.net (press release) Motorists will see an increased police presence on the highways starting on Friday, as more than 600 municipal police departments and Pennsylvania State ... more...

Police: One man DUI, other lied about it York Daily Record Pennsylvania State Police said they arrested a man for DUI and a hit-and-run in Jefferson on Friday, then arrested a second man who gave them a false story ... more...

AROUND PENNSYLVANIA The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA Dean Hixenbaugh Jr., 49, of Buffalo Twp., told a Washington County judge Thursday that the last DUI resulted from his depression after his girlfriend left him to move in to a crack house. Hixenbaugh was charged with the more...