South Dakota Drunk Driving Laws

• BAC Limit: 0.08
• Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.17
• Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
• Implied Consent Law: Yes
• License Suspension 1st Offense: 30 Days
• License Suspension 2nd Offense: 1 Year
• License Suspension 3rd Offense: 1 Year
• Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
• Mandatory Alcohol Education: No
• Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: No
• Ignition Interlock Device: Not Available
• Vehicle Confiscation: No
• Hardship License: No
• Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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SD woman in drug bust wanted tougher DUI law KTIV AP - March 3, 2010 8:35 AM ET SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) - A woman who once spoke publicly in favor of a tougher driving under the influence law in South Dakota ... and more » more...

Abdallah: DUI Laws Tough; Enforcement Up To Courts KELOLAND TV, SD Under the sentence Cruz will be eligible for parole in October 2010, only two years after he was arrested for his seventh DUI. State Senator Gene Abdallah has pushed for tougher drunk driving laws in the stat more...

USD Men\'s Basketball team to face Nebraska in 2010 and \'11 USD Volante Online, SD VERMILLION, SD ? Dave Boots, the head men\'s basketball coach at The University of South Dakota, has announced that the Coyotes will play the University of Nebraska in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 more...

Two suffer injuries in I-29 rollover Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD Two southwest Minnesota teens sustained life-threatening injuries in a rollover Sunday on Interstate 29 on the northwest side of Sioux Falls, the South Dakota Highway Patrol said. Michael Vos, 18, was driving more...

Two Minnesota teens injured in I-29 rollover Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD Two southwest Minnesota teens sustained life-threatening injuries in a rollover Sunday on Interstate 29 on the northwest side of Sioux Falls, the South Dakota Highway Patrol said. Michael Vos, 18, was more...