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 		 State DWI and DUI Laws.
Laws for DWI and DUI vary from state-to-state.  Below is a chart listing blood alcohol limits,  license suspension, ignition interlock and forfeiture penalties.  Underlined states are links that will take you to web sites with additional information about penalties for DUI and DWI in that state.
 
State Blood Alcohol (BAC) BAC Drivers Under 21 License Suspension
1st offense		 Ignition Interlocks* Forfeiture
Alabama 0.08 0.02 90 days no no
Alaska 0.10 0.00 90 days yes yes
Arizona 0.10 0.00 90 days no yes
Arkansas 0.10 0.02 120 days yes yes1
California 0.08 0.01 4 months yes yes1
Colorado 0.10 0.02 3 moths yes no
Connecticut 0.10 0.02 90 days no no
Delaware 0.10 0.02  3 months yes no1
Dist. of Columbia 0.10 0.02 90 days no no
Florida 0.08 0.02 6 months yes no1
Georgia 0.10 0.02 1 year yes yes
Hawaii 0.08 0.02 3 months yes no
Idaho 0.08 0.02 90 days yes no
Illinois 0.08 0.00 3 months yes no
Indiana 0.10 0.02 180 days yes no1
Iowa 0.10 0.02 180 days yes no1
Kansas 0.08 0.02 30 days yes no1
Kentucky 0/10 0.02 no no
Louisiana 0.10 0.02 90 days yes no
Maine 0.08 0.00 90 days yes no1
Maryland 0.10 0.02 45 days yes no1
Massachusetts 0.08 0.02 90 days no no
Michigan 0.10 0.02 . yes no
Minnesota 0.10 0.00 90 days no yes1
Mississippi 0.10 0.08 90 days no yes
Missouri 0.10 0.02 30 days yes yes
Montana 0.10 0.02 . yes yes1
Nebraska 0.10 0.02 90 days yes no
Nevada 0.10 0.02 90 days yes no
New Hampshire 0.08 0.02 6 months no no1
New Jersey 0.10 0.01 . no no
New Mexico 0.08 0.02 90 days no no
New York 0.10 0.02 variable yes yes1
North Carolina 0.08 0.00 10 days yes yes
North Dakota 0.10 0.02 91 days yes yes1
Ohio 0.10 0.02 90 days yes yes1
Oklahoma 0.10 0.00 180 days yes no
Oregon 0.08 0.00 90 days yes no1
Pennsylvania 0.10 0.02 . no yes
Rhode Island 0.10 0.02 yes yes
South Carolina 0.10 . . no yes
South Dakota 0.10 no no1
Tennessee 0.10 0.02 . yes yes
Texas 0.10 0.00 60 days yes yes
Utah 0.08 0.00 90 days yes no1
Vermont 0.08 0.02 90 days no no
Virginia 0.08 0.02 7 days yes no1
Washington 0.10 0.02 yes yes
West Virginia 0.10 0.02 6 months yes no
Wisconsin 0.10 0.02 6 months yes  yes
Wyoming 0.10 . 90 days no no1
1An offender's vehicle may be impounded, the registration suspended, or the license tags confiscated.  In New York, registration suspension applies to drivers under 21.  In Montana, vehicles are only impounded for offenders under 18.

2In New York license suspension lasts until prosecution is complete.

* Ignition Interlocks can be attached to vehicles to prevent offenders from driving.