No. HB 1549
Filed under Transportation.
Penalties for Driving Under the Influence; Increases penalties & driver license or driving privilege revocation periods for driving under influence.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDFines for a first DUI conviction rise from $500-$1,000 to $1,000-$2,000. For a second conviction they rise from $1,000-$2,000 to $2,000-$3,000, and the jail cap grows too.
A first conviction currently revokes a license for 180 days to 1 year. That becomes a mandatory 3 to 5 years, a several-fold increase for even a single DUI.
A second conviction's revocation floor rises from 5 years to 7. The floor for a conviction involving serious injury, DUI manslaughter, or vehicular homicide rises from 3 years to 5.
The threshold for how soon a revoked driver can seek a restricted license moves from 5 years to 7, matching the new second-conviction floor. The third-conviction floor of 10 years is unchanged.
AIThe fine range for a first conviction rises from $500-$1,000 to $1,000-$2,000. For a second conviction it rises from $1,000-$2,000 to $2,000-$3,000.
AIThe cap on imprisonment for a first conviction rises from 6 months to 9 months. For a second conviction it rises from 9 months to 12 months.
AIA first DUI conviction not resulting in death currently draws a license revocation of 180 days to 1 year. This bill raises that to a mandatory minimum of 3 years, capped at 5 years.
AIA second DUI conviction within 5 years of a prior one currently draws a license revocation of at least 5 years. This bill raises that floor to at least 7 years.
AIA DUI conviction involving serious bodily injury, DUI manslaughter, or DUI vehicular homicide currently draws a minimum license revocation of 3 years. This bill raises that floor to 5 years.
AIThe dividing line for how soon a revoked driver may seek restricted reinstatement moves from 5 years to 7, matching the new second-conviction floor. A revocation of 7 years or less still qualifies for the faster, 12-month path.