ZERO TOLERANCE
MEANS
ZERO CHANCES
Impaired driving kills many people in Louisiana each year. Nine percent of the licensed driver population is 15-20 years old and account for 30% of all injury and fatal crashes.
It is illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase, possess, or consume alcohol in Louisiana. LA R.S. 14:93.
For persons under 21 years of age, the legal limit of alcohol in the blood is .02 percent (approximately one drink). LA R.S. 14:98.1
First conviction could cost you $4,500 (court costs, fines, lawyer fees, etc).
Alcohol is a contributing factor in about 46% of traffic crashes and in the commission of most crimes, including rape, burglary, and murder.
The amount of alcohol in one beer = one mixed drink = one glass of wine = one wine cooler.
Never get in the car with someone who has been drinking - call home.
Your body can process .015 percent of alcohol per hour. If your BAC is .20 at 2:00 a.m., it will be over .10 at 8:00 a.m. and still .05 at noon the following day.
1st conviction could cost you $4,500 (court cost, fines, lawyer fees,etc.)
Refusing to submit to an approved test for intoxication will result in the loss of your driver’s license and evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any criminal action or proceeding while the person was driving under the influence (R.S. 32:666 and 32:667)
1st DWI conviction - Maximum Penalties
- criminal record
- 6 months in jail
- $1,000 fine plus court costs
- loss of driver’s license for 90 days
2nd DWI conviction - Maximum Penalties
- criminal record
- 6 months in jail with 48 hours mandatory jail time
- $1,000 fine plus court costs
- loss of driver’s license for 1 year (no hardship)
3rd DWI conviction - Maximum Penalties
- Felony criminal record
- 5 years in jail with 6 months mandatory jail time
- $2,000 fine plus court costs
- loss of driver’s license for 2 years (no hardship)
- Auto may be seized and sold
4th DWI conviction - Maximum Penalties
- Felony criminal record
- 30 years mandatory jail time, hard labor
- $5,000 fine plus court costs
- loss of driver’s license for 2 years (no hardship)
- Auto may be seized and sold
La. Highway Safety Commission
225-925-6991 www.dps.state.la.us/TIGER |
